The Constitution
Amendments
Powers
Checks and Balances
Vocabulary
100
the 7 main sections of the Constitution
What are the Articles
100
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
100
These powers are specifically written in the Constitution
What are expressed powers
100
The executive branches ability to stop a bill from becoming law
What is veto
100
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
What is Bill of Rights
200
There are 27 of these attached to the Constitution
What is Amendments
200
Gave the right to free expression
What is the !st Amendment
200
Powers granted to both the National and State governments
What are concurrent powers
200
They must approve of the Justice's nomination
What is Congress
200
Allows government to take your house with just compesation
What is eminent domain
300
It states the purpose of the Constitution
What is the Preamble
300
Gave us protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the 4th Amendment
300
These powers exist for the National government just because of the Sovereignty of the U.S.
What is inherent powers
300
The main power of the Supreme court to declare a law constitutional or unconstitutional
What is Judicial Review
300
Court order on the legality of imprisionment
What is habeas corpus
400
Where the Necessary and Proper clause can be found specifically
What is Article 1 Section 8
400
This repealed the 18th Amendment
What is the 21st Amendment
400
Often derived from the Necessary and Proper clause these powers increase the ability of Congress to go beyond the powers granted by the Constitution
What is implied powers
400
Congress must approve of this advisory group to the President
What is cabinet
400
Making this illegal is insurance that you can't be punished by Congress without a trial
What is bill of attainder
500
Article that makes the Constitution a living document
What is Article 5
500
Without this women would not have suffrage
What is 19th Amendment
500
The type of power of an Executive Agreement
What is implied power
500
What it takes to overturn a president's veto of a bill
What is 3/4 vote of both houses of Congress
500
The retroactive law
What is Ex Post Facto law
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