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EOC-RG: Sec 2(Prt1) - Structure of the Constitution

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  • Q1
    Describe the following regarding the Constitution: Federalism
    packers
    cardinals
    chiefs
    a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central (national) government and several regional (state) governments
    30s
  • Q2
    Describe the following regarding the Constitution: Checks & Balances
    A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central (national) government and several regional (state) governments
    Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government
    Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed
    System of overlapping powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others
    30s
  • Q3
    Describe the following regarding the Constitution: Separation of powers
    Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed
    Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government
    System of overlapping powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others
    A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central (national) government and several regional (state) governments
    30s
  • Q4
    Describe the following regarding the Constitution: Popular sovereignty
    Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government
    A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central (national) government and several regional (state) governments
    Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed
    System of overlapping powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others
    30s
  • Q5
    Describe the following regarding the Constitution: Due process of law
    The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action. Established in Marbury v. Madison
    The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does
    Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed
    Concept that holds that government and its officials are always subject to the law
    30s
  • Q6
    Describe the following regarding the Constitution: Rule of law
    Concept that holds that government and its officials are always subject to the law
    Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed
    The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does
    Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government
    30s
  • Q7
    Describe the following regarding the Constitution: Judicial review
    System of overlapping powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others
    Concept that holds that government and its officials are always subject to the law
    The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action. Established in Marbury v. Madison
    The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does
    30s
  • Q8
    Briefly summarize the Electoral College:
    Group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President. A candidate requires 270 electoral votes to win.
    Executive Branch (Presidency)
    Congress (a House of Representative based on a state’s population, and a Senate based on equal representation)
    Judicial Branch (Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts)
    30s
  • Q9
    What is described in the following? Article I
    Full Faith and Credit Clause. States shall respect other states public acts, records, and judicial proceedings.
    Executive Branch (Presidency)
    Judicial Branch (Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts)
    Congress (a House of Representative based on a state’s population, and a Senate based on equal representation)
    30s
  • Q10
    What is described in the following? Article II
    Executive Branch (Presidency)
    Congress (a House of Representative based on a state’s population, and a Senate based on equal representation)
    Full Faith and Credit Clause. States shall respect other states public acts, records, and judicial proceedings
    Judicial Branch (Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts)
    30s
  • Q11
    What is described in the following? Article III
    Full Faith and Credit Clause. States shall respect other states public acts, records, and judicial proceedings
    Executive Branch (Presidency)
    Judicial Branch (Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts)
    Congress (a House of Representative based on a state’s population, and a Senate based on equal representation).
    30s
  • Q12
    What is described in the following? Article IV
    Laws of the United States are the supreme Law of the Land
    Judicial Branch (Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts)
    Full Faith and Credit Clause. States shall respect other states public acts, records, and judicial proceedings
    Methods for proposing Constitutional amendments
    30s
  • Q13
    What is described in the following? Article V
    Methods for proposing Constitutional amendments
    Laws of the United States are the supreme Law of the Land
    Ratification by nine of the original 13 States will establish the Constitution as the law of the land
    Full Faith and Credit Clause. States shall respect other states public acts, records, and judicial proceedings
    30s
  • Q14
    What is described in the following? Article VI
    Methods for proposing Constitutional amendments
    Ratification by nine of the original 13 States will establish the Constitution as the law of the land
    Laws of the United States are the supreme Law of the Land
    Full Faith and Credit Clause. States shall respect other states public acts, records, and judicial proceedings
    30s
  • Q15
    What is described in the following? Article VII
    Methods for proposing Constitutional amendments
    Laws of the United States are the supreme Law of the Land
    Ratification by nine of the original 13 States will establish the Constitution as the law of the land
    Full Faith and Credit Clause. States shall respect other states public acts, records, and judicial proceedings
    30s

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