Constitution
Terms
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- judicial review
- the power the Supreme Court has to decide whether laws passed were constitutional and to reject those that were not
- limited government
- this term means that government only has the powers that the Constitution gives it
- impeach
- to bring charges of a serious wrongdoing againts a public official
- The Bill of Rights
- the part of the government that guarantees indiviudal liberties and freedoms
- seperation of powers
- the part of the constituiton that divided the government into 3 Branches.
- override
- the right that Congress has to overrule a President's veto
- checks & balances
- safeguards againts abuse of power - gives each branch of the government the power to check the other branches
- federalism
- the division of power between the "federal" government & the "states"
- Amendments 15 & 19
- guaranteed the right to vote to women - people of other races & color
- Who established the constitution
- we the people established the constitution to form a more perfect union
- The 3 Branches
- How the constitution divided the power - the 3 Branches are: Legislative - Executive & Judicial
- ratification
- to approve, as in approving an amendment to the constitution - it requires a vote by Congress
- Amendments
- term means a change made to the Constitution - in 200 years there have only been 27 changes
- due process of the law
- this term refers to anyone being accused of a crime being entitled a fair hearing or trial
- popular sovereignty
- a principle that said people had the right to alter or abolish their government