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PHS US Constitution

Chapter 2

QuestionAnswer
A change to the constitution amendment
Reusing to buy goods from a company to protest one of their policies boycott
To patrol an establishment to convince workers and the public not to enter it picket
Clause of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make laws "necessary and proper" to carry out(stretch) the powers expressed in the other clauses Elastic Clause
the power of the government to take private property fro public use Eminent Domain
the system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others Checks and Balances
powers that both the national government and the states have Concurrent powers
Taxing exports, ex post facto laws, jail time without trial Denied Powers
powers directly state in the Constitution Expressed Powers
Powers needed to carry out the expressed powers, but ones that are NOT written out in the Const. Implied Powers
Popular Sovereignty Consent of the Governed
a statement in a constitution that sets forth the goals and purposes of government Preamble
a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments Federalism
Impede
Disparity
a system in which the power of the government is limited, not absolute Limited Gov't
Laws are made to reflect wants/needs of the Majority Rule
a written document stating your complaints to your gov't, an appeal Petition
to approve Ratify
a division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government Separation of Powers
public demonstrations outside a business to bring attention to your issue Picket
powers that belong strictly to the states Reserved Powers
statement in Article VI of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the US "shall be the supreme Law of the Land" Supremacy Clause
the use of actions and symbols, in addition to or instead of words, to express opinions Symbolic Speach
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