Unit 2 Flashcards
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The power of __________ __________ gives the Supreme Court the power to declare an act of government, which violates the constitution, unconstitutional.
Judicial review
The constitution provides for the __________ __ ___________ by creating three distinct branches of government : legislative, executive, and judicial.
Separation of powers
Each branch of government is subject to the restraints of the restraints of the other two and attempt to retrain themselves as well under the system of _________ ___ ___________.
Check and balances
Under the ____ ___ _______ , the government the United States uses where power is divided between the national government and the state governments.
Rule of law
___________ is the system of government the United States uses where power is divided between the national government and the state governments.
Federalism
When Mr. Ekart said “power to the people—word!!!” He was referring to which one of the six basic principles of the constitution?
Popular sovereignty
In the principle of ______ ________, the government is not all powerful and the government may only exercise the powers it has been given in the constitution.
limited government
Changes to the written document of the constitution are only made through the _________ _________ process.
Formal amendment
The way the formal amendment process is organized most reflects the presence of which of the six basic principles to the constitution.
Popular sovereignty , federalism.
Only _______ may propose a constitutional amendment requiring that ____ of both houses vote in approval before the amendment may go on to the states for ratification .
congress, 2/3
__________ (or approval ) of constitutional amendments require ____ of all the state legislature to vote in approval for the amendment for it to become law.
Ratification, 3/4
The constitution has been amended ______- times since its creation.
27
The ________ __________ process, or “changes by other means” (as your book calls them) adds to the constitution without changing the written document of the constitution.
Informal amendment
_______ _________ are those powers that only the federal government may exercise.
exclusive powers
The _________ powers of the federal government are those powers which are specifically written in the constitution.
Expressed powers
Under the _________ __ ___________ the constitution stands alone above all forms of laws.
ladder of laws
Ladder of laws order :
us constitution, acts of congress, state constitution, county + city ordinances.
_________ powers are those that are exercised simultaneously by the national and the state governments.
concurrent
The states must respect the validity of each other public acts, records, and judicial proceedings under the _________ in the constitution.
4th amendment
the legal process by which a fugitive from justice is returned to the state where they committed the crime is known as ___________ .
Extradition
One state may not discriminate against citizens from another state according to articles IV’s ___________ and __________ clause.
Privileges and immunities
Exclusive power definition:
Exercised by national government
Exclusive powers examples :
coin money, make treaties, set import duties.
Concurrent power definition :
national and state government
