This guiding principle reflects that power resides with the people or "will of the masses."
What is popular sovereignty?
100
The section of the Constitution states the various goals for the nation.
What is the Preamble?
100
This amendment protects the establishment of free religion and separation between church and state.
What is the first amendment?
100
The President has the power to sign a bill into law or to do this.
What is veto?
100
These are the first three words of the Constitution.
What is "We the People?"
200
This principle ensures that one branch of the federal government does not gain too much power over the other.
What is separation of powers.?
200
These first three establishment our national government.
What are articles?
200
These rights must be read to you whenever you are under arrest.
What are the Miranda Rights?
200
This body includes the Vice President and the heads of the 15 departments.
What is the cabinet?
200
This man is one of the main authors of the Constitution and is often referred to as the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
300
This principle divides up power between delegated, reserved and concurrent powers.
What is federalism?
300
This is an official change to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
300
The fifth amendment states the rights of the accused for a crime. This two word term is guaranteed by this amendment.
What is due process?
300
This is a term for a flexible interpretation of the Constitution.
What is loose construction?
300
McCulloch v. Maryland used this clause as a reasoning for why Congress had the right to establish the Second Bank of the US without paying taxes to the states.
What is the Elastic Clause.
400
This principle protects our judicial system from being swayed from political influence.
What is the independent judiciary?
400
To ensure this was the framers' main goal while developing the Constitution.
What is limited government?
400
These three amendments protect your rights according to the legal system.
What are the 5th, 6th and 7th amendments?
400
This term means to undo an amendment or law.
What is repeal?
400
When interpreting the Constituion, judges look at this first and foremost.
What is the exact wording of the Constitution?
500
This principle reflects the compromise of the ratification of the Constitution.
What is individual rights?
500
This clause in Article 1, Section 8 grants Congress the power to make laws that are necessary and proper.
What is the Elastic Clause?
500
The 10th amendment declares that rights not delegated to the federal government should be reserved to the states and the people. This reflects this guiding principle.
What is Federalism?
500
This power granted to the courts to decide if a law is Constitutional was first exercised in Marbury v. Madison.
What is judicial review?
500
The United States v Nixon case reaffirmed this principle of the Constitution.