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Created by bestrickland
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| Question | Answer |
| Enumerated Powers (Expressed Power) | they describe how a central government with three distinct branches can operate effectively |
| the powers authorized by a document that while not stated, seem to be implied by powers expressly started | |
| powers that Congress and the president need in order to get the job done right | |
| Concurrent Powers | powers in nations with a federal system of government that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit |
| Commerce Clause | gives Congress the power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.” |
| Necessary and Proper Clause (“Elastic Clause”) | a section of the United States Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws required for the exercise of its other powers established by the Constitution |
| Full Faith and Credit Clause (Article 4) | addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state." |
| (Article 6) | all laws made furthering the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the “supreme law of the land.” |
| (1st Amendment) | protects citizens' right to practice their religion as they please |
| (1st Amendment) | prohibits the government from "establishing" a religion |
| Due Process Clause (5th and 14th Amendment) | acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the Government |
| 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 |
| Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment) | no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws" |
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