The Constitution Vocab Flashcards

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Article of confederation

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A weak constitution that governed American during the revolutionary war.

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Unalienable

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A human tight based on nature of god.

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Republic

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A government in which elected officials make the decisions.

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Judicial review

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The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.

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Enumerated powers

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Powers given to the national government alone

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Reserved powers

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Powers given to the state government alone

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Concurrent powers

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Powers shared by the national and state governments

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Checks and balances

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Authority shared by three branches of government

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Separation of powers

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Constitutional authority is shared by the three different branches of government

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Faction

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A group with a distinct political interest

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Coalition

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An alliance of factions

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Bill of rights

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First ten amendments to the constitution

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Habeus corpus

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An order to produce an arrested person before a judge

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Bill of attainder

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A law that declares a person without trial to be guilty of a crime

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Ex post facto law

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A law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed

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Amendment

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A new provision I the constitution that has been ratified by the states

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Line-item veto

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An executive’s ability to block a particular provision inability passed by the legislature