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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| separation of powers | the power to rule is seperated in to 3 different branches of goverment (executive,legislative and judicial) |
| 3/5 compromise | compromise between southern and northern states reached, which the 3/5 of the population of slaves would be counted enumeration purposes. |
| great compromise | also known as the connecticut compromise of 1718 an agreement between the large and small states that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state have under the us constitution. |
| The Federalists(or the Federalist papers) | serious of 85 articles or essays prompting the ratification of the united states constitution. |
| Federalists | one of the first political parties; it members or supporters called themselves federalists. |
| Anti-Federalists | are people that apposed the creation of a stronger us federal gov.which later opposed the ratification of the constitution of 1817 |
| preamble | an introductory and self expressionary statement in an document explains the documents purpose and underlying philosophy |
| Legislative branch Article 1 | assembly of people chosen to office with the power to pass amend and repeal laws |
| Executive branch Article 2 | part of a goverment that has sole authority and responsibility for daily administration of the state bureaucrasy |
| judicial branch Article 3 | the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state |
| federalism Article 4 | political concept which a group of members are bound together by convenant with a governing representative head |
| amendment process Article 5 | system in which power to govern is shared between national and provintical state goverments |
| supremacy clause Article 6 | stating that all laws made furthering the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the US are the Supreme law of the land |
| ratification 7 | a principals approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal |
| bill of rights | a list of the most important rights of the citizens of a country |
| popular sovereignty | political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or consent of its people who are the source of all political power. |
| checks and balance | prevent one branch from becoming supreme protect the opulent minority from the majority include branches to cooperate goverment system the employ a seperation of powers need away to blance |
| judical review | the doctrine under which legislature and executive actions are subject to be review and find possible invalid action of the constitution |
| enumerated powers | powers directly stated int he constitution |
| implied powers | powers that the government requires to carry out the expressed constitutional rights |
| why has the constitution sometimes been described as a bundle of compromises? | because nothing in the constitution has ever been ratified or gone through on a first draft |
| how did the writers of the constitution address what they considered weaknesses in the articles of confederation | the articles of the confederation doesnt grant a strong national goverment |
| RIGHT TO VOTE EXPANDED THROUGH THE AMENDMENT PROCESS | white men-no women but black and white men-all men and women with us citizen. |
| explains the checks that each branch of government has on the other two. | each branch of government needs to check from another branch of government to carry out certain important laws decisions (this prevents one branch of goverment from getting overly powered and keeps the balance between branches. |
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