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 govt. shares WITH the state govts. 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" | |
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 liberties listed in the Bill of Rights have been applied to the states using the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment |
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