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Civics test
9/23/21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Elastic Clause | Congress gets its power to make laws based on what is necessary and proper |
| Strong Centralized Government | A government where power of executive and legislative branches are centralized at a higher level instead of distributed to various lower governments. |
| Executive Order | An order or a rule that is sent by the president to a branch of government and forces the law |
| Equal Protection Clause | The government can not deny people equal protection of the laws. They must treat everybody equally. |
| Implied Powers | Powers given to the government that are not directly stated in the constitution. |
| Concurrent Powers | Powers that are shared between the federal and state governments, including, tax power, building roads and creating lower courts. |
| Federalism | The delicate balance of freedom |
| Selective Incorporation | A belief explaining that the federal government can prevent states from making a law if the law violates basic constitutional rights. |
| Expressed Powers | Powers directly stated in the Constitution. Including, the power to declare war, maintain armed forces and regulate commerce. |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | “All laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution” are given to the congress. |
| Scott v. Sandford (1865) primary issue | African Americans being citizens of the United States |
| Roe v. Wade (1973) primary issue | Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction |
| Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (2014) primary issue | Both race & gender considered for jobs and college admissions |
| D.C v. Heller (2008) primary issue | A ban on handguns being unconstitutional |