U.S. Government Chapter 3 REVIEW

an amendment that the Constitution does not list specifically, but change in society or judicial review changed the rule of law de facto.

a part made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does not require Senate consent.

a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states.

group of persons chosen in each state and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President.

president advisory body, traditionally made up of the heads of the executive departments and other officers.

custom that the Senate will not approve a presidential appointment opposed by a majority-party senator from the State in which the appointee would serve.

Executive- enforces laws Legislative- makes laws Judicial- interprets laws

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1) Formal amendments may be proposed by a 2/3 vote of each house of Congress and be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures, 2) proposed by Congress and then ratified by conventions, called for that purpose, in 3/4 of the states, 3) proposed by a national conventions called by Congress at the request for 2/3 of the state legislatures and be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures, and 4) may be proposed by a national convention and ratified by Conventions in 3/4 of the states.

He wanted to protect essential liberties against infringement from others and the government. He was also an Anti-federalist.

It would give fair and equal treatment before the law and reserve powers in the federal system.

Popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism.

Each branch can "check" the power of the other branches to make sure power is balanced (no one branch is stronger than the others).

a) the judicial checks the legislative by declaring acts of Congress unconstitutional. May override a Presidential veto and may impeach the President. b) The executive can check the legislative by being able to veto a legislation, and they can call special sessions of Congress.

7 articles

27 Amendments

a) The most common way to add an amendment to the Constitution would be to propose it by a 2/3 vote of each house of Congress and be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures. b) The second method was only used once but it says it may be proposed by Congress and the ratified by Conventions, called for the purpose, in 3/4 of the states.

a) The 27th Amendment took the longest time to ratify. b) It took 203 years.

The Civil War

The constitution can be informally amended by the passage of basic legislation by Congress, actions take by the President, key decision of the Supreme Court, the activities of political parties, custom and usage.

Use of powers as commander in chief of the armed forces (can declare war) and executive agreements.

The states must protect immunities and privileges between states.

WWII

Child Labor Amendment, Congressional Apportionment Amendment, Corwin Amendment, District of Columbia Voting RIghts Amendment, Equal Rights Amendment, Titles of Nobility Amendment.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

Judicial review

25th Amendment

7 years

Congress (Commerce Clause)

Woodrow Wilson

15,000

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