Principles of the Constitution
Principle used when the people elect gov.'t officials
Separation of powers
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
What is "popular sovereignty"?
Term that means a law or gov.'t action has violate the Constitution
Ratify
Repeal
Amend
Unconstitutional
What is "unconstitutional"?
Type of power being used when states set their speed limits.
Delegated
Reserved
Concurrent
Inherent
What are "reserved powers"?
The fact that we have the powers of government divided between federal and state governments.
Checks and Balances
Judicial Review
Limited Government
Federalism
What is "Federalism"?
What does the Legislative Branch do?
Make laws
Enforce laws
Interpret laws
Ratify laws
Make laws
When the President vetoes a law, he is using this principle.
Separation of powers
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
What is "checks and balances"?
A change to the Constitution
Veto
Amendment
Sovereignty
Ratify
What is an amendment?
Type of power being used when only Congress can make laws about trade with foreign countries.
Delegated
Reserved
Concurrent
Inherent
What are "delegated powers"?
What the Judicial Branch does.
Make laws
Enforce laws
Interpret laws
Ratify laws
What is "Interpret Laws"?
What does the Executive Branch do?
Make laws
Enforce laws
Interpret laws
Ratify laws
Enforce laws
Principle used when the Constitution states the Congress CANNOT tax exports.
Separation of powers
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
What is Limited Gov.'t
Give an example of a Delegated power.
Answers will vary
Give an example of a concurrent power.
What is (YOUR ANSWER)?
The clause that states when a federal law and state laws contradict each other, the federal law must be obeyed.
Elastic Clause
Supremacy Clause
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Immunity Clause
What is "Supremacy Clause"?
Principle being used when the Supreme Court rules that a law is unconstitutional.
Separation of powers
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Judicial Review
What is "Judicial Review"?
Which level of government ratifies an amendment?
Federal
State
Local
Monarch
What is the states/state legislatures?
Powers established by the Necessary and Proper Clause.
Expressed
Implied
Concurrent
Inherent
What are "Implied Powers"?
Nickname for the Necessary and Proper Clause, that allows the Federal gov.'t to expand its powers when needed.
Supremacy Clause
Santa Clause
Elastic Clause
Inclusive Clause
What is the "Elastic Clause"?
The fact that there are 3 branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
Separation of powers
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
What is "Separation of Powers"?
How many times has the Constitution been changed?
3
10
25
27
What is 27?
Powers that are essential and necessary for a gov.'t to run a a nation and do NOT need to be listed in the Constitution.
Delegated
Reserved
Concurrent
Inherent
What is "Inherent Powers"?
All five freedoms of the First Amendment.
What are Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech