Constitution Vocab

3. powers Powers that belong strictly to the states
5. Departments and agencies of the federal government mostly the executive branch
6. Clause in article I, section 8 of the constitution that gives congress the right to make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the powers
7. The expressed powers of congress that are itemized and numbered 1-18 in article I section 8 of the constitution
11. Powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a governmenta government
14. Plan requires that what the government spends will not exceed its income
17. A system in which the power of the government is limited, not absolute
18. The division of power among the legislative,executive, and judicial branches of government
19. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to privacy,and the right to own property
20. Rule by the people.

1. in the other clauses of Article I
2. Principle in the fifth amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals
4. Statement in article VI of the constitution establishing that the constitution, laws passed by congress, and treaties of the united states.
6. An agreement made between the president and the head of state
8. A formal agreement between the government of two or more countries
9. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
10. The power of the supreme court to declare laws and actions of local,state,or national governments unconstitutional
12. To accuse a public official of misconduct in office
13. powers Powers that both the national government and state have
15. The philosophy that the supreme court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions
16. The system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others