Introduction of the constitution; states the purpose of the Constitution.
What is the preamble.
100
Private ownership of capital goods, investments made by private decision, and success or failure determined by competition in the market place.
What is Free Enterprise
100
All political power resides with the people
What is Popular Sovereignty
100
The division of power among a central government and several regional governments.
What is Federalism
100
What is the power of the courts to determine whether what government does is in accord with what the Constitution provides.
What is Judicial Review
200
Gives power to Judicial Branch (which article?)
What is article III
200
One of six concepts of democracy
(1) Recognition of worth of every person (2) Respect for equality of all (3) A faith in majority rule (4) An acceptance of the necessity of compromise (5) Insistence upon individual freedom
200
A government may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do
What is Limited Government
200
Three powers granted by the Constitution
What is Delegated Powers
200
The first ten amendments; set out the guarantees of freedom, equality, and security.
What is the Bill of Rights
300
Gives power to the Legislative Branch (which article?)
What is article I.
300
Three factors of a free enterprise system
What is innovation, production, surviving the competition
300
Power is separated among three distinct and independent branches.
What is Separation of Powers
300
Delegated to the National Government and spelled out in the Constitution.
What is Expressed Powers
300
Powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise.
What is Concurrent Powers
400
Which article gives power to the executive branch?
What is Article II
400
The institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies.
What is the government
400
Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks by the other branches
What is Checks and Balances
400
Not expressly stated in the Constitution but are suggested by the expressed powers
What is implied powers
400
Subunits of the various state governments
What is Local Government
500
Provides power to amend the Constitution (which article?)
What is Article V
500
Covers: taxation, defense, education, crime, healthcare, transportation, the environment, civil rights, and working conditions.
What is public policy
500
Government must be conducted according to constitutional principles.
What is Constitutionalism
500
Powers that national governments have historically possessed
What is Inherent Powers
500
Powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government, but aren’t denied to the states