Clauses & Compromises
allowed 3/5ths of the state's slaves to be counted into the state's total population
What is the 3/5ths compromise?
powers expressed and numbered in the constitution
What are enumerated powers?
Protects Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Opinion, and Speech
What is the 1st Amendment?
a plan for the US government that combined elements of both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans
What is the Great Compromise/ Connecticut Compromise?
power that is not specifically authorized in writing, but is assumed because of similar powers which have already been granted in writing
What are implied powers?
gives people the right to choose not to testify in court if they feel their own testimony will incriminate themselves, protects citizens from being subject to criminal prosecution and punishment without due process, prevents people from being tried for the same crime twice, and establishes the power of eminent domain, which means that private property can not be seized for public use without just compensation.
What is the 5th Amendment?
says that the constitution, the laws passed by congress, and the treaties of the US act as the supreme law of the land
The Supremacy Clause
powers kept from state and national governments
What are denied powers?
Defined what it means to be a US citizen. It prohibits states from reducing the privileges of citizens and ensures each citizen the 'right to due process and the equal protection of the law'.
What is the 14th Amendment?
says that congress may pass all laws that are "necessary & proper"
What is the elastic clause?
powers belonging strictly to the state
What are reserved powers?
Established that senators would be directly elected
What is the 17th Amendment?
allocates power to Congress for regulating commerce among states and with foreign nations and Indian tribes
What is the Commerce Clause?
powers shared by federal and state governments that may be exercised simultaneously
What are Concurrent Powers?
Revised the presidential election procedures and
specifies that electors shall cast distinct votes for the president and vice president, rather than electoral votes for two men
What is the 12th Amendment?