Popular Sovereignty Test Questions – Flashcards
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Popular sovereignty
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The concept that political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government. People express themselves through voting and free participation in government
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Federalism
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the sharing of power between federal and state governments
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Limited Government
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the government has only the powers that the constitution gives it
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Rule of law
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The Government and its officers are always subject to - never above - the law
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Constitutionalism
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government must be conducted according to constitutional principles
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Preamble
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the introduction to the Constitution
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Checks and Balances
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each branch of the national government can check the actions of the oter two branches
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Judicial Review
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the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
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Delegated
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Powers granted to the national government are referred to as what type of powers?
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expressed
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powers written directly in the constitution
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inherent
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powers given to the national government because it is sovereign state
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reserved
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powers that are not given to the national government so are left for the states
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concurrent
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powers given to both the state and federal governments ; the power to tax
