Unit 1 Test Flashcards
selective incorporation
a constitutional doctrine that ensures that states cannot create laws that infringe or take away the constitutional rights of citizens.
article v
describes the amendment process
14th amendment
granted citizenship to former slaves
pluralist democracy
groups try to influence political decision making
elite democracy
people with knowledge and money are elected
electoral college
process by which the united states elects their president
implied powers
political powers granted to the United States government that aren’t explicitly stated in the Constitution.
amendment process
two-thirds of both chambers of Congress must propose an amendment. The proposed amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of state conventions or state legislatures
necessary and proper clause
Congress to make all laws necessary for executing its other powers and those of the federal government as a whole
checks and balances
a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power.
10th amendment
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.
federalism
a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
categorical grants
money granted by the federal government to state and local governments
concurrent powers
powers which are shared by both the federal government and state governments
commerce clause
provides that the Congress shall have the power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce
