Const. Principles
This allows each branch to stop each other from becoming too powerful (Veto, impeachment, judicial review)
Checks and Balances
The first document that established a weak national government that resulted in the constitutional convention to fix it.
Articles of Confederation
The first section or introduction of the constitution that begins with "We the people......"
The Preamble
The right to freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion and petition
First amendment
Two house legislature
Bicameral
This principle states that the law applies to everyone, even those who are in power
Rule of Law
This plan for the new congress would have given all states equal number of votes. (Favored by small states)
New Jersey Plan
The legislative branch is discussed in this article.
Article 1
This amendment protects you from being searched without a warrant.
Fourth Amendment
The first 10 amendments in the constitution
Bill of Rights
The people establish our government and are the source of its power
Popular Sovereignty
The two political parties that ratified the constitution
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
This article discusses the Judicial Branch
Article 3
The amendment that protects you from self-incrimination and double jeopardy
Fifth Amendment
The powers directly granted to Congress in the Constitution
Expressed Powers
Separation of Powers
This compromise created our voting process for the President based on the populations of each state
Electoral College
The clause forces all states to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
Full faith and credit clause
This amendment gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
The powers that are shared by both state and federal governments
Concurrent Powers
This principle shares the power between state and federal governments
Federalism
This compromise created a bicameral legislature with equal voting in the senate and population based voting in the house.
Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
This clause states that federal law will be supreme over state law
The Supremacy Clause
This amendment prohibits the government from denying any citizen's right to vote
15th Amendment
The powers that are given or left to the states
Reserved Powers