Chapter 3 Review

1

100

A change to the Constitution

Amendment

200

Principle in the Fifth Amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals

Due Process

300

The Constitution rests on 6 major principles - What are they

1.Popular sovereignty

2.Federalism

3.Separation of powers

4.Checks and balances

5.Judicial review

6.Limited government

400

A system in which the power of the government is limited, not absolute  

Limited Government

500

A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries

Treaty

2

100

Power is divided between national and state government

Federalism

200

Money paid in order to vote

Poll Tax

300

Departments and agencies of the federal government, mostly in the executive branch

Federal Bureaucracy

400

An agreement made between the president and another head of state.

Executive Agreement

500

Supreme Court case in 1803 that established the precedent for federal courts to rule on the actions of the government

Marbury v. Madison

3

100

To accuse a public official of misconduct in office

Impeach

200

The authority of a court to rule on certain cases

Jurisdiction

300

Name given to the first 10 amendments

Bill of Rights

400

Rejection of a bill

Veto

500

The power of the government to take private property for public use

Eminent Domain

4

100

Government censorship of information before it is published or broadcasted

Prior Restraint

200

To be approved

Ratified

300

False information in written or published statements that are intended to do damage to a person's reputation.

Libel

400

Introduction to the Constitution that states why it was written

Preamble

500

Plan requiring that what the government spends will not exceed its income

Balanced Budget

5

100

The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional

Judicial Review

200

The division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government

Division of Powers

300

Powers directly stated in the Constitution

Expressed Powers

400

Statement in Article 6 of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the US "shall be the supreme Law of the Land"

Supremacy Clause

500

False speech intended to damage a person's reputation

Slander