Constitution
- Created by: Hannah
- Created on: 26-05-13 14:31
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- Constitution
- How did the US Constitution come to be written?
- April 1775 - War of Independence
- 4th July 1776 - Declaration of Independence
- March 1781 - Articles of Confederation
- May 1787 - Philadelphia Convention
- What are the key principles of the US Constitution?
- Federalism
- Constitutional Rights (Bill of Rights)
- Separation of Powers
- How do the checks and balances of the Constitution work?
- Checks on Executive
- By Congress: amend/delay/reject legislation, override pr. veto, power of purse, declare war, ratify treaties, confirm appointments, impeachment
- Judicial Review
- Checks on Legislature
- By Executive: recommend legislation, veto legislation
- Judicial Review
- Checks on Judiciary
- By Congress: impeachment, propose amendments
- By executive: appoint judges, pardon
- Checks on Executive
- What is federalism and how has it changed?
- Degree of decentralization which is suitable for such a large and diverse country
- Phases of federalism - 'Dual federalism', 'cooperative federalism' and ''new federalism'
- How is the constitution amended?
- Proposition
- Congress - 2/3 majority in both houses
- National Constitutional Convention - called by at least 2/3 of states
- Ratification
- State legislatures - 3/4
- State Constitutional Convention - 3/4
- Proposition
- What are constitutional rights?
- Set out in the Bill of Rights
- How did the US Constitution come to be written?
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