Principles
The people have the power, government is based on the consent of the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
Article VI
Unreasonable search and seizure.
What is Amendment IV
A House of Representatives and a senate.
What is a bicameral congress?
Power is shared between the states and the national government.
What is federalism?
Government is divided into 3 branches.
What is Separation of Powers?
Article I
What is the Legislative Branch?
Deals with civil lawsuits, that are more than ever $20.
What is amendment 7?
President now takes over on January 20th.
What is amendment 20?
The branch with a power to veto laws, checking and balancing other branches.
What is the executive branch?
A government in which power is divided between federal government and the states.
What is federalism?
Article III
What is the Judicial branch?
All male citizens have the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
Clause in the Amendment that set the Constitution up as the supreme law of the land, over the federal and states government.
What is national supremacy?
The state votes, to ratify and create a law, from an amendment.
What are 3/4s of the states?
In a representative democracy, voting for your representatives.
What is democracy?
Article VII
What is ratification?
What is the 8th Amendment?
Congress has the power to imply powers from this clause in the Constitution.
What is the necessary and proper clause?
How many states ratified the Constitution?
What are checks and balances?
Article V
What is the Amendment process.
You have a right to due process, and an indictment hearing.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Powers within the Constitution set aside for the federal government.
What are expressed and implied powers?
This group pushed for the Bill of Rights, to expand individual rights of citizens.
Who are the anti-federalists?