click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Constitution Hanbook
Government terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Preamble | Introduction of the U.S. Constitution |
| Congress | National Legsilature of the U.S. |
| Senate | Upper house of Congess |
| House of Representive | Lower house of Congres |
| Checks and Balances | Provision to keep one branch from controlling the other two branches |
| enumerated | Powers specifically granted in the Constitution |
| Elastic Clause | Clause the allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumeerated powers |
| Implied powers | Powers not specifically stated in the Constitution |
| Electoral College | Electors chosen by the state to elect the president and vice-president |
| Succession | Order in which the office of president is filled if it becomes vacant before a election |
| State of the Union Address | Message delievered by the president each year |
| Supreme Court | Highest federal court in the U.S. |
| Extadition | Procedures for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed |
| Ratify | To officially approve the Constitution or an Amendments to it. |