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Section 1
(50 cards)
12th Amendment
Put the president and vice president on separate ballots
Incumbent
A person running for office they already occupy
Taxation without representation
The main reason for the American Revolution
John Locke
American colonies declared their independence based on the writings of this person
Anti-Federalists
Supported a weak federal government and advocated the Bill of Rights
27
The number of Amendments to the Constitution
Supreme Court
Place where lawsuits between states are settled
Electoral College
The way a president is elected
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence
Document that declared colonies free adn listed grievances to the king
270
The number of electoral votes needed for president to win an election
The Constitution
Replaced the Articles of Confederation
435
The number in the House of Representatives
25th Amendment
Would be used if the president were found to be disabled and unable to serve in his office
6
The term for a US Senator
Population
The number of Representatives is based on this
gerrymandering
Redrawing district lines to benefit his/her party
Bureaucracy
This was created to oversee programs and continues to grow today
Federal grants
The main way the federal government gives money to states
Thomas Paine
Author of Common Sense
Reserved Powers
Powers given directly to the state
Article II of the Constitution
Executive Branch
Preamble
Sets forth the goals and purposes of the government and is the beginning of the Constitution
Federalists
Supported a strong federal government
Federalism
System of government which divides thw power between state and national governments
Original 13 colonies
Controlled by England before the Revolution
Mixed market
The US has this type of economy
Expressed Powers
Powers directly stated in the Constitution
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments
Vice-President
This person presides over the Senate
35
The age to become president
Representative democracy
The form of government in the US
Concurrent Powers
Powers that the national and state governments have in common
Articles of Confederation
The nation's first attempt at a government
2
The number of Senators per state
Judicial Review
The role of the Supreme Court by interpreting constitutional issues
100
The number of Senators
$400,000 + benefits
The salary of a president
Montesquieu
Reason for the Separation of Powers in the Constitution
Supremacy Clause
Power written in the Constitution which make it the Law of the Land
Filibuster
This is used in the Senate to stall a vote
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery
Confederacy
A loose union of independent states
Article I of the Constitution
Legislative Branch
Implied Powers
Powers not written in the Constitution but are necessary to carry out expressed powers
Government
institution through which the state maintains order within a country or nation
Elastic Clause
Allows the government to make laws that are necessary and proper for running the government
Socialism
A type of economy where the government owns the basic means of production
Karl Marx
Wrote about communism and is considered the father
Speaker of the House
This person is the most powerful person in the House of Representatives because he/she is the leader
Section 2
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