A change to the Constitution
Amendment
Power is divided between national and state government
Federalism
To accuse a public official of misconduct in office
Impeach
Government censorship of information before it is published or broadcasted
Prior Restraint
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
Judicial Review
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
Money paid in order to vote
Poll Tax
The authority of a court to rule on certain cases
Jurisdiction
To be approved
Ratified
The division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
Division of Powers
The Constitution rests on 6 major principles - What are they
1.Popular sovereignty
2.Federalism
3.Separation of powers
4.Checks and balances
5.Judicial review
6.Limited government
Departments and agencies of the federal government, mostly in the executive branch
Federal Bureaucracy
Name given to the first 10 amendments
Bill of Rights
False information in written or published statements that are intended to do damage to a person's reputation.
Libel
Powers directly stated in the Constitution
Expressed Powers
A system in which the power of the government is limited, not absolute
Limited Government
An agreement made between the president and another head of state.
Executive Agreement
Rejection of a bill
Veto
Introduction to the Constitution that states why it was written
Preamble
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
A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
Supreme Court case in 1803 that established the precedent for federal courts to rule on the actions of the government
Marbury v. Madison
The power of the government to take private property for public use
Eminent Domain
Plan requiring that what the government spends will not exceed its income
Balanced Budget
False speech intended to damage a person's reputation
Slander