Forms of Govt
A system in which the executive is accountable to the legislature
What is Parliamentary
The army cannot live in your home uninvited
What is the third amendment
Guarantee of the 10th amendment to divide powers between the federal and state governments
What is federalism
All the powers of the federal government
What are Delegated Powers
All actions and decisions of a government
What is Public Policy
A system in which one person holds all political power with no limits in place
What is dictatorship
Intended to prevent law enforcement from conducting searches without cause
What is the fourth amendment
Established by the Marbury vs. Madison court case
What is Judicial Review
Powers of the states in our federal system which are guaranteed by the 10th amendment
What are reserved powers
A group of people connected by language, religion, or other commonality
What is a nation
A system where, geographically, all power is exercised in one location
What is Unitary
This is why we cannot have organized prayer in school
What is the first amendment
Principle forbidding the Supreme Court and President from writing laws
What is Separation of Powers
Powers of the federal government listed word for word in the constitution
What are expressed powers
Governmental power is held by the people through individuals they select to convey their preferences in governmental issues
What is Representative Democracy
A system in which independent states remain sovereign in all matters other than those they grant to a federal government
Death row inmates cannot be tortured as part of their sentence
What is the Eighth Amendment
Principle reflecting that the United States is a democracy
What is Popular Soveriegnty
Powers of Congress granted by the Necessary & Proper Clause
What are Implied Powers
Governments come into existence because the people will them to; standing together is stronger than standing alone.
What is Social Contract Theory
What is Federal
Rights that the people have even though the constitution doesn't mention them
What is the ninth amendment
Principle allowing the President to appoint justices to the Supreme Court and veto congressional legislation
What are Checks and Balances
Powers of the federal government which are granted simply becuase it is a government of a soveriegn state
What are Inherent Powers
Complete authority in a given place that is necessary to form a government
What is sovereignty