chapter 3
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- informal amendment
- the process by which over many changes have been made in the constitution which have not involved any changes in its written words
- treaty
- a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
- electoral college
- the group makes the formal selection of the nations president
- rule of law
- government and its officiers are always subject to never above the law
- judicial review
- is the power of courts to determine whetehr what government does is in accord with the constitutionprovides
- veto
- the president can reject any act of the congress
- executive agreement
- a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foriegn state
- seperation of powers
- basic powers are distributed seperated among three district and independaent branches of the government
- articles
- the balance of the original documentis divided into seven numbered sections
- constitutionalism
- that government must be conducted according to constitution principles
- preamble
- the introduction of the constitution
- formal admedment
- changes or additions that become part of the written language of the constitution itself
- cabinet
- an advisory body to the president traditionally made up the heads of the executive departments and other officers
- amendment
- for changes in its writtne words
- checks and balances
- each branch is subject to a number of constitutional restriants by the other branches
- senatorial courtesy
- a senator or senators of the persidents party from the state involved
- bill of rights
- the first 10 amendments in the constitution
- federalism
- the division of power among a central government and several regional governments
- unconstitutional
- to declare illegal. nullan dvoid of no force and effect a governmental action found to violate some provision in the constitution