Articles
Article of the Constitution that Establishes the Executive Branch
Article II
Basic principle of the Constitution that says all political power resides in the people
Popular Sovereignty
Following a state asking to join the Union, Congress would have to pass an __________, directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed State Constitution.
Enabling Act
Type of power given to the national government that are spelled out in the Constitution
Expressed Powers
Provision that ensures that no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those who happen to live In another state
Privileges and Immunities Clause
Article of the Constitution that establishes the Legislative Branch
Article I
Basic Principle of the Constitution that holds that no government is all-powerful and can only do those things that people have given it the power to do.
Limited Government
Type of Grant-in-Aid made for specific, closely defined purposes, such as school lunches.
Categorical Grant
Type of power the National government has because it is a national government and is expected to have these
Inherent Powers
Provision in Constitution that ensures Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records and Judicial Proceedings of every other State
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Article of the Constitution that establishes the Judicial Branch
Article III
The Presidents power to veto acts of Congress is an example of this system set by the Constitution to keep each branch of Government from becoming too powerful.
Checks and Balances
Type of Grant-in-Aid that can be applied for by states, localities, or sometimes private agencies. Often used for scientific research
Powers that are not expressly stated in the constitution but are reasonably suggested by the expressed powers
Implied Powers
Agreements that the States - with the Consent of Congress - can make between themselves and with foreign States
Interstate Compacts
Compromises between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans are just one reason the Constitution created this type of legislature
Bicameral
The Constitution provides for its own ___________, that is for changes in written words
Amendment
Type of Grant-in-Aid that can be used for broader purposes than the Categorical grants, with less strings attached.
Block Grant
Powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not at the same time Deny to the State
Reserved Powers
Legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State can be returned to that State
Extradition
Which President won 4 straight elections, prompting the creation of the 22nd amendment, limiting Presidents to 2 terms
Franklin D. Roosevelt
How many Amendments have been added to the Constitution
27
Powers that can only be exercised by the National Government, and cannot be used by the States under any circumstances
Exclusive Powers
Powers that Both the National Government and the States possess and exercise
Concurrent Powers