PSC 2302 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Excessive Bail Clause, Classical Republicanism, Bicameralism

• School: Baylor University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSC 2302
• Professor: Rebecca Flavin

Document Summary

Constitution- a framework providing basic principles of organization and operation; (government) the arrangement of political and governmental institutions and the powers and functions assigned to them. Protect the rights and liberties of individuals (essence lies in its distrust and restraint of power) Rule of law: a constitution places a higher law above the policies and practices or transient leaders or ruling minorities, and it requites that they abide by that constitutional higher law . Preamble: (to the constitution of the us) provides a general statement of purpose and lays the foundation for a theory of governmental action. We the people ; offers a list of social and political goals. (others) strong political statements and are often used to promote a specific and detailed ideology. Executive: complements/enforces laws through bureaucracy and police forces. Separation of powers: the 3-fold delineation of political functions among legislative, executive and judiciary.