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US Checks and Balanc
Review for unit on checks and balances
Term | Definition |
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Constitution | Supreme Law of the Land |
Amendments | Change or addition to the Constitution |
Bill of Rights | Amendments 1-10 |
Ratify | Approve a law or amendment |
Articles of Confederation | Weak government |
Great Compromise | NJ Plan & VA Plan which creates bicameral Congress today |
3/5 Compromise | Every 5 slaves were counted as 3 people |
Separation of Powers | 3 branches & checks and balance |
Legislature | Congress that creates laws |
House of Representatives | lower house made of up of representatives |
Senate | Upper house in Congress = 2 per state |
Veto | Reject a law - President |
Override Veto | Congress votes over a President's veto of a law |
Confirmation | Senate approves a President's judge nomination |
Approves Treaty | Senate checks President |
Federalism | Balance of power between federal and state governments |
Delegated Powers | Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution |
Reserve Powers | Powers given to the state governments (not written in the constitution) |
Concurrent Powers | Powers both state and federal governments have (i.e. tax) |
Judicial Review | Supreme Court finds a law or action by the federal or state government unconstitutional |
Unwritten Laws | Political Parties, Judicial Review and President's Cabinet |