The Constitution Vocab Flashcards
Article of confederation
A weak constitution that governed American during the revolutionary war.
Unalienable
A human tight based on nature of god.
Republic
A government in which elected officials make the decisions.
Judicial review
The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
Enumerated powers
Powers given to the national government alone
Reserved powers
Powers given to the state government alone
Concurrent powers
Powers shared by the national and state governments
Checks and balances
Authority shared by three branches of government
Separation of powers
Constitutional authority is shared by the three different branches of government
Faction
A group with a distinct political interest
Coalition
An alliance of factions
Bill of rights
First ten amendments to the constitution
Habeus corpus
An order to produce an arrested person before a judge
Bill of attainder
A law that declares a person without trial to be guilty of a crime
Ex post facto law
A law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed