Vocabulary:
Popular Sovereignty: "We the People". The Government is run by the people, in the fact that they are the ones who vote on the laws and elect their leaders.
Federalism: Power is shared between central authority and the people.
Separation of Powers: Separating the Legaslative, Executive, and Judicial Branches.
Checks and Balances: If a specific branch becomes too powerful, it will be checked and fixed by other branches.
Judicial Review: This a review by the US Supreme Court to check the constitutional accuracy of a law or government action.
Limited Government: The government has restrictions on intervening on civil liberties.
Bill of Attainder: Without a proper trial, congress cannot declare you guilty for a crime.
Elastic Clause: The constitution gave the congress the power to grant laws proper for carrying out a number of powers.
Supremacy Clause: The constitution is the law of the land.
Writ of Habeas Corpus: A prisoner must be brought in front of a judge for trial.
Ex Post Facto: Changing a law after the crime was made to create a harsher punishment.
Due Process: A person on trial must receive fair treatment.
Expressed Powers: Powers given to the government that are directly stated.
Implied Powers: Powers that aren't specified, that are given to the government.
Full Faith and Credit: You must pay interest on debt.
Privileges and Immunities: You're treated the same no matter where you are, even if you travel to another state.
Extradition: If a criminal is found in your state, that isn't from your state, you must give the criminal back to the state in which they performed the crime so that they can be punished.
Republic: Supreme power belongs to the people, and they choose the people to represent them.
Federalism: Power is shared between central authority and the people.
Separation of Powers: Separating the Legaslative, Executive, and Judicial Branches.
Checks and Balances: If a specific branch becomes too powerful, it will be checked and fixed by other branches.
Judicial Review: This a review by the US Supreme Court to check the constitutional accuracy of a law or government action.
Limited Government: The government has restrictions on intervening on civil liberties.
Bill of Attainder: Without a proper trial, congress cannot declare you guilty for a crime.
Elastic Clause: The constitution gave the congress the power to grant laws proper for carrying out a number of powers.
Supremacy Clause: The constitution is the law of the land.
Writ of Habeas Corpus: A prisoner must be brought in front of a judge for trial.
Ex Post Facto: Changing a law after the crime was made to create a harsher punishment.
Due Process: A person on trial must receive fair treatment.
Expressed Powers: Powers given to the government that are directly stated.
Implied Powers: Powers that aren't specified, that are given to the government.
Full Faith and Credit: You must pay interest on debt.
Privileges and Immunities: You're treated the same no matter where you are, even if you travel to another state.
Extradition: If a criminal is found in your state, that isn't from your state, you must give the criminal back to the state in which they performed the crime so that they can be punished.
Republic: Supreme power belongs to the people, and they choose the people to represent them.