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Guiding Principles
Bill of Rights
Its all Supreme
100
Established the Legislative Branch
What is Article 1?
100
Powers specifically listed in the Constitution, such as the power to collect taxes and declare war.
What is Enumerated Powers?
100
Power that is divided between the central and individual state/local governments.
What is Federalism?
100
The Bill of Rights are the first _____ amendments to the Constitution.
What is ten?
100
The number of Supreme Court Justices.
What is nine?
200
Make laws or Declare war
Article 1 gives the House and Senate the power to do this?
200
Certain powers that are granted to the national government.
What are delegated powers?
200
Principle that states that the judicial branch is free of pressures and influences from the other two branches.
What is Independent Judiciary?
200
The first amendment guarantees the freedoms of “press, religion, assembly, petition and?”
What is Speech?
200
This Supreme Court case made the Constitution the law of the land.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
300
Detials the amendment process
What is Article 5?
300
Basic freedoms that are considered to be the birthright of all individuals.
What are civil liberties?
300
This principle states that no one, not even the President of the U.S., is above the law.
What is the Rule of Law?
300
The amendment guarantees that we are safe from illegal searches.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
300
United States v. Nixon reaffirmed this guiding principle.
What is Rule of law?
400
The Judicial Branch falls under this article.
What is Article 3?
400
The right of accused person to be brought before a judge to hear the charges against them.
What is Habeas Corpus?
400
This principle states that we elect the leaders, the power resides with the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
400
Under this amendment states that a person does not have to testify against himself/herself?
What is the Fifth Amendment?
400
This Supreme Court case extended the individual rights of students to include due process.
What is Goss v. Lopez?
500
Article which details public debts, supremacy of national law, and oaths.
What is Article 6?
500
Another name for the Elastic clause.
What is the Necessary and Proper clause?
500
This principle details that powers and responsibilities should be divided among three government branches.
What is Separation of Powers?
500
This amendment protects against excessive fines or punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
500
This 1803 Supreme Court case established the Courts’ right to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?