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Constitution Vocab
Unit 2 Vocabulary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Framers | men responsible for creating the US Constitution in 1787 |
| Virginia Plan | Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention by James Madison that suggested having representation in Congress based on state population |
| New Jersey Plan | plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that suggested having representation in Congress based on one state-one vote |
| Connecticut Compromise | (AKA the Great Compromise) suggested that there be a two house Congress, with one house's representation based on population and the other house's representation based on two votes per state |
| Three-fifths Compromise | agreement between Northern states and Southern states to count each slave as 3/5 of a person for the purposes of determining state population for representation |
| Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise | agreement that forbid Congress to tax any exported goods (benefitted the North) and forbid Congress to do anything about the slave trade for a minimum of 20 years (benefitted the South) |
| Federalists | supporters of the original Constitution as constructed in 1787 (without a Bill of Rights) |
| Anti-Federalists | opponents of the Constitution, unless a Bill of Rights was added--they felt that the national government had too much power |
| ratification | the process of formal approval for the Constitution or any amendment |
| Preamble | the opening to the Constitution (like an introduction) where the purposes of the document are outlined |
| articles | the individual pieces of the Constitution--there are 7 of them in total (labeled in roman numerals) |
| constitutionalism | the concept that a government must be conducted according to constitutional principles |
| rule of law | the idea that a government and its officers are always subject to the same laws as individual people (they're not above the law) |
| separation of powers | the distribution of government power among three independent and equal branches--the executive, legislative, and judicial |
| checks and balances | Within the separation of powers, each branch is subject to several "checks" on its power to ensure that no single branch becomes too powerful |
| veto | Power of the President to "check" Congress by rejecting an act of Congress |
| judicial review | power of the Supreme Court to review COngress's laws and decide if they follow the Constitution or not (the judicial "check" on the legislative) |
| unconstitutional | term used to define a law that the Supreme Court finds to be in violation of the spirit of the US Constitution, will mean that the law is null and void |
| federalism | the division of power between the national government and state governments |
| amendment | a formal addition to the Constitution, which must be approved by states |
| formal amendment | changes that become part of the official wording of the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, which are designed to protect individual rights |
| division of powers | powers of governing are divided between the national government and the state governments |
| delegated powers | the national government has only the powers which are given to it in the Constitution |
| expressed powers | the delegated powers that are explicitly listed in the Constititution (the COnstitution says the National government can do this.) |
| implied powers | powers granted to the National government which are suggested, but not explicitly stated, in the Constitution |
| inherent powers | powers that the National government has because it must have them to be a sovereign nation (such as regulating immigration or trade) |
| reserved powers | powers that are not explicitly granted to the National government (and are not denied to states) |
| exclusive powers | powers that are granted to and exercised by ONLY the national government |
| concurrent powers | powers that are granted to and exercised by the national government AND the states |
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