US key terms 1: The Constitution

Question 1

BIPARTISANSHIP

Answer 1

Attempts within US Congress structure to try ensure the 2 main parties must work together in order to fulfil congressional functions

Question 2

CHECKS AND BALANCES

Answer 2

Division of power between the 3 branches of government where each branch has a direct ability to prevent action from another branch

Question 3

CODIFICATION

Answer 3

Const. written down in 1 doc.

Question 4

ENTRENCHMENT

Answer 4

A system
>US Const. protected from change by law
>Amendment Process of Article V

Question 5

ENUMERATED POWERS

Answer 5

Stated explicitly in US Const
~e,g, Article 1, Section 8 provides a list of Congressional powers

Question 6

FEDERALISM

Answer 6

Sovereignty shared between a central gov. (federal gov.) & the individual states, with each having their own specific rights

Question 7

LIMITED GOVERNMENT

Answer 7

Power of the US fed. gov. over its states & citizens is subject to limitations] laid out in Const.

Question 8

‘PRINCIPLE’

Answer 8

Core structural aspects pf how the US Const. was defined by the Founding Fathers when it was drafted

Question 9

SEPARATION OF POWERS

Answer 9

3 key bodies of gov. (gov., leg., exec.) have their own powers, personnel and buildings