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| The Basic Principals of the Constitution (6) |
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| Popular sovereignity, seperation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism. |
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Name this principal:
The goverment has only the authority that the people give to it. |
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People Vote |
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Name this principal:
This concept is found in the first 3 articles of the constitution which provides for 3 branches of goverment; legislative, judicial, and executive. |
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1. Is the goverment following the rules of the constitution?
2. Established with the supreme court case Marbary v.s. Madison (marow?)
3. In most cases will side with the goverment. |
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Name this principal:
1. The power held by the goverment will be divided between a central or national level and a local or state level.
2. This was a compromise between the fed and the anti-fed |
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| What is the preamble of the constitution? |
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| 5 purposes of the constitution |
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| Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty or ourselves and out posterity. |
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| How many articles are in the Constitution? |
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| How many amendments are in the constitution? |
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1 legislative
2 executive
3 judicial
4 relations among the states
5 amending the constitution
6 the role of the national goverment
7 ratification |
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define: legislative branch
(article 1) |
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define: executive branch
(article 2) |
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Define: Judicial branch
(article 3) |
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1. Interprets the laws
2. Supreme court was the only court established by the constitution |
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| What is article 4 of the constitution? |
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Relations among the states;
States must honor the laws of one another. |
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| Which articles describes the process of amending the constitution? What are the 2 ways of amending it? |
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Article 5
Formal and informal |
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| What is article 6 of the constitution? |
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The role of the national goverment.
The supremecy clause is the most important part of this article, if the state law violates the constitution it is deleted. |
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| Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, speach |
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| Quartering of soldiers during peace time |
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| which amendment: Cruel and unusual punishment |
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