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Ingles 30 vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Commons | A body of ppl, like the House of Commons |
| Balance of powers | Disrtibution of forces among nations so no nation is stronger to dominate another |
| Balanced constitution | |
| Magna Carta | Limited the power of the king- a list of rights and privileges signed under pressure from Englishmen in 1215 |
| Popular sovereignty | in u.s history, the principle that allows citizens to deicide for themselves the issues such as slavery |
| Legislative Supremacy | Lawmakers dominance: the controversial idea that the legislative branch was given more power than the other 2 branches |
| National government | any political organization that is put in place to maintain control of a nation |
| Articles of confederation | First government of the u.s which took the form of a loose alliance of members states: its weakness let to creation of the constitution |
| Majority Rule | A doctrine by which the numerical majority of a group holds the power to make decisions binding on all in the group |
| Loyalists | did not approve of the declaration; believed that as english subjects they has to support the homeland |
| Factions | conflicts within the organization or nation |
| Shays rebellion | demonstration march done by massachusetts farmers to stop the sale of farms for non-payment of taxes |
| Federal system | divides the powers of gov. between the federal gov. and local gov. |
| Proportional representation | a method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote |
| Equal representation | in 1787 delegates debated each state having equal voting strength |
| The great compromise | Delegates voted having a bicermal legislature, a senate with an equal number of representations |
| enumerated powers | Specific responsibilities which iterated the authority granted to u.s congress |
| Necessary and proper clause | most the what congress does under the justifications that such action is necessary and proper |
| Supremacy Clause | Declares the federal law takes precedence over all forms of state law |
| Guarantee clause | Guarantees to each state a republican form of gov. |
| Ex post facto laws | Denies states the power to conduct foreign relations or coin money |
| Three-fifths clause | Each enslaves African would be counted as three-fifths of a person for both representation |
| Fugitive slave clause` | denied congress the authority to pass any law restricting the slave trade until 1808 |
| Impeach | to accuse before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office |
| Electoral College | Each state's electoral vote is the total number of its delegated in the house of representatives body of electors |
| Electors | members of the electoral college |
| Original Jurisdiction | the right to administer justice by hearing controversies |
| Apellate jurisdiction | power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts |
| Federalists | supported the constitution |
| Anti-Federalists | opposed ratification of the constitution |
| Ratifying conventions | two-thirds vote of each house of congress or by majority rule at a convention called by congress |
| The federalist | written by James Madison. considered the most important document for explaining how a large republic has advantages |
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