Unit 1
This Clause allows the government to do what is nescessary and proper
The Necessary and proper Clause
This term is used to discribed redrawing district lines for a parties favor
Gerrymandering
This admendment prevents the government from giving exceedingly harsh penalties on criminals
The 8th admendment
This type of election allows voters to choose party nominees for the general election.
Primary Election
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
The Declaration of Indepedence
taxing and spending, regulating interstate commerce, coining money, declaring war, and raising armed forces. are the _____ ______ Powers of Congress
Enumerated Powers
______ ______ is used in courts to keep a following precedent
Stare Decisis
This clause is used to make it where the government cannot have an official religion
Establishment Clause
This rule in the senate allows senators to debate for an unlimited amount of time
Fillibuster
This Case Ruled that corporations are people and that spending money counts as a form of speech
Citizens United v. FEC
This term is the principle that that a government’s authority is created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power
Popular sovereignty
Often called the President's hats
The seven roles of the president
This term is used when the bill of rights is applied to state governments
Selective Incorporation
These members of congress have the job of making sure their party votes in unision
Whips
This Court case set the precident that one person gets one vote
Baker V Carr
This Event had brought into question the powers of the Articles of Confederation
Shays Rebellion
The term used by the Supreme Court after accepting a case
Right of Certiorari
Found in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, this legal protection requires fair treatment through the normal judicial system.
Due Process
A model of voting where you vote for who the Party that the candidate is affiliated with
Party line voting
This case created the clear and present danger Test
Schenck v United States
What type of federalism mixes together National and State governments
Cooperative Federalism
This power is used by congress to supervise federal agencies
congressional oversight
Though not explicitly written in the Constitution, this implied right was supported in Supreme Court cases involving contraception and personal decisions.
Right to Privacy
Organizations that have unlimited spending but arnet allowed to cordinate with campaigns
Super P.A.C.S
This case had incorporated the 2nd admendment into the 14th
McDonald V Chicago