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nature of the constitution
The drafting of the us constituti...,
Delegates from x states came toge...,
The constitution took four months...
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eval of the nature of the constitution
Advantages that they key principl...,
Advantages of the rules of govern...,
Advantages of the constitution pr...
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specificity and vagueness
Specificity enumerated powers key...,
Vagueness implied powers and the ...,
The majority of implied powers co...
6
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eval vagueness
Advantages,
Disadvantages
2
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constitutional framework
Supreme court,
President,
Commander in chief of the armed f...
14
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separation of powers
The seperation of powers is a key...,
The key intention behind the sepa...,
The founding fathers were influen...
9
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checks and balances
Building on the intention of the ...,
This would lead to all power bein...,
The presidents checks on congress...
24
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bipartisanship and divided / unified gov
Bipartisanship is not explicitly ...,
If there is a divided govenbemnt ...,
In an ideal situation bipartisans...
14
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federalism
Federalism is a structure of poli...,
The power of the state is protect...,
Importantly all states have
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how power is divided between state/fed gov
De,
Maintain armed forces,
Regulate interstate and foreign t...
24
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limited gov
Linked to the idea of federalism ...,
Limited gov is,
The key goal of limited gov is to
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development of federalism over time
Federalism isn t static instead i...,
At first federalism certainly del...,
The great depression was a huge e...
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key phases in the development of federalism
Dual fedrlaism 1787 1920s,
Co operative federalism 1930s 1960s,
New federalism 1970 1990s
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federalism under recent presidents - zig zag federalism
President bush intention v realit...,
President bush in response to eve...,
President bush key policies
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case studies of federalism in practice
Covid 19,
The legalisation of cannabis,
Sanctuary cities
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consequences of federalism
There is significant variation in...,
The ability of states to experime...,
There are often significant tensi...
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republican and democrat attitudes towards federalism
Democrat attitudes towards federa...,
Republican attitudes towards fede...
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debate around the extent to which the usa remains federal today
The 10th ammendment ensures that ...,
There is significant variation in...,
The very difficult ammendment pro...
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how democratic is the us constitution
Arguments that the us constitutio...,
Other strengths of the constitution,
Arguments that the us constitutio...
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the structure of congress
The us congress is described as b...,
Both bodies are elected and a maj...,
Upper house
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key figures within congress
Senate president of the senate,
Senate majority leader,
Senate minority leader
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election cycle
There are us elections every 2 years,
The president is elected every,
Elections between presidential el...
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congress after the 2022 midterms
In large part due to the overturn...,
In the senate there ar,
In the hor there are
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distribution of power within congress
Powers given to congress in the c...,
Exclusive powers of the senate,
Exclusive powers of the hor
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how the senate is considered the more prestigious and powerful house
Though congress is bicameral and ...,
Congressmen congresswomen often s...,
Why the senate is more attractive...
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