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Federalist #78 Limited Government A form of government based on the principle that the powers of government should be clearly limited either through a written document (OUR __________________) or through wide public understanding; characterized by institutional _____________ to ensure that government serves the ___________ interest rather than individual or private interest. No, You Cant Constitutions are inherently _________ documents! They are ABOUT _____________ governmental power. "The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." (Patrick Henry) "In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." --Thomas Jefferson Limited Government The powers of _______________ are limited by the rights and liberties of the governed. The __________ give the government listed (_____________) powers through the Constitution and _______ the rest to themselves. This political compact means government actions must rest on the rule of law, approved however indirectly, by the consent of the governed. (Wasserman) Its Alive! and ________ (7000 words!) and kinda _________ and __________! The brevity, restraint and resilience of our _________ sets it apart from all others! Direct Change: The Amendatory Process Were VERY _____________ Congress has considered more than _______ amendments Thirty-three have been submitted to the states for ratification (Ratification = formal ________) Only _______________ have been ratified For Example: The Balanced Budget Amendment failed by one vote in the Senate in 1995 Time is on My Side, Yes It Is Article V does _____ provide a time limit on amendments Since 1919, most proposed amendments have included a requirement for ratification within _________ years Both the DC Congressional Representation Amendment and the Equal Rights Amendment failed to be ratified within their required time periods. The 27th Amendment had no such internal time limit and was ratified ________ years after its original proposal The Shifting Balance of Federalism Constitutional Changes 14th Amendment _____________ authority extended to actions of states Importance of Equal Protection Clause 16th Amendment (National Income tax) Dramatic Increase in National ______________ 17th Amendment (Direct Election of Senate) Changing __________ of Senate Declining ability of states to resist national efforts to increase power INDIRECT METHODS: More Ways to Change the Constitution Judicial ________ and Review ______________ or Executive Action ____________ Judicial Interpretation A constitutional convention in ____________ session (Woodrow Wilson) The Law is ______________ the Supreme Court says it is! This is how we go from three-fifths of all other persons to separate but equal to I have a dream to Condoleezza Rice. Allows for adaptation to new _______________ how does the prohibition against illegal search and seizure relate to wire tapping, cell phones, internet chat rooms? Legislation or Executive Action Legislative Actions: Establishment of the Federal __________ System The ___________ of the House and the Supreme Court Thousands of laws based on the commerce clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 13) or the necessary and proper clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) Executive Actions: The Presidents Legislative Package The Presidents _____________ Budget and the OMB ___________________________ Custom Changing the Constitution by custom tends to involve ________________________ activities things which are not mentioned one way or the other within the original document. Are _________ Parties in the Constitution? Sometimes we even codify these customs. Were presidential __________ limits in the original document? (No. We added amendment 22 in 1951. 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