Legislative power, executive power, and judicial power.
What are the basic powers of Government?
100
A document written in 1776 announcing the independence of the United States.
What is The Declaration of Independence?
100
Rule that is closely followed in the senate
What is a senatorial courtesy?
100
Powers that may be exercised by the National Government alone.
What are exclusive powers?
100
An introduction to a formal document stating it's purpose.
What is a Preamble?
200
An economic system characterized by private companies and individuals where success or failure is determined by market competition.
What is a free enterprise economy?
200
The first document written for the purpose of limiting the power of England's monarchs.
What is The Magna Carta?
200
Where changes or additions become part of the Constitution.
What is a formal amendment?
200
Powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.
What are reserved powers?
200
The purpose of this branch is to interpret the Constitution and determine if proposed laws are in line with the values the Constitution has set in place.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
A word meaning withdrawn or cancelled.
What is repealed?
300
A type of colony where the king grants land to someone and that someone is allowed to choose the governor of their colony.
What are the proprietary colonies?
300
The first ten amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights.
300
The purpose of this clause is to give equal freedoms to citizens throughout the country regardless of location.
What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
300
A pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state.
What is an executive agreement?
400
A group of people meant to represent a larger body.
What is government?
400
The principle that states a government can exist only with the consent of the governed.
What is popular sovereignty?
400
Principle stating that government must obey the laws and be conducted according to the constitution.
What is constitutionalism?
400
A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states.
What is a treaty?
400
Powers that are suggested by expressed powers.
What are implied powers?
500
Population, territory, sovereignty, and government.
What are the four characteristics of a state?
500
Formal approval.
What is ratification?
500
When each branch is subject to a number of assessments by the other branches.
What are checks and balances?
500
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in a State can be returned to it after the request of assistance to other states.
What is extradition?
500
Powers that belong solely to the National government.