Constitutional Principles
This principle means the Constitution gets its authority from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
This section explains why the Constitution was written.
What is the Preamble?
Powers shared by state and federal governments.
What are concurrent powers?
This compromise created a two-house Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
This group supported ratifying the Constitution.
Who were the Federalists?
The idea that government power is limited and not absolute.
What is limited government?
Article I creates this branch of government.
What is the legislative branch?
Congress's power to declare war is an example of this type of power.
What are expressed powers?
The Great Compromise combined these two plans.
This group feared a strong national government.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
Montesquieu believed liberty depends on this system.
What is separation of powers?
Article II establishes this role as head of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
This clause allows Congress to stretch its powers to meet its duties?
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause)?
This compromise counted enslaved people as part of a state's population.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This document was promised to win Anti-Federalist support.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This system divides power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
What is the Supreme Court?
This amendment reserves powers not given to the federal government.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This compromise balanced the popular vote and Congress in elections.
What is the Electoral College?
James Madison described the Constitution as both national and federal.
What is Federalism?
A system that allows each branch to limit the power of the others.
What are checks and balances?
This article explains how the Constitution can be amended.
What is Article V?
When federal law overrides state law, this clause is at work.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The type of legislature was created by The Great Compromise.
What is a bicameral legislature?
Hamilton argued this branch was the weakest because it lacks force and money.
What is the judicial branch?