Vocabulary 1
What are implied powers?
Certain powers are given to the national government even though they are not expressly presented in the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
An introductory statement that sets forth the general purposes of the American government.
True or False: The Constitution is the frame work for how the American government should be run, but it does not cover every single thing in government.
True.
The Constitution is broken down in to how many major parts?
3. The Preamble, The Articles and the Amendments.
What are the first three words of the Preamble?
We the people.
What is a republican form of government?
A government in which the people are governed by elected representatives.
What are concurrent powers?
These are held separately but equally by both state and national governments.
How many ways are there to propose an amendment?
2 ways.
What two offices of the Executive Branch are outlined by the Constitution?
The President and Vice President
How many ways are there to make an amendment law?
There are only four possible ways for an amendment to become law.
What is the privileges and immunities clause?
It prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states.
What are amendments?
Formal changes to a basic document.
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
What amendment protects the people’s right to choose their own religion?
The First Amendment
What amendment protects the people’s right to assembly?
The First Amendment.
What is the supremacy clause?
Declares the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the federal government to bethe supreme law of the land to which judges in every state are bound regardless of state law.
What is the full faith and credit clause?
It requires states to recognize one another’s laws and court decisions.
What was the last of four major slave cases heard by the U. S. Supreme Count?
Kentucky v. Dennison
What amendment forbids “double jeopardy” and protects Americans from self-incrimination?
The Fifth Amendment.
Name two concurrent powers.
To make and enforce laws and to establish courts.
What was Marbury v. Madison significant?
It established the precedent of the judicial branch of the government having the power to declare a law unconstitutional.
What is the rule of law?
The principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced.
Why have there been so few amendments to the Constitution?
It is very hard to pass an amendment.
List two powers granted to the national government.
Declaring war and coining money.
What are interstate compacts?
States often have common problems and concerns that relate to shared resources and territory. States therefore often enter in to mutual agreements called interstate compacts.