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Letlow's Const.
Constitution Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| After a census, to update representation this occurs within a state to reflect any changes in population. | reapportionment |
| Powers that have not been spelled out in the Constitution are kept for the states, this is known as | Reserved Powers |
| The sole power to conduct the trial of an individual who has been impeached belongs to the | Senate |
| A Congress that is divided into two houses is known as | Bicameral |
| The Supremacy Clause establishes the federal government as supreme over state government, when dealing with these types of powers | Enumerated powers |
| Tax bills must originate in which House of Congress? | House of Representatives |
| According to the Constitution reserved powers are granted to | States |
| Which Congressional House has sole power to impeach? | House of Representatives |
| Powers that are shared by the states and federal government are know as | Concurrent |
| No member of Congress may be appointed to an executive or judicial office; this is to protect what basic premise of our government | Separation of Powers |
| The Senate is permitted to ______ a tax bill. | amend |
| These types of powers are not specifically written in the Constitution, but Congress is justified in making law. | Implied |
| This clause covers movement of people and things across state lines, and every form of communication and transportation | Commerce Clause |
| This clause enlarges legislative power by enabling Congress to make any law they think is necessary and proper. | Elastic Clause |
| War can only be declared by | Congress |
| The Constitution does not permit Congress to declare an act illegal after it has been committed, or increase the punishment for an offense already committed. This is known as | Ex post facto |
| The president must submit judicial and major executive branch ________ to the Senate for its advice and consent | nominations |
| Departments and agencies cannot spend money that has not been ________ by Congress | appropriated |
| Congress cannot restrain the president's power to ________ except in impeachment cases. | pardon |
| This is a device by which jailed people may require their jailer to justify their imprisonment to a court | habaes corpus |
| Identify two titles given to the president, other than president | Commander in Chief, Chief of State Chief Executive |
| This power provides money to spend on for national defense and general welfare | power to tax |
| This clause allows Congress to generally assume additional powers not specifically listed in the Constitution. | Elastic Clause |
| Congress cannot favor one state against another while ________ trade | regulating |
| Reapportionment occurs every ten years, after this event | the census |
| The Senate has the sole power to conduct the trial of an individual who has been | impeached |
| Concurrent powers are shared by what two groups | The States and Federal government |
| The elastic clause enlarges legislative power by enabling Congress to make any law they think is | necessary and proper |
| The president must submit judicial and major executive branch nominations to the Senate for its | advice and consent |
| Habaes corpus is a device by which jailed people may require their jailer to justify their imprisonment to a | court |
| one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country. | civil liberties |
| An economic system in which the means of producing wealth are privately owned and operated to produce profits. | capitalism |
| The idea that, in a democracy, the government's power derives from the consent of the people. | Reoublicanism |
| Government that is structured by law, and in which the power of government is limited | constitutionalism |
| Government in which the supreme power of governance lies in the hands of its citizens. | democracy |
| system of government that allows citizens to vote directly to approve or reject proposed public policies or to force an elected official from office before the completion of his or her term | direct democracy |
| Sometimes called a representative democracy; a system in which citizens elect representatives who decide policies on behalf of their constituents. | indirect democracy |
| Government that is restricted in what it can do so that the rights of the people are protected. | limited government |
| The idea that in a democracy, only policies with 50 percent plus one vote are enacted, and only candidates that win 50 percent plus one vote are elected | majority rule |
| The assertion that standards that govern human behavior are derived from the nature of humans themselves and can be universally applied. | natural law |
| Becoming a citizen by means other than birth, as in the case of immigrants. | naturalization |
| The theory that government is created by the people and depends on the people for the authority to rule. | popular sovereignty |
| Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within the constitutional limits. | Supremacy Clause |
| What compromise dealt with the counting of enslaved people into a states population? | Three-Fifths Compromise |
| What compromise dealt with the creation of a two house legislature? | Great Compromise |
| What is the only crime defined int he Constitution? | Treason |
| The President, Governor, and Sheriff cary out which function in our government? | Enforce Laws(Exective Branch) |
| When Congress and the N.C. General Assembly introduce spending bills, those bills are called? | Appropriations Bills |
| Which group of people wanted the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? | Anti-Federalists |
| the supreme power of the state to act within the territories. | what is sovereignty? |
| Power spelled out in Constitution specifically for Nat Gov't | Expressed Powers |
| Not expressly stated in Const but implied by expressed powers | implied powers |
| Powers that are not given to National Gov't and not denied to states | Reserved Powers |
| Short intro to Constitution "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union... | Preamble |
| Gov't must be conducted according to Constitutional Principles | Constitutionalsim |
| Gov't and its officials always still subject to law | Rule of Law |
| Power distributed into three distinct and independant branches | Seperation of Powers |
| To make laws | Legislative Branch's duty |
| Law-executing, law-enforcing, law-administering | Executive Party's Duty |
| Interpret and apply laws of US | Judicial Branch's Duty |
| Power of courts to determine whether act of gov't is Constitutional.; established in 1803 with Marbury v Madison | Judicial Review |
| Division of power among central, state and local gov'ts | federalism |
| Gov't is not all powerful and each individual has certain rights that the gov't can't take away | Limited Gov't |
| Gov't should serve will of people | Representative Gov't |
| Representatives | Delegates |
| Favored ratification (Strong central gov't) Ex: Madison and Hamilton | Federalists |
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