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That power that is shared between the federal government and the 50 states
What is federalism?
100
What is the constitutional principle of power being divided between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
What is separation of powers?
100
When a verdict is decided, there is a trial and witnesses testify
What is original jurisdiction?
100
Which branch of government can declare war?
The Legislative Branch
100
What house of Congress is responsible of confirming all appointments including federal judges, ambassadors, and cabinet members?
What is the Senate?
200
An English document signed in 1215 that limited the power of the British monarch
What is the Magna Carta?
200
This constitutional principle is the idea of the philosopher Montesquieu
What is separation of powers?
200
A verdict is not decided, instead it is only determined if the law was applied correctly
What is appellate jurisdiction?
200
What is a bill?
A proposed law
200
What is another name for elastic clause?
The necessary and proper clause
300
The rights to life, liberty, and property
What is natural rights?
300
What was the purpose of the 'Federalist Papers'?
To persuade citizens to ratify the Constitution
300
When both a state and the federal government have the authority to hear the case
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
300
What case determined judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
300
What Supreme Court case upheld implied powers?
McCulloch v. Maryland
400
What is the relationship between the 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments?
What is rights of the accused?
400
What is popular sovereignty
People have the power, or consent of the governed
400
When only the federal OR the state government can hear the case
What is exclusive jurisdiction?
400
What principle is a veto an example of?
What is checks and balances?
400
What are implied powers?
Those powers not specifically listed in the Constitution
500
What is the significance of Thomas Paine and his pamphlet 'Common Sense'?
It encouraged many colonists that were undecided on the topic of independence, to become patriots and support a fight for independence
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What are Congress's expressed powers?
Coin money, declare war, keep and maintain an army, regulate trade, approve treaties with foreign governments
500
When a person is told what charges they have against them
What is writ of habeas corpus?
500
What does the constitution state that the President must give to Congress at least once a year?
The State of the Union Address
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What does the necessary and proper clause do?
It expands the power of Congress by giving them implied powers in order to carry out their duties listed in the Constitution