Principles of the Constitution
The principle that all government power comes from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
This group believed in smaller government and advocated for the creation of the bill of rights
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Congress can regulate railroads and airlines because of this constitutional clause
What is the necessary and proper clause?
The ability to print money is this kind of government power
What is an expressed or exclusive power?
The world's richest individual at the end of 2023
Who is Elon Musk?
The U.S. states government is divided into these 3 branches
What are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
This plan was favored by small states and would have created a congress that represented states equally
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Your driver's license is valid in all 50 states due to this constitutional clause
What is the full faith and credit clause?
Building roads and creating taxes are examples of this type of government power
What are concurrent powers?
For a territory to become a state, it must first have this many people
What is 60,000?
This is a method for the judicial branch to check the power of the legislative branch
What is judicial review?
This plan would have led to proportional representation in a unicameral congress
What is the Virginia Plan?
Creating unique tolls for out-of-state drivers is unconstitutional because of this clause
What is the privileges and immunities clause?
The 10th amendment of the constitution creates this type of power
What are reserved powers?
This man led the NFL in passing yards in 2023
Who is Tua Tagovailoa?
A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central government and regional governments
What is federalism?
These 3 men wrote the Federalist Papers
Who are Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay?
This is the hierarchy of government authority established under the supremacy clause
What is the constitution, federal law, and then state law?
These powers come from Congress' ability to create all laws deemed "necessary and proper"
What are implied powers?
For an amendment to be ratified, it requires this approval percentage from state legislators
These 2 principles of the constitution go hand in hand
What are separation of powers and checks and balances?
Southern states favored the Three-Fifths compromise for this reason
What is increased representation in the house of representatives?
Each state has a different BAR exam for lawyer certification. This is an example of
What is a reasonable distinction?
These powers belong to the national government because of the scale and nature of the task
What are inherent powers?
The best-selling artist of all-time
Who are the Beatles?