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Terms and Deifiniton
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Elastic Clause | the power to pass all laws necessary and proper |
| Parliamentary System | a system of democratic governance of a state in which the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from the parliament |
| Popular Sovereignty | the consent of the people |
| Probable Cause | reasonable grounds |
| Separation of Powers | an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. |
| Impeach | call into question the integrity or validity |
| Laissez-faire | a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering |
| Majority Rule | the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power |
| Caucus | a meeting of party leaders to select candidates |
| Writ of Habeus-Corpus | a court order to a person or agency holding someone in custody to deliver the imprisoned individual to the court issuing the order |
| Social Contract Theory | organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members |
| Federalist Papers | series of eighty-five essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in the late 1780s to persuade the voters of New York to adopt the Constitution. |
| Articles of Confederation | the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789. |
| Civic Duty | the responsibilities of a citizen |
| Checks and Balances | counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated |
| Civic Responsibility | actions and attitudes associated with democratic governance and social participation |
| Common Good | the benefit or interests of all |
| Declaration of Independence | adopted at the Second Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776 |
| Due Process of Law | fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement |
| Equal Protection | United States Constitution requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all citizens |
| Establishment Clause | the clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress |
| Federalism | the federal principle or system of government |
| Judicial Review | review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act |
| Limited Gov. | political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers |
| Natural Rights Philosophy | fundamental rights could not be surrendered in the social contract |
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