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US Government Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st amendment | government cannot create an official religion,but had to protect the people to worship as pleased |
| Establishment clause | unconstitutional to establish a state religion |
| Free exercise clause | right to worship as one chooses |
| 15th amendment | African Americans given the right to vote |
| 19th amendment | women given the right to vote |
| reserved powers | powers only belonging to the states |
| inherent powers | powers that belong to the government just by the nature of government |
| voting rights act of 1965 | African Americans, Asian Americans |
| civil rights act of 1964 | African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans,Indian American |
| Exclusion act | Asian Americans |
| women | .Equal opportunity act............Title IX of Higher Education act |
| Due Process | requires the government to follow the law protects inalienable rights from governmental abuses, found in the 5th 14th amendments |
| Dual Federalism | the national and state governments do NOT interact with each other |
| cooperative Federalism | the national and state governments interact with each other |
| Separation of Powers | Only congress makes laws |
| Checks and balances | congress can override a veto with a 2/3rds vote |
| Federalism | the powers that are not given to the Federal government go to the states |
| Enumerated powers | Powers listed and delegated to the Federal government by the Constitution |
| Implied Powers | powers not specifically written but required for the government to execute its laws |
| Popular Sovereignty | the government gets its power from the people |
| Limited government | government may exercise only the powers given in the Constitution |
| Limited Government | popular sovereignty; Constitutional amendments; Representative;Democracy |
| Amendment Process | the congress makes the law and the states approve the law making it federalism |
| Anti-Federalist were opposed to the Constitution because | lacked a bill of right.,..central government had too much power.... prohibited states from printing money |