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3.1, 3.2 vocab
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | Having two parts; describing a legislative body composed of two chambers |
| Executive Article | Article II of the Constitution. Establishes the presidency and gives the executive power of the Federal government to the president |
| Inferior Courts | The lower federal courts, under the Supreme Court |
| Popular Sovereignty | Basic principle of the American system of government asserting that the people are the source of any and all governmental power, and government can exist only with consent of the governed |
| Limited Government | Basic principle of American government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away |
| Constitutionalism | Basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law |
| Rule of Law | Concept that government and its officers are always subject to the law |
| Separation of Powers | Basic principle of American system of government that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government |
| Checks and Balances | System of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others |
| Veto | Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature |
| Judicial Review | The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action |
| Unconstitutional | Contrary to constitutional provision and so illegal, null and void, of no force and effect |
| Federalism | A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national government and several regional governments like states |
| Amendment | A change in, or addition to a constitution or law |
| Ratification | Formal approval, final consent to a constitution or law |
| Formal Amendment | Change or addition that becomes part of the written language of the Constitution itself through one of four methods set forth in the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the Constitution |
| Executive Agreement | A art made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which does not require Senate consent |
| Treaty | A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states |
| Electoral College | Group of persons chosen in each state and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President |
| Cabinet | An advisory body to the President |
| Senatorial Courtesy | An unwritten rule that is closely followed in the senate |
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