Limited Gov
Limited Government means this.
What means that the Central government must abide by the rules set out for it by citizens/ is limited by the will of the people?
Define enumerated power
A power of government that is expressly granted by the Constitution.
If a state and federal law ever come in to conflict which is generally considered to be supreme?
What is Federal Law?
The Bill of Rights was designed to do this.
This government system used in the United States limits the power of the central government by dividing some power to the states.
What is Federal Government?
Another term used to refer to enumerated powers
What are expressed powers?
The McCulloch V. Maryland case was resolved by an interpretation of these two constitutional clauses.
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What are Supremacy Clause/ Necessary and Proper Clause?
The fifth amendment gives the protection from double jeopardy which is the term for this.
Being called to trial when you have already been proven innocent.
This system incorporated by the United States allows each branch of government the power to limit another.
What is Checks and Balances?
All powers not given to the central government, nor denied to the states
What are Reserved powers of the states?
The Supremacy Clause does this
Establishes Federal law to be above that of the states.
Protections under the first amendment DO NOT extend to this.
What are Distrubing the peace (yelling Fire when there is no threat), fighting words, Criminal conduct related speech?
This is a term used to refer to the fact that the people grant a government power to rule.
What is Popular Sovreignty?
The power to collect taxes and to manage the welfare of the people are shared between the Federal and State government which makes them this type of power
This clause allows the United States government to expand its powers beyond those which are explicitly given to it.
What is the Necessary and Proper clause?
The fourth amendment limits the federal government by doing this
What is Preventing unreasonable search and seizure
Overriding veto, Impeachment, etc.
The power to coin money, punish counterfeiters, and establish bankruptcy law are all examples of this.
What are enumerated powers?
This court case cemented the power of the supremacy clause by allowing the Federal government to avoid a state tax
What is McCulloch V. Maryland?
This amendment gives all powers not granted to the federal government to the states, such as the creation of education standards and benefits programs