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What bodies have the power to override a presidential veto? What margin is required to override a presidential veto? Where in the Constitution is the veto power described?

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Legislative Branch 2/3 vote article 1 section 7

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What has the power to ratify treaties? What margin is required to ratify them? Where in the constitution is it?

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Senate Article 2 Section 2 2/3 vote

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Impeach

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bring charges against or to indict

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What body has the power to impeach the president? what vote is required to impeach?

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House of Representatives with 2/3 of a senate vote

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What body has the power to accept or reject a president's nominations to the supreme court? Margins? Where in the constitution are judicial nominations described?

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The senate with a majority vote Article 2 Section 2

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What language is used to describe the roll of the senate in the supreme court?

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Having hearing and consent

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If no candidate for the presidency wins a simple majority of the total number of electoral votes, what body has the power to choose the president? Margin?

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House of Representatives A simple majority is required

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Where in the constitution is the Electoral College Described?

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No where in the constitution does it actually say "electoral college" Article 2 section 1 Amendment 12

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The constitution specifies a three-fourths majority for just one process. What?

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The amendment process

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Identify two aspects of the Court's structure & composition that the Constitution does not specify.

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Number of justices in the court Distinction between Chief Justice and Associate Justices

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List all parts of the Constitution that require a supermajority.

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Each house requires one to ratify an amendment To pass an amendment

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See Article VI. Explain the supremacy clause in your own words.

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Basically the national government has rule over all smaller levels of government and is the "supreme law of the land" Federal Law will always win

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What are two ways amendments to the constitution can be proposed? where in constitution is it found?

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-Article V Congress with 2/3 of both houses can propose amendments -on application of legislatures of 2/3 of states can call a convention for proposing amendments

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What are two ways that amendments to the constitution can be ratified? where in constitution?

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You need 2/3's majority vote from Congress. You need 3/4's vote from the states. (38 states).

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Amendment I

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Freedom of the press, religion, speech

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Amendment II

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The right to bear arms

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Amendment III

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Quartering of soldiers

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Amendment 4

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seize and search without warrant

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Amendment 5

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No criminal charges or anything like that without probable cause (rights in criminal cases)

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Amendment 6

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Right to a fair trial Speedy and public trial (criminal prosecutions)

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Amendment 7

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when controversy exceeds $20 trial by jury in civil cases

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Amendment 8

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No excessive bails or fines, No cruel and unusual punishments

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Amendment 9

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Rights not mentioned in constitution are still protected (rights retained to the people)

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Amendment 10

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power of the states and people (state rights)

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Amendment 11

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States cant be sued by another state/ country in federal court (lawsuits against states)

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Amendment 12

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Electors cast separate votes for the president and vice president (presidential elections)

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Amendment 13

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abolition of slavery

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Amendment 14

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CIVIL RIGHTS :Protects rights against state infringements requires due process, equal protection, disqualifies confederate officials and debts

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Amendment 15

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African-Americans given right to vote ( all races) BLACK SUFFRAGE

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Amendment 16

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Federal Income Tax

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Amendment 17

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Provides for the "popular" election of senators (senatorial elections)

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Amendment 18

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Prohibited the sale & production of alcohol

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Amendment 19

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Women's right to vote

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Amendment 20

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Terms of office

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Amendment 21

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Repeal of Prohibition

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Amendment 22

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Imposed a 2 term limit on presidency

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Amendment 23

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DC presidential vote

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Amendment 24

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Prohibits Poll taxes in Federal elections

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Amendment 25

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Presidential Succession

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Amendment 26

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changed voting age to 18

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Amendment 27

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congressional pay raises

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Which amendment of the constitution protect the rights of women

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Amendment 19

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Summarize what the amendment 19 says?

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All american women have voting rights

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Which amendments of the constitution protect the rights of Africans Americans?

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13, 14,15

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Summarize what parts 13,14,15 of the constitution says

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All african americans must be treated equally to other americans

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How were US senators chosen before the 17th amendment

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They were chosen by the State Legislature instead of by a direct vote of the state's citizens.

