AmGov_Chapter 3:The Constitution
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- Q1ConstitutionSets out the basic principles upon which government in the U.S. was built. Is organized into eight sections: the Preamble, and seven articles. The original document is followed by 27 amendments30s
- Q2PreambleStates the purpose of the constitution30s
- Q3Popular SovereigntyAsserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed30s
- Q4Limited GovernmentStates that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away30s
- Q5Separation of PowersThe principle in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government are three independent and coequal branches of government30s
- Q6Checks and BalancesThe system that allows the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to check, or restrain, the actions of one another30s
- Q7Judicial ReviewConsists of the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action30s
- Q8FederalismA system of government in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments30s
- Q9AmendmentChanges in the Constitution's written word30s
- Q10Formal AmendmentTwo methods for the proposal and two methods for the ratification of constitutional amendments30s
- Q11Bill of RightsThe first 10 Amendments of the Constitution30s
- Q12Informal AmendmentThe process by which over time many changes have been made in the Constitution which have not involved any changes in its written word30s
- Q13Executive ActionPresidential actions have produced a number of important informal amendments, such as the use of the military under the power of commander in chief30s
- Q14Executive AgreementA pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state30s
- Q15Court DecisionsThe nation's courts, most importantly the United States Supreme Court, interpret and apply the Constitution in many cases they hear30s