Vocab
A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Amendment that gives us the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Powers given to the National Government that are “spelled out” in the Constitution. Sometimes called the “enumerated powers”
What are Expressed powers?
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
What are Checks and Balances?
Power divided between the Federal and State governments.
What is Federalism?
Amendment banning the quartering of soldiers.
What is the 3rd amendment?
Powers not given to the National Government are saved for the States (10th Amendment)
What are Reserved powers?
Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
What is Judicial Review?
Amendment involving Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination.
What is the 5th amendment?
Powers not expressly states, but are implied. Gives Congress the “necessary and proper power”
What are Implied Powers?
Governmental document that limits the power of the government, protects the rights of the people, and creates equality under the law.
What are the Bill of Rights?
A clause in Article IV of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of all other states.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
Amendment that gives people the right to a trial by a jury of their peers.
What is the 7th amendment?
Powers that can only be used by the Federal government.
What are Exclusive Powers?
Amendment that lowered the voting age to 18 years of age in response to the Vietnam War in 1971.
What is the 26th amendment?
A legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.
What is Extradition?
Amendment claiming that citizens are entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
What is the 9th amendment?
Powers that both the National and State governments possess. These powers include power to levy and collect taxes.
What are Concurrent Powers?
A series of 85 essays written by Federalists: Hamilton, Madison, and Jay published in NY newspapers and used to convince readers to adopt the new constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?