Unit 1 Lesson 3 Flashcards
Amendments
Changes to the Constitution.
Bicameral
Having two houses, or parts, as in a legislature.
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the constitution; defines the basic rights of all people living in the U.S.
Checks and Balances
A system that allows each branch of government to check or cancel the other two branches.
Compromise
An agreement in which both sides give up a little and receive a little.
Concurrent Powers
Powers shared by the national and state governments.
Democracy
a form of government that is run by the people it serves.
Elastic Clause
Another name for the Necessary and Proper clause.
Executive Branch
The part of government responsible for enforcing or carrying out laws.
Expressed Powers
Powers that the Constitution specifically gives to the federal government.
Federalism
The division of power between the national or federal government and state government.
Guarantee
An official.
House of Representatives
One of the house of Congress; membership depends on the population of each state.
Implied powers
Powers that are given to the federal government but are not directly stated in the constitution.
Judicial Branch
The part of the government responsible for interpreting laws.
Legislative Branch
The part of the government responsible for making laws.
Legislature
The law-making branch of the state of federal government.
Necessary and Proper clause
A section of the constitution that gives the national government the power to make all laws necessary to carry out expressed Powers.
Originate
To start in; to come from
Philosophy
A way of thinking.
Prohibited
Forbade; outlawed.
Reserved powers
Powers that are reserved or set aside for the state government.
Self-government
Government controlled by the people it serves.
Separation of powers
The division of the U.S. government into three branches.
Senate
One of the houses of Congress; each state is represented by two senators.
Senators
Members of the Senate.
Taxation
A government system for raising money by charging certain fees to its citizens.
Three-Fifth compromise
A compromise passed at the constitutional convention stating that each slave would count as three fifths of a person.
