The U.S Constitution
This was an agreement that citizens of the new colony signed that laid the ideas for the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Two houses of Congress.
What is a Bicameral Legislature?
A decision or event that is used as an example or guide for future decisions.
What is a precedent?
Laws that are passed by lawmaking bodies.
What are statutes?
Powers shared by both federal and state governments.
What are Congruent Powers?
Government that has specific limits on government power.
What is a Limited Government?
Drawing district lines that favor a particular political party, politician, or group of people.
What is Gerrymandering?
The government's plan for interaction with other counties in the world.
What is a Foreign Policy?
If a person is convicted of a crime, they have the right to do this.
What is an appeal?
Returning fugitives who commit a crime in a state other than their home state.
What is Extradition?
Decisions that are agreed on by most of the people.
What is Majority Rule?
What is six years?
The art of interacting with foreign countries.
What is Diplomacy?
Each level of the federal court system has its own of this.
What is jurisdiction?
Citizens represented by legislators.
What are Constituents?
Powers given specifically to the federal government like printing money, control trade, and providing defense for the country.
What are Delegated powers?
Formal disapproval of a member's actions.
What is censure?
Forgives a person for their crimes and eliminates punishment.
What is a pardon?
The highest court in the land.
What is the US Supreme Court?
When a citizen started a new law.
What is an initiative?
Powers set aside for the states of the people.
What are Reserved powers?
Powers that are not expressly granted to Congress but used to carry out their jobs.
What are Implied powers?
Highest-ranking representatives in foreign countries.
What are ambassadors?
The power to decide whether a law or presidential action is constitutional.
What is a Judicial Review?
Method for referring potential laws directly to people for approval.
What is a Referendum?