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Crippen Chap. 3Vocab

QuestionAnswer
introduction of constitution Preamble
the balance of the original docments Articles
government must be conducted according to the constitutional principles Constitutionalism
government and its officers are always sujject to the law and never above Rule of law
basic powers distributed among three distinct and independent branches of the government Separation of powers
each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks by the other branches Checks and balances
to reject Veto
the power of courts to determine whether what government does is in accord with what the constituion provides Judicial Reviews
governmental action found to violate some provision in the constitution Unconstitutional
division of power among a central government and several regional governments Federalism
a change Amendment
changes or additions that become part of the written language of the constitution Formal Amendment
first ten amendments Bill of Rights
pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state Executive Agreement
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