Failures and Compromises
The solution to the issue 'Inability to Tax the States' under the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Power to Collect Taxes?
The introduction to the Constituion.
What is the Preamble?
Rejecting a proposed law.
What is a veto?
Is lead by the President.
What is the Executive Branch?
A written change to the Constitution.
What is an Amendment?
The Compromise which Resolved how to Count the Population of Enslaved Peoples.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
Article which defines the powers of the Executive Branch.
What is Article 2?
Powers shared by the Federal and State government.
What are the Concurrent Powers?
Has the power to make laws.
What is the Legislative Branch (or Congress)?
Clause which allows Congress to make any laws which are 'Necessary and Proper"
What is the Elastic Clause (or the Necessary and Proper Clause)?
It was too weak under the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Central Government?
Article which defines the powers of the Legislative Branch.
What is Article 1?
Powers given to the federal government.
What are the Delegated Powers?
Has the power to enforce laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
The three way division of powers in the federal government.
What is Seperation of Powers?
The Compromise which Resolved how to elect the President.
Article which defines the powers of the Judicial Branch.
What is Article 3?
Powers reserved for the states.
What are the Reserved Powers?
Has the power to interpret laws.
What is the Judicial Branch (or the Supreme Court)?
Ways in which the branches prevent eachother from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
The Compromise which resolved how states should be represented in Congress.
Article which includes the Supremacy Clause.
What is Article 6?
The government derives its power from the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Can 'Check' Congress by vetoing Laws.
What is the Executive Branch (or the President)?
Clause which establishes that Federal Laws take precedence over State Laws.
What is the Supremacy Clause?