PLS 135 midterm Flashcards
having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses.
Bicameral
areas of personal freedom constitutionally protected from government interference.
Civil Liberties
obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citizens from any illegal action of government agencies and of other private citizens and affirmative action.
Civil Rights
authority possessed by both state and national governments, such as the power to levy taxes.
Concurrent Powers
those who generally support the social and economic status quo and are suspicious of efforts to introduce new political formulae and economic arrangements.
Conservative
a policy to remove a program from one level of government by delegating it or passing it down to a lower level of government, such as from the national government to the state and local governments.
Devolution
the right of every citizen against arbitrary action by national or state governments for the criminally accused.
Due Process
Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which declares that Congress can write laws needed to carry out its powers, providing Congress with the authority to make all laws “necessary and proper” to do so.
Elastic Clause
specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress.
Expressed Powers
a system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between the central government and regional governments changing court interpretations.
Federalism
speech that directly incites damaging conduct.
Fighting Words
institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled.
Government
powers derived form the necessary and proper clause of Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution: such powers are not specifically expressed but are implied through the expansive interpretation of delegated powers.
Implied Powers
the power of the courts to review and , if necessary, declare actions of the legislative and executive branches invalid or unconstitutional.
Judicial Review
today this term refers to those who generally support social and political reform, governmental intervention in the economy, more economic equality, the expansion of federal social services, and greater concern for consumers and the environment.
Liberal
