Principles of the Constitution
This principle gives courts the power to decide whether laws or government actions follow the Constitution.
Judicial Review
This system divides power between the national government and state governments.
Federalism
This compromise created a two-house Congress, with representation by population in one house and equal representation for each state in the other.
The Great Compromise
This clause says the Constitution and federal laws are the supreme law of the land.
Supremacy Clause
This group supported ratifying the Constitution and wanted a stronger national government.
The Federalists
This principle lets each branch limit the power of the other branches.
Checks & Balances
These powers are shared by the national and state governments. Taxation is one example.
Concurrent Powers
This plan favored representation based on population and was proposed by a large state.
The Virginia Plan
This case established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
This group worried that the new national government would have too much power and pushed for a Bill of Rights.
The Anti-Federalists
This principle divides the work of government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Separation of Powers
These powers belong to the national government because the Constitution gives them to it.
This compromise counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation purposes.
3/5th Compromise
This clause gives Congress flexibility to pass laws needed to carry out its constitutional responsibilities. It is also called the Elastic Clause.
Necessary and Proper Clause
This group argued that states should keep more power than the national government.
Anti-Federalists
This principle means that government power is limited by the Constitution
Limited Government
These powers are kept by the states. Marriage laws and driver’s licenses are examples.
Reserved Powers
This plan favored equal representation per state in the legislature.
The New Jersey Plan
What term means two house legislature?
bicameral
This amendment says that powers not given to the national government or denied to the states are reserved to the states or the people.
10th Amendment
This principle means that the people are the source of the government’s power.
Popular Sovereignty
These are powers that belong to the federal government but are not directly stated.
Implied Powers
What was the Great Compromise also known as?
The Connecticut Compromise
In McCulloch v. Maryland, this clause supported Congress’s power to create a national bank, even though the Constitution does not name one.
Necessary and Proper Clause
The Preamble begins, “We the People.” This phrase reflects the idea that government power comes from the people. Which principle of the Constitution is shown in that quote?
Popular Sovereignty