Set: American Government Vocab.

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TermDefinition
articlesone of seven main divisions of the body of the Constitution
jurisdictionthe authority of a court to rule on certain cases
supremacy clausestatement in Article VI of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the Untied States "shall be the supreme Law of the Land"
amendmentsa change to the Constitution
popular sovereigntyrule by the people
federalisma system n which power is divided between the national and state governments
separation of powersthe division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
checks and balancesthe system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others
vetorejection of a bill
judicial reviewthe power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional

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Creator laurenbrown191
Created January 7, 2009
Groups CLASS OF 2014, AWESOME STUFF, Ghetto Fabulous
Subject american government
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