Gov 3-1
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- republic
- the constitution est a republic in which power was is held by voting citizens through their elected reps
- override
- congress can override a veto with 2/3 of the vote from each house...checks and balences
- ratifying
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you need 9/13 to ratify constitution
2/3 to ratify amendments - Article VII
- States must have 9 out of 13 states to take effect....signatures located here
- nominate judges
- president can balence judicial power by having the power to appoint to appoint federal judges
- veto
- the president can reject any bill passed by congress
- federalism
- under the federalistic power...divided between national and state power
- Article IV
- state to state and state to nation government relationships
- popular sovereignty
- people are the source of government power
- Artivle VI
- contains supremecy clause
- supremecy claus
- article IV contains this which est. constitution by saying laws passed by congress and treaties of the US shall be considere the supreme law
- Article V
- steps to ratify the amendments
- Article III
- est judicial branch and supreme courts, gives power to govts to make the lower courts...also outlines jurisdiction of supreme and other courts...defines treason
- Seperation of power
- federal power is divided among 3 branches of government...each with their own responsibilities
- judicial reaview
- power of the courts to declare laws and actions of local state or national governtmen invalid if the constitution...imlpied power (Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 18...elastic claus "necessary and proper")
- limited government
- the power of the government is limited, not absolute
- Article II
- EXECUTIVE BRANCH.....powers of president, qualifications for office, and procedures for election president and VP
- Article I
- est. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH...creates congress, has details of house of reps and senate, procedures for making laws, types of laws congress may pass, and stats power congress doesnt have
- checks and balences
- each branch of government holds some over the other two
- Marbury v Madison
- IN 1803 est the precedent for federal courts to rule on the action of the government...basically validates judicial review...confirms checks of judicial branch on legislative branch