8th gd. Unit 5.1 Vocab.

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A rule or belief that guides actions regarding right and wrong.

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principle

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Lawmaking body, includes Congress (House & Senate), bicameral.

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Legislative branch

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Enforces laws: Includes president and cabinet

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Executive branch

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Interprets laws: Supreme Court

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Judicial branch

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A formal change to a law

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amendment

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Everyone, including authority figures, must obey the laws.

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Limited government.

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Branches of government share powers to check each other.

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checks and balances

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Source of governmental power lies with the people.

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popular sovereignty

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Established Judicial Review in Marbury v. Madison, affirming Supreme Court's power to declare Congress acts unconstitutional.

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John Marshall

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Power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional

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Judicial Review