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| 236392095 | Magna Carta | Document that limited the abuse of power by not allowing the king to take away life, liberty, and property | 0 | |
| 236392096 | Petition of Right | Limited the kings power to imprison with out a trial by jury and quarter troops in homes | 1 | |
| 236392097 | English Bill of Rights | Limited the kings power by including gaurantees such as the right to a fair trial, freedom from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. | 2 | |
| 236392098 | Separation of powers | the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government | 3 | |
| 236392099 | Virginia Plan | called for a bicameral legislature based on population for representation | 4 | |
| 236392100 | New Jersey Plan | called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation | 5 | |
| 236392101 | Three-FIfths Compromise | agreement on counting slaves as on 3/5 of a person when counting population | 6 | |
| 236392102 | popular sovereignty | basic principal of American Government that asserts the people are the source of all government power | 7 | |
| 236392103 | federalism | in this system, power is divided between national and state governments | 8 | |
| 236392104 | checks and balances | each branch of government holds some control over the other 2 branches. | 9 | |
| 236392105 | judicial review | courts have power to declare laws and actions of Congress and the president unconstitutional | 10 | |
| 236392106 | government | The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies | 11 | |
| 236392107 | constitution | The body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government | 12 | |
| 236392108 | dictatorship | A form of government in which a single person or a small group has absolute power and authority | 13 | |
| 236392109 | democracy | A form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people | 14 | |
| 236392110 | state | A body of people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce law without consent of any higher authority | 15 | |
| 236392111 | sovereign | Having supreme power within its own territory; neither subordinate nor responsible to any other authority | 16 | |
| 236392112 | autocracy | A government in which a single person holds unlimited political power | 17 | |
| 236392113 | oligarchy | A government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite | 18 | |
| 236392114 | representative democracy | A system of government in which a small group of persons chosen by the people act as their representatives expresses the popular will | 19 | |
| 236392115 | veto | Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by the legislature; literally (Latin) "I forbid" | 20 | |
| 236392116 | amendment | A change in, or addition to, a constitutional law | 21 | |
| 236392117 | concurrent powers | Powers held by the National Government and the States in the federal system | 22 | |
| 236392118 | delegated powers | Those powers granted to the National government in the Constitution. There are three distinct types of delegated powers: expressed, implied, and inherent | 23 | |
| 236392119 | Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution | 24 | |
| 236392120 | Nation-state | A country who's population share a common identity. | 25 | |
| 236392121 | Social Contract | an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society | 26 | |
| 236392122 | Unitary System | a government that gives all key powers to the national or central government | 27 | |
| 236392123 | Federal System | a government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial governments | 28 | |
| 236392124 | Constitutional Government | A system of government in which the functions of government are defined by a constitution. It effectively restrains the powers of the government and guarantees certain rights to the people. | 29 | |
| 236392125 | Monarchy | an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority | 30 | |
| 236392126 | Republic | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | 31 | |
| 236392127 | Poltical Party | party is organization that recruits/campaigns candidates, party exists as a set of positions/principles in the minds of voters, party in government | 32 | |
| 236392128 | Free Enterprise | an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices | 33 | |
| 236392129 | Preamble | a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) | 34 | |
| 236392130 | Supremacy clause | constitutional declaration (Article VI) that the Constitution and laws made under its provisions are the greatest law of the land | 35 | |
| 236392131 | Expressed Powers | powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution | 36 | |
| 236392132 | Implied Powers | powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution | 37 | |
| 236392133 | Enumerated Powers | the expressed powers of Congress that are itemized and numbered 1-18 in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution | 38 | |
| 236392134 | Elastic Clause | gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers expressed in the other clauses of Article I | 39 | |
| 236392135 | Articles | One of sven main divisions of the body of the Constitution | 40 | |
| 236392136 | Direct Democracy | A form of democracy in which the people govern themselves by voting on issues | 41 | |
| 236392137 | Impeach | to accuse a public official of misconduct in office | 42 | |
| 236392138 | Probable Cause | a reasonable bias to believe a person or premises is linked to a crime | 43 | |
| 236392139 | Warrant | a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts | 44 | |
| 236392140 | Due Process of Law | states that the governement must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and other actions it takes against individuals | 45 | |
| 236392141 | Eminent Domain | the power of the government to take private property for public use | 46 | |
| 236392142 | Interstate Commerce | trade among states | 47 | |
| 236392143 | States Rights | the belief that an individual state may restrict federal authority | 48 |
