AP US Government Foundations Exam
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Article 1 - ✔✔established the legislative branch
Article 2 - ✔✔established the executive branch
Article 3 - ✔✔established the judicial branch
Article 4 - ✔✔defines relationships between the states
Article 5 - ✔✔outlines the formal amendment process
Article 6 - ✔✔establishes National Supremacy, oath of office
Article 7 - ✔✔describes the process for ratification of the Constitution
popular sovereignty - ✔✔principle of the Constitution that states that the
people are the source of the government's power
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,limited government - ✔✔principle of the Constitution that says
government is not all powerful; government must operate under the rule of
law
separation of powers - ✔✔principle of government that creates 3 distinct
branches of government
checks and balances - ✔✔principle of government that gives each branch
checks on the other two; keeps one branch from becoming too powerful
judicial review - ✔✔allows the court to determine if the actions of other
branches , lower courts, and state governments are constitutional;
established in the case of Marbury v. Madison.
federalism - ✔✔principle of government that divides powers of
government geographically between the national government and the
states.
amend - ✔✔to change or add
formal amendment - ✔✔change in the written words of the Constitution by
one of four methods described in the Constitution itself.
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, proposal and ratification - ✔✔two main stages of the amendment process
FEDERALISM - ✔✔a system of government that divides powers between a
national government and several state or local governments
CANADA AND MEXICO - ✔✔other countries that use a federal system of
governmetn
DIVISION OF POWERS - ✔✔powers determined on a territorial basis; also
known as FEDERALISM
EXPRESSED POWERS - ✔✔also known as ENUMERATED POWERS; they
are listed in the Constitution
IMPLIED POWERS - ✔✔not specifically listed in the Constitution but
reasonably assumed through the Elastic Clause, applied to the expressed
powers
INHERENT POWERS - ✔✔powers that belong to all sovereign nations
EXPRESSED POWER EXAMPLES - ✔✔declare war, coin money, regulate
interstate trade, raise an army and navy
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Article 1 - ✔✔established the legislative branch
Article 2 - ✔✔established the executive branch
Article 3 - ✔✔established the judicial branch
Article 4 - ✔✔defines relationships between the states
Article 5 - ✔✔outlines the formal amendment process
Article 6 - ✔✔establishes National Supremacy, oath of office
Article 7 - ✔✔describes the process for ratification of the Constitution
popular sovereignty - ✔✔principle of the Constitution that states that the
people are the source of the government's power
1
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,limited government - ✔✔principle of the Constitution that says
government is not all powerful; government must operate under the rule of
law
separation of powers - ✔✔principle of government that creates 3 distinct
branches of government
checks and balances - ✔✔principle of government that gives each branch
checks on the other two; keeps one branch from becoming too powerful
judicial review - ✔✔allows the court to determine if the actions of other
branches , lower courts, and state governments are constitutional;
established in the case of Marbury v. Madison.
federalism - ✔✔principle of government that divides powers of
government geographically between the national government and the
states.
amend - ✔✔to change or add
formal amendment - ✔✔change in the written words of the Constitution by
one of four methods described in the Constitution itself.
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, proposal and ratification - ✔✔two main stages of the amendment process
FEDERALISM - ✔✔a system of government that divides powers between a
national government and several state or local governments
CANADA AND MEXICO - ✔✔other countries that use a federal system of
governmetn
DIVISION OF POWERS - ✔✔powers determined on a territorial basis; also
known as FEDERALISM
EXPRESSED POWERS - ✔✔also known as ENUMERATED POWERS; they
are listed in the Constitution
IMPLIED POWERS - ✔✔not specifically listed in the Constitution but
reasonably assumed through the Elastic Clause, applied to the expressed
powers
INHERENT POWERS - ✔✔powers that belong to all sovereign nations
EXPRESSED POWER EXAMPLES - ✔✔declare war, coin money, regulate
interstate trade, raise an army and navy
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