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45 Cards in this Set
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Supremacy Clause
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States that the federal law (US constitution) is above all state laws
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Necessary and Proper Clause
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Gives congress the power to make all laws necessary to carry out their expressed powers
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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States that states must recognize public acts, records andn judicial proceedings of every other state
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Establishment Clause
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Declares that a state cannot establish a religion
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Free Exercise Clause
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Declares that we have the freedom to whatever we choose when it comes to religious matters
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Reserved Powers
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Powers given to the state governments (eg. power to establish public education)
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Federalism
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The constitutional concept described by all the above examples
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Implied Powers
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Powers not written in the constitution but given to congress to carry out their enumerated powers
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Magna Carta
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Limited the power of the English monarchy
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Mayflower Compact
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Colonies first attempt at popular sovereignty and majority rule; social contract
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Fundamnetal Orders of Conn.
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The first written colonial constitution
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Maryland Toleration Acts
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First to establish freedom of religion in colonies
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VA House of Burgesses
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The first colonial representative legislature
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Common Sense
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Written by Thomas Paine; Urged colonist to declare independence
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Bill of Rights
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The first ten amendments of the US constitution; only added at the request of the ANTI-FEDERALIST
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Separation of Powers
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The idea that the powers of the government are divided into 3 branches
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Checks and Balances
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The diea that no one branch is more powerful than the other
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Popular Sovereignty
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The idea that the people have the final say in the government
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Limited Government
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The idea that the government IS NOT all powerful
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Federalist Papers
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Propaganda that urged states to ratify the constitution
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Articles of Confederation
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1st government of the US; very weak
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Northwest Ordinance
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Established the way states would be admitted into the US
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The Great Compromoise
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Solved the problem of representation in congress
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Commerce Compromise
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Tax on imports not exports
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Slave Trade Compromise
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Set a date to end the trade of slaves abd set an import tax
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Virginia Plan
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Favored the large states; proportinal representation
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New Jersey Plan
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Favored the small states; equal representation
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3/5 Compromise
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Solved the issue of how to count slaves
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Mercantilism
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The idea that colonies exist for the benefit of their mother-country; to earn it money
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Triangle Trade
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The trade of slaves, molasses, and rum from Africa, the Caribbean, and New England
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Middle Passage
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The journey of enslaved African Americans across the Atlantic
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Indentured Servants
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One who offers cheap temporary labor in return for their transporation to the Americas
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Expressed Powers
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Powers given to the national government; Powers written IN the Constitution
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Concurrent Powers
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Powers given to the national and state government; Power to tax, set up lower courts, etc.
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Attorney General
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The head of the Dept. of Justice
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Cabinet
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A group that advises the President
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Secretary
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The head of each dept. except the dept. of Justice
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Homeland Security
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The newest executive department, signed into action after 9/11
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OSHA
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Enforces regulation to protect the safety of workers
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Secret Service
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Protect the president; Investigate counterfeiting
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FDA
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Approves new foods and drugs for the US
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FBI
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The Federal agencies that investigates federal crimes
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CIA (formerly the INS)
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Enforces immigration laws, admits new citizens to the US
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US Constitution
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Included seperation of powers, limited government, checks and balances, popular soverigntly, federalism; supported by the FEDERALIST; Written by James Madison
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Declaration of Independence
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Example of John Lockes social contract; Written by Thomas Jefferson
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