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Article 1 of the constitution

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Make up of the senate and congress

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Article 2

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Executive powers of the president

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Article 3

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Rules of Judicial Powers and Jurisdiction Laws

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Article 4

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Rules of the states

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Article 5

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Congress has the right to propose amendments to the constitution

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Article 6

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Laws relating to treaties, religious tests, debt responsibility

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Article 7

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9 states have to be ratified in order for constitution to be in affect

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Identify two powers denied congress in the constitution

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Abillity to pass bills w/o presidents approval Cannot give people titles of nobility

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How does the house of representatives determine the rules of proceedings

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Keep journal of all proceedings must agree upon the rules in a meeting

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Identify two powers the constitution prohibits states

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-No state shall be formed or effected within stat jurisdiction of any other state -cannot be formed by the junction of two or more states or parts of states who consent of legislatures of the state

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Eligibility requirements for the members of the house

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25 years old 7 year citizen of the u.s cannot be an inhabitant of the state that run for

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Requirements for the senate

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30 years old 9 year citizen not and inhabitant of the same state you come from

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Requirements for presidency

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u.s born citizen 35 years old lived in us past 14 years before running

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Identify two of the president's express powers

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commander in chief of the armed forces power to make treaties, provided with 2/3 vote of the senators present concur

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Identify the express powers of the vice president

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assumes power upon the death of the president president of the senate

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Identify two of congress' express powers

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declare punishment of treason power to lay and collect taxes

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Who has the power to declare war

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Legislative branch

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Appallete court

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hears cases on appeal from lower courts

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the court of original jurisdiction

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first court to hear a case

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what are the cases where the supreme court is the court of original jurisdiction

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when there are disputes between states affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls

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Power

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the ability of one person to cause another to act in accordance with the first person's intentions

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authority

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the right to use power

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legitimacy

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the widely shared perception that something or someone should be obeyed

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direct or paticipartory democracy

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a political system in which all or most citizens participate directly by either holding office or making policy

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representative democracy

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a leader makes decisions by winning the popular vote

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elite

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very wealthy person

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marxist view

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view that the government is dominated by capitalists

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power elite view

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view that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of the government

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bureaucratic view

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view that the government is dominated by appointed officials

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pluralist view

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the belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy

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when was the constitutional convention held?

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1787

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what made us want a new constitution for america?

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we stopped having confidence in the english constitution (believed they were abusing power)

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unalienable

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a human right based on nature or god

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articles of confederation

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a weak constitution that governed america during the revolutionary war (1781)

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Constitutional convention

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1787 meeting in philidelphia that created a new constitution

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shay's rebellion

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a 1787 rebellion in which ex-revolutionary war soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes (daniel shays)

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Virginia Plan

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Proposal to create a strong national government organized into three governmental branches (legislative, executive, judicial) introduced out of the two plans --> James madison

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New Jersey Plan

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William patterson introduced a plan --> proposal to create a weak national government

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The Great Compromise

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Plan to have a popularly elected house based on state population and a state-selected senate, with two members from each state

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Republic

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A government in which elected representatives make the decisions

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judicial review

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the powers of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional

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federalism

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government authority shared by national and state governments

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enumerated powers

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powers given to the national government alone

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Reserved powers

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powers given to the state government alone

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concurrent powers

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powers shared by the national and state governments

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checks and balances

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authority shared by three branches of government

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seperation of powers

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constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government

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faction

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a group with a distinct political interest

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federalists

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those who favor a stronger national government

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antifederalists

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those who favor a weaker national government

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federalists papers

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are a series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution

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coalition

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an alliance of factions

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Bill of Rights

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The first ten amendments to the constitution

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habeas corpus

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an order to produce an arrested person before a judge

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bill of attainder

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a law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime

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ex post facto law

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a law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed

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amendment

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a new provision in the constitution that has been ratified by the states

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line item veto

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an executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature

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