Ideas and Clauses
This allows each branch of government to work together to make sure not one branch has too much power.
What are Checks and Balances?
This is the HIGHEST COURT in the United States.
Supreme Court
This idea in the Constitution means DIVISION of basic government roles into branches. No one branch is given all of the power.
What is separation of powers?
the time when it was illegal to sell or make alcoholic beverages
What is Prohibition?
This is the introduction of the Constitution
What is the preamble?
This term relates to the idea that PEOPLE have power and a VOICE in their country.
What is a republic or republicanism?
When the Supreme Court checks a law to see if it is CONSTITUTIONAL.
What is Judicial Review?
Term that means money and trade
What is commerce?
This is the right to VOTE.
What is suffrage?
This term means to OFFICIALLY approve
What is to ratify?
This idea separates power among the FEDERAL government and the STATES.
What is federalism?
This branch of government is given the responsibility of WRITING laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This is the process of becoming a US CITIZEN
What is naturalization?
To officially END something.
What is to abolish/abolition?
A group of ADVISORS for the President
What is The Cabinet?
this idea gives Congress the power to STRETCH and EXPAND their powers when they feel it is needed.
What is the Elastic Clause?
This is the branch of government is given the responsibility of ENFORCING laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
The people who ELECT the President or Vice President
What is the Electoral College?
An official CHANGE to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
This means to REJECT a bill before it can become a law.
What is veto?
This says the CONSTITUTION is the “SUPREME law of the land”
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This branch of government is given the responsibility of INTERPRETING OR JUDGING laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This means TWO houses, the SENATE and the House of Representatives.
What is bicameral?
When a public official is ACCUSED of a crime
What is impeachment?
The first 10 amendments that protect individual's RIGHTS from government abuses
What are the Bill of Rights?