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| a compound constitutional government | A constitution that lays out the framework of powers in government | Yes | 100%
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| separation of powers | A country is split up into many states with their own governments | No | 100%
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| a compound constitutional government | A Declaration of Independence from another country | No | 100%
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| popular sovereignty | A government is only legitimate with the consent of the people it governs | Yes | 100%
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| federalism | A higher national government and lower state/regional governments | Yes | 100%
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| a compound constitutional government | A higher-powered federal government | Yes | 100%
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| federalism | A monarch with unchecked power | No | 100%
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| popular sovereignty | Anarchy | No | 100%
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| a compound constitutional government | A revolutionary history | No | 100%
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| checks and balances | A state government can declare a federal law invalid and ignore it | No | 100%
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| federalism | A strong national bank | No | 100%
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| federalism | A Supreme Court | No | 100%
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| federalism | A union of large cities that have all say in a representative body governing the country | No | 100%
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| federalism | Certain powers that aren't delegated to the federal government are given to the state governments | Yes | 100%
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| the Commerce, Elastic, and Supremacy clauses | Commerce—Art. II, S4, C3: States have to work out any commerce disputes amongst themselves | No | 100%
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| the Commerce, Elastic, and Supremacy clauses | Commerce—Art. I, S10, C9: Native American nations are not allowed to participate in interstate trade | No | 100%
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| the Commerce, Elastic, and Supremacy clauses | Commerce—Art. I, S1, C10: The Executive Branch regulates interstate trade | No | 100%
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| limited government | Congress can pass any law it wants—regardless of constitutionality—with a majority vote | No | 100%
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| federalism | Different and divided powers between federal and state governments | Yes | 100%
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| separation of powers | Different governmental agencies have some power in lawmaking and enforcement | No | 100%
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| the Commerce, Elastic, and Supremacy clauses | Elastic—Art. III, S2, C3: State governments' power will increase and decrease in 5-year cycles | No | 100%
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| the Commerce, Elastic, and Supremacy clauses | Elastic—Art. II, S4, C2: The Supreme Court must give Congress permission to create any new laws | No | 100%
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| popular sovereignty | Everybody in the top 15% of earners has a say in how the country is governed | No | 100%
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| federalism | Federalist papers laying out a framework for the federal government | No | 100%
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| a compound constitutional government | Founding Fathers | No | 100%
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| checks and balances | Goes hand-in-hand with separation of powers | Yes | 100%
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| limited government | Government agents can violate people's right to peaceful protest | No | 100%
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| popular sovereignty | Governments are elected by a shadowy elite class | No | 100%
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| limited government | If the rest of the world says it's okay, the U.S. government can do whatever it pleases | No | 100%
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| checks and balances | Individual citizens can create laws that limit Congress' power | No | 100%
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| separation of powers | Individual government employees are all given some amount of power over the rest of the country | No | 100%
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| a compound constitutional government | Lower-powered state governments | Yes | 100%
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| federalism | National elections to choose an executive | No | 100%
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| popular sovereignty | Nobody can elect any representatives, they're all chosen by the state governments | No | 100%
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| separation of powers | No one branch of government is given too much power over the others | Yes | 100%
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| separation of powers | One branch of government holds all power | No | 100%
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| popular sovereignty | One Executive has all power and say in how the people are governed | No | 100%
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| a compound constitutional government | One level of government with unilateral power | No | 100%
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| popular sovereignty | People decide who will represent them in government through elections | Yes | 100%
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| separation of powers | Powers are divided between branches of state governments as well, not just federally | Yes | 100%
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| a compound constitutional government | Shared powers between levels of government | Yes | 100%
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| limited government | State governments are limited in power, but not the federal government | No | 100%
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| the Commerce, Elastic, and Supremacy clauses | Supremacy—Art. IV, C2: The Constitution and federal laws are the highest "law of the land" | Yes | 100%
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| checks and balances | The Executive Branch actually has no power, Congress has complete say in the law and enforcement | No | 100%
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| limited government | The Executive Branch can legally ignore the Constitution if it feels it may be necessary | No | 100%
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| checks and balances | The Executive Branch (president) can veto Congressional legislation | Yes | 100%
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| popular sovereignty | The Executive single-handedly appoints all Congresspeople and Supreme Court Justices | No | 100%
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| checks and balances | The Judicial Branch can declare Congressional laws unconstitutional | Yes | 100%
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| checks and balances | The Legislative Branch can impeach and convict a president | Yes | 100%
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| separation of powers | The powers of a government are divided between various branches of the government | Yes | 100%
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| checks and balances | The powers of each branch of government are checked by each other branch | Yes | 100%
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| separation of powers | The President can override any other government actions permanently | No | 100%
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| limited government | The President does not have unchecked power, such as ignoring the Constitution with Executive Orders | Yes | 100%
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| the Commerce, Elastic, and Supremacy clauses | These clauses in the Constitution all explain how the government deals with foreign conflicts | No | 100%
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| checks and balances | The Supreme Court has no say in the legality of a law and merely exists cosmetically | No | 100%
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| separation of powers | Three branches of the federal government: Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary | Yes | 100%
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| limited government | A Bill of Rights in the Constitution provides all citizens with certain inalienable rights | Yes | 50%
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| the Commerce, Elastic, and Supremacy clauses | Commerce—Art. I, S8, C3: Congress regulates interstate trade | Yes | 50%
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| the Commerce, Elastic, and Supremacy clauses | Elastic—Art. I, S8, C18: Congress can create new laws to help execute its own power as times change | Yes | 50%
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| a compound constitutional government | Multiple branches of government | No | 50%
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| popular sovereignty | The citizenry has a right to establish a government, and overthrow it | Yes | 50%
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| limited government | The government cannot do whatever it wants | Yes | 50%
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| limited government | The government is granted certain powers and can exercise only those powers, nothing more | Yes | 50%
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