Constitution Vocab

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  1. 2. The Constitution distributes power among the 3 branches
  2. 3. Grants Congress the power to make laws to carry out the enumerated powers in a reasonable way
  3. 4. the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights to all persons in the United States
  4. 5. Favors a more expansive reading of the Constitution to give more power to the Federal government. If it doesn't say you can't do it then you might be able to do it's"
  5. 7. Power is divided between national, state, and local governments
  6. 8. Makes the Constitution the supreme law of the land as supremacy clause
  7. 10. Favor a literal reading of the constitution in order to limit the power of the Federal government. If it doesn't say you can't do it,
  8. 13. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights have protections against intrusions on people's rights
  9. 14. All persons born or naturalized in the US and subject to its jurisdiction
  10. 15. Powers given to the branches of government directly by the Constitution
  11. 16. Having to do with commerce inside of a single state
  12. 20. Power resides only in the national government (most other countries use this system)
  13. 21. Power shared by national and state government (ex. taxes)
  14. 22. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and can't be overridden by local or state laws"
  15. 24. Having to do with commerce between different states
  16. 25. grants Congress the power to regulate trade with other nations and among the states
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  1. 1. The people have the ultimate power through voting
  2. 6. The official power to make legal decisions and judgments
  3. 9. Sending someone accused of a crime back to the state or country in which the crime was committed
  4. 11. The Constitution set up a system in which each branch has the power over another so that one branch does not get too much power
  5. 12. Gives the states the Reserved powers
  6. 17. Powers not given to the national government are retained by the states
  7. 18. A court ruling that establishes a legal example that can be followed in the future
  8. 19. Government and people have to follow the law
  9. 23. Part of the Constitution that deals with the relationships among the states