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Flashcards by victoria russ, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by victoria russ
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Enumerated powers (looks like numbered) | aka "expressed powers" powers listed in the Constitution & given to the national govt. ONLY |
| What are examples of enumerated aka expressed powers given to the US Congress? | |
| Implied Powers | Powers given to the Congress that are NOT listed in the Constitution; basis for implied powers is the Necessary & Proper clause |
| What are some examples of implied powers? | Expressed Power: Congress can raise an army. Implied Power that goes along with this power Congress can establish a draft, build military bases |
| Reserved Powers | (Amendment 10) are powers given to the state govts. only |
| Concurrent powers | (con= with) powers the national governments shares WITH the state governments. Ex. Power to tax |
| Commerce Clause | (in Article 1, section 8) gives the Congress power to regulate trade |
| (Article 1, Section 8, clause #18) aka the "Necessary & Proper Clause" allows Congress to stretch its powers | |
| Full Faith & Credit Clause | (Article 4) says each state will respect the laws of another state |
| Supremacy Clause | (Article 6) says the Constitution, then laws made by Congress are the "supreme law of the land" |
| Supremacy Clause | |
| The ____________ is the "Supreme Law of the Land" | Constitution |
| Free Exercise Clause | (1st Amendment) says people can freely exercise (practice) their religious beliefs |
| Establishment Clause | (1st Amendment) states Congress can make NO laws establishing a govt religion; means "separation of church & state" |
| Due Process Clause https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmbpyerUxe4 | (5th & 14th Amendments) Right to fair procedures; basically means an accused person's right to a lawyer, right to a fair trial in front of a jury, & their right to face witnesses against them can NOT be taken away |
| Equal Protection Clause | (14th Amendment) guarantees EQUAL TREATMENT to everyone |
| What is the cartoon about? Ans. the Establishment Clause | |
| Explain what the judge means when he says 'Sorry, Kid, they come as a pair" | |
| Name for powers given to the National Government. Name for powers given to the state governments. Name for shared powers. | |
| Selective Incorporation | case by case process by which the Bill of Rights have been applied to the states using the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment |
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