This clause allows Congress to make "all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution" its powers.
What is the elastic clause
100
What is the fate of most bills introduced before Congress?
What is they die.
100
In his Second Treatise on Government, John Locke argued that all men are born with these
What are natural rights
100
To prove this, plaintiffs must demonstrate that they not only have a serious interest in a case, but have or likely will sustain damages.
What is standing to sue
100
"We the People," refers to this important theme found throughout the Constitution.
What is popular sovereignty
200
This branch is established by Article II
What is the Executive or President
200
The list of Congressional powers identified in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution are collectively referred to as these
What are enumerated powers
200
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
This common form of American litigation has spread to legal systems in numerous other countries due to its ability to reduce both cost and time.
What are class action law suits.
200
The Constitution mandates that States must give this to the laws and court proceedings of another state.
What is Full Faith and Credit
300
The Anti-Federalists called for a Bill of Rights in order to protect these
What are individual rights
300
Serving in both houses, these Congressional officers can be found within both the majority and minority parties. They perform the leg work for Congressional leadership.
Who are the Whips
300
Jefferson wrote of these rights that he felt could not be denied by any particular government.
What are inalienable rights
300
This landmark Supreme Court ruling found in favor of the United States government in the argument over the taxation of federal institutions.
What is McCullough v. Maryland
300
This body was intended to be the chief lawmaking body in the United States government
What is the Congress
400
In Gibbons v. Ogden, to settle a dispute between Ferry operators the Supreme Court redefined this clause, making the issue the jurisdiction of the Congress.
What is the commerce clause
400
Legislators who use their own best judgement when voting on issues are said to be these
What are trustees
400
This document was the first to limit the power of a monarch.
What is the Magna Carta
400
Criminal cases are to guilt as civil cases are to this
What is liability
400
This well-rounded approach to voting on issues in Congress is the most common style demonstrated by Congresspersons
What is politicos
500
The Federalist Papers argued that the "most durable source of faction" is this...an issue which has existed in American politics to this day.
What is the unequal distribution of wealth or property
500
The single most important advantage to winning an election is to be this
What is an incumbent
500
Inspired by the theory of the social contract, Jefferson argued that governments gained their power from this
What is consent of the governed
500
Judicial Review, a critical task of the Supreme Court, was established by this decision of the Marshall Court.
What is Marbury v. Madison
500
Madison argued that the structure of the new federal government would protect against factions creating a "tyranny of the majority" in this often quoted Federalist essay