Limited Government vocabulary

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What is a system of government in which the power of the government is divided between federal and state governments?

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Federalism

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This is when the Constitution distributes power into the 3 branches of government.

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Seperation of power

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What is a system in which power is divided among the 3 branches of government?

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Checks and balances

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What kind of power is given from the Constitution to the Federal government and not the states?

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Enumerated power

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What is leftover power given from the Constitution to the state governments but not the federal government?

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Reserved power

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What power is shared between federal and state governments?

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Concurrent power

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What makes the Constitution the Supreme law of the land and no laws/actions can violate them?

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Constitutional Supremacy

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What is a concept in political philosophy in which governmental power is restricted by law and usually written in a written constitution?

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Limited Government

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What is the legal principle that laws should govern and allow them to use arbitrary on a nation?

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Rule of law