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Flashcards by Glorimar Cruz-Pa, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Glorimar Cruz-Pa
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Enumerated powers aka: Expressed power | Powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution. |
| Implied powers | Powers that Congress has that are not stated explicitly in the Constitution. |
| Inherent powers | Powers needed by creating a national government for the United States. |
| Reserve powers | Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states. |
| Concurrent powers (Con means with) | Powers shared by the state and federal governments. |
| Commerce Clause | States that Congress shall have the power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes." |
| Necessary and Proper Clause Aka: Elastic Clause | Clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers. |
| Full faith and credit clause (Article 4) | Provides that the various states must recognize legislative acts, public records, and judicial decisions of the other states within the United States. |
| Supremacy Clause (Article 6) | It means that the federal government, in exercising any of the powers enumerated in the Constitution, must prevail over any conflicting or inconsistent state exercise of power. |
| Free exercise clause (1st Amendment) | Protects citizens right to practice their religion as they please. |
| Establishment Clause (1st Amendment) | Prohibits Congress to establish an official religion in the United States. |
| Due Process Clause (5th and 14th Amendment) | Following established legal procedures. |
| Selective Corporation | A case by case process by which the liberties of the Bill of Rights is applied to the state governments. By the Due Process Clause of the 14th amendment. |
| Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment) | Prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. |
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