Chapter 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Preamble | the short introduction to the US Constitution |
| articles | the numbered sections in which the document is divided into |
| popular sovereignty | The people are all sovereign. They are the only source for any and all governmental power. |
| Limited Government | no government is all-powerful, that a government may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do. |
| constitutionalism | government must be conducted according to constitutional principles. |
| rule of law | holds that the government and its officers are always subject to - never above - the law |
| separation of powers | in a parliamentary system, the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government are all gathered in the hands of a single agency. |
| checks and balances | Constitution gives each branch of government it's own field of authority |
| veto | presidential override of any act of Congress |
| override | Congress can reject the veto of a President. |
| judicial review | powero f the courts to determine whether what government does is in accord with what the Constitution says |
| unconstitutional | to declare illegal and void, of no force and effect- a governmental action found to violate some provision in the Constitution. |
| Marbury v. Madison | 1803 used the concept of Judicial review |
| federalism | division of power among a central government and several regional governments. |
| amendment | changes in its written words |
| formal amendment | changes or additions that become part of the written language of the Constitution itself, |
| first method | proposed by two-thirds vote in each house of congress and ratified by three- fourths of state legislatures (27 amendments) |
| second method | proposed by congress and then ratified by conventions called for that purpose, in three fourths of the states. (21st amendment) |
| third method | proposed by national convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of State legislatures, 34. (Never used before) |
| fourth method | proposed by national convention and ratified by conventions in three fourths of the states. |
| Bill of rights | first ten amendments that protect the rights of the individuals. |
| 11th amendment | immunity of states from certain lawsuits |
| 12th amendment | changes in electoral college procedures |
| 13th amendment | abolished slavery |
| 14th amendment | citizenship, dual process, equal protection |
| 15th amendment | no denial of vote because of race, color, or previous enslavement. |
| 18th amendment | prohibition |
| 19th amendment | women's voting |
| 21st amendment | repeal of prohibition |
| 22nd amendment | limiting presidential terms |
| 26th amendment | lowered voting age |
| 27th amendment | Congressional pay (203 years to ratify.) |
| 25th amendment | presidential succession |
| Congress | regulates foreign and interstate commerce |
| executive agreement | a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state |
| treaty | is a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states |
| electoral college | the group that makes the formal selection of the nation's president |
| cabinet | an advisory body to the President. |
| senatorial courtesy | senate will only approve those who the president assigns in his cabinet or the supreme court |
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