Lecture 1 Flashcards
what are the 3 principles of the constitution?
inherent rights
self government
separation of powers
what 3 parts is the constitution organized into?
preamble
articles
amendments
what describes the purpose of the document and government
preamble
what establish how the government is structured and how the constitution can be changed?
articles
how many articles are there?
7
what are changes to the constitution?
amendments
what are the first 10 amendments called?
the bill of rights
what are the 3 branches of government?
legislative
executive
judicial
what branch of government makes laws for the nation (congress)?
legislative
what branch of government provides leadership and enforces laws (president)?
executive
what branch of government explains and interprets laws (judges)?
judicial
what article involves the legislative powers?
article I
what is known as congress shall have the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the indian tribes?
interstate commerce clause
the interstate commerce clause is part of what article?
article I
what article involves the executive powers?
article II
what article involves the judicial powers?
article III
what article involves the term “shall be the supreme law of the land” and known as the supremacy clause?
article VI
what includes freedom of speech, religion, the press, peaceful assembly, and right to jury trials?
the bill of rights
what amendment involves the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people?
amendment X
what amendment involves equal protection and due process?
amendment XIV (14)
what is the principle that the (state and federal) government must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person?
due process
what are decisions made in prior cases that are followed in current cases and will be followed in future cases with the same facts? this allowed for anticipation of how courts will decide
stare decisis/precedent
what are subject to be modified or overruled, or legislature can change with statutes?
precedents
what government regulates interstate (between states) and international trade, makes laws necessary and proper to carry out its powers)?
federal government