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Vocabulary
Bits & Pieces
Our Constitution
Amending the Constitution
100
Powers that both the states and the federal government have at the same time.
What are Concurrent powers?
100
This clause allows Congress to "stretch" it's powers in special situations.
What is the Elastic Clause?
100
In this system the power is shared between the federal & state governments.
What is Federalism?
100
They are called the "Civil Rights Amendments."
What are the 13th, 15th and 19 Amendments?
200
Powers that are only given to the States.
What are the Reserved powers?
200
These powers are called this because they are not written ANYWHERE in the Constitution.
What are The Implied Powers?
200
It's the system that makes sure that no ONE branch has too much power..
What is the "Checks and Balances system?
200
The 13th, 15th and 19th Amendments provided these things.
What is: 13th banned slavery in the USA? 15th Allowed African American men to vote? 19th Allowed all women to vote?
300
These powers are only given to the federal government
What are Enumerated powers?
300
Montesquieu's idea that the government should be divided into 3 branches.
What is Separation of powers?
300
It's the Introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble? (We the People)
300
To be "ratified" and go into law, an amendment has to have the approval of this many states.
What is 3/4 of the states have to approve the amendment?
400
Its a kind of government that limits the powers of each branch.
What is a Limited government?
400
The Constitution set up the USA as this type of government.
What is a Republic?
400
The Document that guarantees people in the USA basic freedoms and liberties.
What is the Bill Of Right?
400
In the "proposal" phase an amendment has to have this percentage of Congress' approval to pass.
What is 2/3 of the Congress has to approve the amendment?
500
These two clauses give Congress necessary power to handle trade & special situations.
What are the Commerce Clause and the Elastic Clause?
500
Name of the case where a slave sued for his freedom because he had lived in a FREE state.
What was Dred Scott v Sanford?
500
Constitutional amendment that gave all slaves US citizenship.
What was the 14th Amendment?
500
The Constitution is 230 years old, but has only been amended this many times.
What is 27 times?