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Definitions and terms related to the confederal and federal forms of government in the united states, including the confederal form adopted from native americans, the role of militias, the 1787 constitutional convention, the articles that set forth the form and powers of the federal government, the establishment of the constitution and the sharing of sovereignty between state and federal governments, the bicameral congress, the offices of the president and the judicial authority, and the clauses that provide for amendments, supremacy, and checks and balances.
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A group of essentially independent states with a very weak central government; form was adopted from Native Americans TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 No snading army was raised or controlled by the central gov't so each state maintained a militia to defend the state TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 The articles were amended into the 7 Articles TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 Form and powers of a Federal gov't and relationship with the several (individual) states. TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 Constitution was approved and 1st time gov't of limited powers
Sovreignty shared by State and Federal gov'ts: almost equal TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 Bicameral (2 chambered) CONGRESS; LEGISLATIVE powers and the qualifications for membership in each chamber of legislature; if congress is trying to accomplish something and can't find it here-struck down. TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 office of PRESIDENT; EXECUTIVE power of government; qualifications for presidency; the Pres carries out the laws TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 JUDICIAL authority of government in one SUPREME COURT and such inferior courts as Congress may establish TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 FULL FAITH AND CREDIT CLAUSE (valid in all other states); IMMUNITIES CLAUSE (dual citizenship to the state and the U.S); promises a REPUBLICAN form of government
My impose taxes on individuals and states such as duties imposts and excises, but must be UNIFORM throughout the statse; may pay the debts of the US,; provide for the common defense and general welfare (common good) TERM 17
DEFINITION 17
DEFINITION 18 Tax on goods leaving the country TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 Tax on goods coming TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 tax on goods produced and consumed in the U.S
Prevents one branch from wielding too much power or to prevent arbitrary exercise of power by Fed gov't; no branch may excercise authority of another TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 Allows each branch to limit the actions of the other 2 TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 Veto legislation approved by Congress and can nominate sympathetic Judges TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 Withhold any funding for Presidential programs and can amend the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 Courts may find Congressional or Presidential acts unconstitutional