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Agreement at the constitutional convention that the lower house would be based on population and the upper house would have equal representation for each state.
Great Compromise
Government derived from the people through representatives
Representative Democracy
Leader of the House of Representatives (it is Mike Johnson, I need the title)
Speaker of the House
Powers retained by state governments and the people, include regulating education, conducting elections, and establishing local governments.
Reserved Powers.
The president and officers under him. Governed by Article II of the Constitution, enforces the law, serves as commander in chief of the military.
The Executive Branch
Branch of government that interprets laws and settles disputes between the states.
Judicial Branch
Leader of the Senate in absence of the vice president
President pro tempore
Powers shared by state and federal governments, include taxation, borrowing money, and enforcing laws.
Concurrent Powers
Virginia delegate, father of the constitution. Wrote some of the federalist papers to support adopting the Constitution.
James Madison
People who opposed the proposed Constitution, fearing the national government would be too powerful.
Antifederalists
Bringing charges against a public official who may have committed a crime (is not a conviction)
Impeachment
Orders by the president to carry out laws that impact administrative matters or executive policy
Executive Orders
Both houses of Congress, governed by Article I of the Constitution. Makes the law.
Legislative Branch
First ten amendments to the Constitution, outline the rights guaranteed to individuals and states.
Bill of Rights
Powers granted to the Federal government, including coining money, regulating trade, and declaring war.
Delegated Powers
How many justices are on the supreme court
9
The system of government where power is distributed between a central authority and individual states.
Federalism
Has 435 members, has 2 year terms
House of Representatives
Article 1, section 8 of Constitution, allows Congress to take additional actions to support the delegated powers.
Elastic Clause (Necessary and Proper Clause)
When the Constitution was written
1787