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"make the laws"
- house - 2 yr term
- senate - 6 yr term |
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"enforce the laws"
natural born - 4 yr term OR 2 terms/10 yrs |
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"interpret laws"
-position for life
-confirmed by senate |
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| one branch of gov. controls another branch so they all equal out. |
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| power is shared between national and state governments. |
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-need 51%
- remove pres. you need 2/3 of congress |
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| declares that state laws can't violate the constitution |
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1. constitutional convention
2. proposed 2/3 and state 3/4
3. Equal Rights Amendment |
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| made up of the detailed rules of gov. (any law passed by the states) |
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| Who is the commander in chief? |
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-pres has 90 days for troops to be in "war"
- after 90 days congress has to approve |
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-formal
- they go to president |
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| presidents right to withhold infromation from congress and the courts. |
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-elastic clause
- necessary and proper |
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| all powers not specifically granted to national gov. or denied to the states |
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Prohibited Powers
Bill of Attainder |
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- a law that declares a specified person or group guilty and inflicts punishment without trail
- you flat out cannot do it |
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Prohibited Powers
Writ of Habeas Corpus |
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"to produce the body"
- requires law enforcement officals to bring a person being held in custody before court. |
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Prohibited Powers
Post Facto Law |
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| punishes an individual for an action committed beore the law was passed. |
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| a volunteer civilian army |
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| distribution of representatives among the states, based on national census. |
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| draw new boundaries for its congressional districts |
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given for a specific reason. the constitution of a highway or a hospital
(example: how many beds a hospital has) |
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channel federal money through the states for general purposes.
(example: law enforcement, community, or development) |
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| a portion of the money automatically is returned to local and states gov. |
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| extra money that is nice but not needed |
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1. Time consuming: too much money
2. Dicorce Cases |
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procedure for returning an accused person to the scene of the alleged crime.
(returning a person thats done something naughty someplace else) |
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| formal agreement between two or more states |
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