The Seven Principles
The first three words of the Constitution that establish Popular Sovereignty.
What is "We the People"?
These powers are specifically listed in the Constitution for Congress, like coining money
Answer: What are Enumerated Powers?
The system where each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches.
What is Checks and Balances?
The first 10 amendments that protect freedoms like speech and religion.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Powers that States have
what are Reserved Powers?
A government in which the people rule through elected representatives.
answer: What is a Republic (or Representative Government)?
Powers that belong strictly to the states, such as establishing schools.
Answer: What are Reserved Powers?
If the President (Executive) disagrees with a law passed by Congress, he or she can do this to reject it.
What is a veto?
The Framers purposely made the process of changing the Constitution this way.
What is difficult?
Powers that the Federal Government has.
What are Enumerated Powers
This principle ensures that the government has only the powers given to it by the people.
What is Limited Government?
Powers shared by both federal and state governments, like the right to raise taxes
Answer: What are Concurrent Powers?
If the President vetoes a law, Congress can do this to the veto to make the law pass anyway.
What is an override?
To propose an amendment, this fraction of Congress must vote "yes."
What is two-thirds (2/3)?
The process through which one becomes a citizen – not born here…
What is Naturalization
The system where power is divided between the national government and the many state governments.
What is Federalism?
This amendment states that all powers not given to the federal government belong to the states.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
This branch has the power to decide whether or not actions by the other two branches are actually allowed.
What is the Judicial branch (or Supreme Court)?
To ratify (approve) an amendment, this fraction of the states must agree.
What is three-fourths (3/4)?
When the govt. Cannot take away your rights before providing the legal process.
Due Process
The principle that divides government duties into three separate branches to prevent any one group from having too much power.
What is Separation of Powers?
Found in Article VI, this clause states that the Constitution is the "Supreme Law of the Land."
What is the Supremacy Clause?
If Congress doesn't like a Supreme Court decision (like Dred Scott), they can start the process of doing this to the Constitution.
What is amending (or changing) the Constitution?
The 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments all gave more people this specific right.
What is the right to vote?
When the courts decide if something is legal. (Constitutional)
Judicial Review