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Governnment

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TermDefinition
bicameral legislature with two houses
James Madison author of the constitution and the federalist papers
federalist authors Madison, Hamilton, Jay
lobbyist a person who tries to influence the vote of congress
presidential succession president, vp, speaker
senate president pro-tempore longest serving senator of the major party
congressional committee smaller working groups in congress who become experts on an area of law
federalist more power in national government
anti-federalist more power to states
Virginia plan Bicameral legislature; strong executive and courts
New Jersey plan unicameral; equal reps; weak executive and courts
impeachment- house investigates
impeachment- senate holds the trial
delegated powers national
reserved powers states
Jean- Jacques Rousseau the social contract; constitution
how to amend the constitution congress proposes the amendment 2/3; states must approve 3/4
registration you must register in order to vote
pocket veto the president does not sign a bill, but it becomes a law in 10 days anyways
parts of the constitution preamble; articles; amendments
magna carta heavily influenced our bill of rights
common sense written by Thomas Paine; encourages revolution
legislative writes law
executive enforces law
judicial interprets laws
Department of state foreign relations
supremacy clause national over state law
Department of labor enforcement of minimum wage laws
president qualifications- age 35
presidential qualifications- lived in us 14
most president have been rich; Caucasian; married; college graduated
john adams not at the convention; ambassador to england
ben franklin helped make compromises; helped hamilton
George washington president of the convention
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