Constitution Vocabulary

Question 1

term of office; also members and agencies of executive branch as a whole

Answer 1

administration

Question 2

first ten amendments to the constitution

Answer 2

bill of rights

Question 3

opponents of the constitution during the debate over ratification; opposed the concept of strong national government

Answer 3

anti- federalists

Question 4

supporters of constitution during the debate over ratification; favored strong national government

Answer 4

federalists

Question 5

system in which each of the branches of the federal government can check the actions of other branches

Answer 5

checks and balances

Question 6

constitutional allotting of powers within federal government among legislature, executive, and judicial branched

Answer 6

separation of powers

Question 7

system in which power is shared amongst state and national authorities

Answer 7

federal system of government

Question 8

plan of government that describes the different parts of government and their duties and powers establishes in 1787

Answer 8

united states constitution

Question 9

government ran by people through elected representatives

Answer 9

republic

Question 10

government by the people

Answer 10

democracy

Question 11

government in the united states, later replaced by constitution

Answer 11

articles of confederation

Question 12

belief that government should only use implied powers of constitution when it is necessary

Answer 12

strict construction

Question 13

belief that government can do anything that the constitution does not prohibit

Answer 13

loose construction

Question 14

group of people who seek to win elections and to hold public office in order to control government policies and programs

Answer 14

political party

Question 15

1803 supreme court case that established the principle of judicial review

Answer 15

marbury v madison

Question 16

power of federal courts to review state laws and state court decisions to determine if they are constitutional

Answer 16

judicial review

Question 17

purchase by united states if the louisiana territory from france in 1803

Answer 17

louisiana purchase

Question 18

a ban or restriction on trade

Answer 18

embargo

Question 19

war between united states and great britain

Answer 19

war of 1812

Question 20

a severe economic downturn marked by a decrease in business activity, wide-spread unemployment, and falling prices and wages

Answer 20

depression

Question 21

1820 agreement calling for the admission of missouri as a slave state an maine as a free state, and outlawing slavery in future states to be created 36 degrees N latitude

Answer 21

missouri compromise