s.s. test on dec. 19
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- unwritten constitution
- practices such as the presidents cabinet, political parties that are not in the constitution but we treat them as if they were
- confederal system
- an organization of states in whick the states keep most of the power
- length of term for pres.
- 4 years but can serve 2 terms
- length of term for senator
- 2 years
- elastic clause
- congress can make necessary and proper laws
- democracy
- a nation in which the states govern themselves
- the bill of rights
- first 10 amendments to the constitution
- president of the senate
- vice president
- a two house legislature
- bicameral
- electors
- elect the president
- republic
- a nation in which voters elect reps to govern them
- powers shared between state and federal
- build roads, raise taxes, provide for public welfare, administer criminal justice, charter banks, borrow money
- ratify
- to approve
- ammendment
- formal written change
- impeach
- to bring a formal charge of wrong doing against the president of another public official
- special powers of the pres.
- veto, nominate, pardon
- some changes that have been made to the constitution
- mower power to the president, better role for judicial, presidents cabinet
- separations of powers
- a principle by which the powers of government are divided among seperate branches
- checks and balances
- a system by which each branch of government can chec, or control the actions of other branches
- number of senators per state
- 2
- bill
- proposed laws
- constitution
- a document that sets out the laws and principles of a government
- override
- to overrule or set aside
- three levels of government
- federal, state, local
- 2 houses of congress
- senate and house of reps
- veto
- to reject
- federal system
- an organization of states in which the central government keeps most of the power
- length of term for us rep.
- 2 years
- three branches of government
- legislative, judicial, executive