Constitution & Principles
People have the right to rule themselves.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The first ten amendments are known as what?
What is the Bill of Rights?
The freedom to believe what you want and to express your ideas in public.
What is Liberty?
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause)?
This role is the head of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
When power is divided between national and state governments.
What is Federalism?
Found in the 14th Amendment, this clause states that the government cannot discriminate between people and must enforce the laws equally.
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
All people should be treated fairly. No group or person should be favored.
What is Justice?
This clause says that states have to respect the laws and records of every other state. (ex, wills, drivers licenses, marriages, etc.)
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
The term for when the Supreme Court rules a law or statute as Constitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
What is Separation of Powers?
Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Citizens elect their representatives in government through democratic elections.
What is Republican Government?
This states that federal law will override state law when they conflict.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The term for when a state asks another state to return a fugitive to them to face trial.
What is Extradition?
This principle ensures that each branch of government has some control over the other ones.
What is Checks and Balances?
Your right to a fair trial is guaranteed by this amendment.
What is the 6th Amendment?
The power of the government comes from the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
These powers are spelled out word for word in the Constitution.
What are Enumerated or Expressed Powers?
This fraction is the amount of states needed to ratify an amendment to the Constitution.
What is 3/4's?
This principle of the Constitution restrains the power of the federal government.
What is Limited Government?
The First Amendment guarantees these five protections for people in the United States.
What are speech, religion, press, petition, assembly?
Each person can find their happiness in their own way so long as they do not step on the rights of others.
What is Pursuit of Happiness?
Coining Money, Establishing a post office, and Declaring war are all examples of _________ ___________ given to the federal government by the Constitution.
What are delegated powers?
This act allows a territory to apply to become a state.