Test 2 Flashcards
Total # of amendment to the US Constitution?
27
18th Amendment
prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors”
19th Amendment
granted women the right to vote
16th Amendment
established Congress’s right to impose a Federal income tax.
26th Amendment
guaranteed the right to vote to citizens 18 years of age and older
22nd Amendment
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice
15th Amendment
granted African American men the right to vote
13th Amendment
forever abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S. states and territories
How does the formal amendment process illustrate federalism?
by taking place at the national level and ratification at the state level.
What does the Bill of Right Guarantee?
Individual Freedoms
What does the Bill of Right Guarantee?
Individual Freedoms
Basic Legislation
Congress can pass laws that spell out some of the Constitution’s brief provisions
Executive action
the proposal, drafting, development, consideration, amendment, adoption, approval, promulgation, issuance, modification, rejection, or postponement by an executive agency or official of legislation or executive orders issued by the Governor.
Party Practices
by holding political conventions, organizing Congress along party lines, and injecting party politics in the process of presidential appointments
Court Decisions
a judicial determination of parties’ rights and obligations reached by a court based on facts and law.
Custom
a practice common to many or to a particular place or institution
Where in the Constitution is the division of powers spelled out?
Bill of Rights
Marbury V Madison
Established judicial review
Intrastate Compacts
contracts between two or more states creating an agreement on a particular policy issue, adopting a certain standard or cooperating on regional or national matters
Federalism
a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
Senatorial Courtesy
an agreement among senators to not vote for a nominee opposed by senator’s from nominee’s home state.
Executive agreement
an agreement between the United States and a foreign government that is less formal than a treaty and is not subject to the constitutional requirement for ratification by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate.
Treaty
a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
Privileges and Immunities
protects fundamental rights of individual citizens and restrains state efforts to discriminate
Extradition
the removal of a person from a requested state to a requesting state for criminal prosecution or punishment.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State
Expressed Powers
specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
Implied powers
political powers granted to the United States government that aren’t explicitly stated in the Constitution
Inherent powers
those powers over and beyond those explicitly spelled out in the Constitution or which can reasonably be implied from express grants.
Concurrent powers
powers which are shared by both the federal government and state governments.
North Carolina V Williams
the Court held that the federal government determines marriage and divorce statuses between state lines.
Block Grants
awarded by the Federal government to state and local governments for broadly defined purposes
Enabling Act
a piece of legislation by which a legislative body grants an entity which depends on it the power to take certain actions.
Revenue Act
increased taxes and the number of Americans subject to the income tax
Act of admission
an act of admitting : the fact or state of being admitted: such as. : the act of allowing something for consideration before a court.
Three Obligations the Constitution places on the Federal Government benefit states are
Guarantee Union a Republican Form of Government. Protect each of them [States] from invasion and internal disorder. Respect the territorial integrity of each of the States.
A Republican form of Government is a what?
Representative
State Aid Offered to the national government
- Local officials conduct national elections. 2. State courts supervise the Naturalization Process. 3.Local police cooperate with the F.B.I.
What is the Process for admitting new states?
If the President signs the act, the state is admitted to the Union.
Grant-in-aid Program
federal money granted to a recipient to fund a project or program.
Rule of law
the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.
Reserved powers
a political power that a constitution reserves exclusively to the jurisdiction of a particular political authority.
Popular Sovereignty
the idea that government is authorized by citizens and influenced by what they want.
Who is responsible for setting up local public schools?
The State
Why is it necessary to be able to amend to Constitution?
to meet the nation’s needs, reflect the changing times, and address concerns or structural elements they had not anticipated.
What is a Categorical Grant.
federal grants given to state and local governments to encourage their cooperation in implementing specific purposes and programs.
