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Form a more perfect union

Implementing a federal system to help the states and national government get along.

Judicial branch

The branch of government that the constitution asks to establish justice.

Keep peace and maintain order at home

The ensuring of domestic tranquility.

Executive branch

The branch of government in charge of the common defense.

Promote the general welfare

Providing things like education, infrastructure (roads, bridges, power, etc.), economic stability and job opportunities and ensuring equality of opportunity.

Securing of the blessings of liberty

To protect the benefits and freedoms that come from living in a free society.

Popular sovereignty

A concept that a government gets its power from the people and that ultimate political power remains with the people.

Limited government

Principle that the powers and functions of government are restricted by the U.S. Constitution and other laws.

Separation of powers

The principle that the duties of governing are divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

Checks and balances

The system that gives each branch of government the power to change, reverse, or cancel acts of another branch.

Veto process

President has a bill that both houses of congress have passed and they choose to not sign it into law.

Judicial review

The process to declare legislative and executive actions as constitutional or unconstitutional.

Federalism

Principle that powers of government are distributed between the national government and the state governments.

Supremacy clause

Federal law takes precedent over state law. If a state introduces a law and the US Supreme Court deems it unconstitutional then the state law is tossed.

Jefferson's view on the constitution

Amendments were necessary for the document to be able to change with the times.

Madison's view on the constitution

Amendments were only going to weaken the power of the document because the ruling power would change it for their own benefits.

Supermajority

Majority vote.

Repeal

To cancel or revoke a law by a legislative act.

Example of judicial review and the repeal process

Whatever action that the court system came in and overruled one of the following: lower/equal courts decision, executive action, legislative actions.

Times the constitution has been amended

17

Legislative action

Is something like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that outlawed discrimination.

Example of executive action

Any action by a president that is pushed into law based off of enumerated powers from the constitution.

Executive agreements

When two national leaders agree on something between two nations.

Process of judicial action

When legislative action or executive action is challenged in the courtroom.

Political parties

Shared common interests by individuals that share the same values and tax systems.

Beliefs of the republican party

It supports limited government, individual liberties, free-market capitalism, a strong national defense, and traditional social values.

Beliefs of the democratic party

Advocating for a more active role of the federal government in social and economic matters.

Cabinet

A group of advisors that are selected by the president.

Gridlock

The inability to govern effectively due to separation of powers.

Reason for gridlock

The framers would rather nothing get done than have an overbearing government.

Reason for the electoral college

More equal representation of the whole nation.

Process to determine votes for the electoral college

Census bureau.