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A change to the Constitution
Amendments
Principle in the Fifth Amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals
Due Process
The Constitution rests on 6 major principles
Popular sovereignty, Federalism, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Judicial Review, Limited Government
System in which the power of the government is limited, not absolute.
Limited Government
A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
Power is divided between national and state government
Federalism
Money paid in order to vote
Poll Tax
Departments and agencies of the federal government, mostly in the executive branch
Federal Bureaucracy
An agreement made between the president and another head of state
Executive Agreement
Supreme Court case in 1803 that established the precedent for federal courts to rule on the actions of the government
Marbury v. Madison
To accuse a public official of misconduct in office
Impeach
The authority of a court to rule on certain cases
Jurisdiction
Name given to the first 10 amendments
Bill of Rights
Rejection of a bill
Veto
The power of the government to take private property for public us
Eminent Domain
Government censorship of information before it is published or broadcasted
Prior Restraint
To be approved
Ratified
False information in written or published statements that are intended to do damage to a person's reputation.
Libel
Introduction to the Constitution that states why it was written
Preamble
Plan requiring that what the government spends will not exceed its income
Balanced Budget
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
Judicial Review
The division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
Division of Powers
Powers directly stated in the Constitution
Expressed Powers
Statement in Article 6 of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the US "shall be the supreme Law of the Land"
Supremacy Clause
False speech intended to damage a person's reputation
Slander