US Constitution Flashcards
Enumerated powers of Congress
Tax, borrow money, declare war, regulate commerce, coin and print money, to establish post offices
Writ of habeas corpus
designed to protect someone from unlawful and indefinite imprisonment
Bills of attainder
declaring someone guilty of crime without a trial
Ex post facto laws
law that punishes someone for a crime that was not a crime when it was first committed.
other prohibitions on the powers of the states
tates cannot enter in any treaties or agreements with foreign governments,
coin money,
pass any bills of attainder(declaring someone guilty without a trial),
pass a ex post facto law (punish someone for a crime that was not a crime when it was first committed),
impose duties on imports or exports,
declare war
keep troops or ships of war.
four powers of the president.
Veto, Pardon, Make treaties
, Appoint supreme court justices
Supreme Court have original jurisdiction
In cases involving states
Public ministers or ambassadors
“full faith and credit” clause
The state courts must respect the decisions made by another court in a different state.
Ex of full faith and credit clause
couple is legally married in one state, all other states have to legally obey that decision made.
“supremacy” clause.
The supremacy clause means that the constitution and federal laws will always be above any state laws.
Enumerated powers
powers specifically granted to the Federal government and Congress in the constitution
Ex of enumerated powers
Collect taxes
Implied powers
powers that are not directly stated in the constitution but are “implied” to be powers that the federal government has control over
Ex of implied power
draft soldiers
Reserved powers
powers not reserved for the federal government specifically and instead are given to the states
