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| Introduction to the Constitution |
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| The power of government is defined by the Constitution |
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| the power to govern is divided between the legislative, executive, and judicial branch |
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| Division of power between the federal government and the state government |
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| Each branch of the national government has the power to check the power of the other branches. This prevents one branch from gaining too much power. |
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| Allows the Constitution to remain flexible to meet changing conditions |
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| necessary and proper clause |
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Same as elastic
Allows the Constitution to remain flexible to meet changing conditions |
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| processes of our government that are considered an essential part of the system yet they are not actually in the Constitution |
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| those powers that are specifically expressed or authorized as being given by the people to that branch of the Federal Government. |
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| Implied powers are powers not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but which can deduced from the text. |
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| Concurrent Powers are powers shared by the federal and state governments. |
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| are those given to the states and not the federal government by the United States Constitution. |
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Makes laws
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House of Representatives |
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Interpret laws
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| Constitution mandates that a census be taken every ten years in order to apportion the number of members of the United States House of Representatives |
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| The number of electors is equal to the total voting membership of the United States Congress, 435 Representatives and 100 Senators, plus three electors from the District of Columbia. |
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| non-elected officials within a government or other institution that implements the rules, laws, ideas, and functions of their institution |
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| the power or right to exercise authority |
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| doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review (and possible invalidation) by the judiciary |
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| A change made to a written basic law or constitution |
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| the administration of justice in accordance with established rules and principles |
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No State shall...deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. |
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