Bill of Rights
Double Jeopardy, Imminent Domain, Self Incrimination etc.
5th Amendment
Reserved Powers come from
10th Amendment
Marbury v Madison
Judicial Review
Regular elections are held every two years and the people can change their representative in congress if they choose to
Popular Sovereignty
The instrument through which public policy is made
Government
Assembly, Petition, Religion, Speech & Press
1st Amendment
Powers that all countries have such as regulating immigration or defending borders
Inherent Powers
McCulluch v Maryland
Implied Powers
Having three separate but coequal branches of government illustrates this concept
Separation of Powers
Natural rights, consent of the governed, people can alter or abolish the government
Social Contract Theory
Unreasonable Search & Seizure
4th Amendment
Powers held by both the state and federal government at the same time such as the power to tax
Concurrent Powers
Powers given to congress listed in Article one section eight are said to be
Delegated or Enumerated
The president's veto power is an example of
Checks and Balances
Wrote the Declaration of Independence and later was an Anti-Federalist.
Thomas Jefferson
Speedy public trial, jury of your peers, right to counsel etc
6th Amendment
The power to take private property for public use
Imminent Domain
Enforceable just like a formal treaty though not approved by the senate
Executive Agreement
The division of powers between the federal, state and local governments
Federalism
Washington, Franklin, Adams, Hamilton etc
Federalists
Cruel & Unusual Punishment
8th Amendment
Powers not specifically expressed in the constitution but suggested by it
Implied Powers
Power of the Supreme Court to declare a law passed by congress and signed by the president to be unconstitutional
Judicial Review
Government cannot take away your basic rights to life, liberty and property
Limited Government
Was a Federalist before becoming an Anti-Federalist, also known as the Father of the Constitution
James Madison