Constitution & Amendments
This Article of the Constitution describes relations among the States
What is Article I?
Three kinds of delegated powers held by the Federal Government
What are expressed, implied, and inherent?
A system of government in which power is divided between national and state governments
What is Federalism?
An Act directing the people of a territory to frame a proposed State constitution.
What is an enabling act?
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice can be returned to the State in which the crime was committed.
What is extradition?
The Amendment that reserves powers to the States
What is the 10th Amendment?
Powers of Congress specifically stated in the Consitution
What are expressed powers?
The constitutional provision by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis between the National Government and the 50 State Governments
What is division of powers?
An Act creating a new State, approved by Congress and signed by the President
What is an act of admission?
federal money or other resources given to the States and their municipalities
What are federal grants-in-aid?
The number of powers given to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
What is 18?
Powers that Congress can exercise based on the Necessary and Proper Clause
What are implied powers?
Powers that are given to Congress by the Constitution
What are delegated powers?
Provision passed by Congress is 1787 to accept Territories north of the Ohio River and west of NY, PA, & VA into Statehood
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
The power to coin money, make treaties with foreign states, and lay duties (taxes) on imports
What are exclusive powers?
In First Choice Women's Resource Center v. Platkin, the case focuses on the violation of these specific rights.
Daily Double: The Amendment in which these rights are stated.
What are freedom of speech and freedom of association?
Daily Double: What is the 1st Amendment?
Powers shared by both national and State governments
What are concurrent powers?
Name two obligations of the National Government to the 50 States.
What is guarantee and republican form of government, protect against invasion and internal disorder, or respect territorial integrity of the States?
This Clause in the Constitution states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
Daily Double: The nickname for this Clause.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Daily Double: The Linchpin of the Constitution
This Clause protects the validity of State-issued documents in all 50 States
Daily Double: Name two examples of such documents
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause? (Article IV, Section 1)
Daily double: What are birth certificates, marriage licenses, property deeds, or car registrations?
The Supreme Court Majority used these two Clauses to support their Opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges that gay marriage is protected under the Constitution.
Daily Double: The Amendment in which these two Clauses appear.
What is "Due Process" and "Equal Protection?"
Daily Double: What is the 14th Amendment?
Name two examples of reserved powers that belong only to the states.
What are establishing public schools, regulating interstate commerce, or license professionals such as doctors, lawyers, plumbers, and hairdressers? (other examples may be given)
Two examples of inherent powers
What are regulate immigration, deport aliens, acquire territory, grant diplomatic recognition to foreign states, protect against rebellion or foreign overthrow of government?
The case that established the Supreme Court as the umpire of the federal system, applying the Supremacy Clause to conflicts between the National Government and State governments
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Name two reasonable distinctions that States can draw between their own residents and residents of other States.
Daily double: These distinctions are allowed under this Clause
What are voting, holding public office, residency times before licensing to practice professional service, fishing and hunting license fees, or State University tuition fees?
Daily Double: What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause (Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1)