Midterm Key Terms Review

2. Formal charge of misconduct against a public official
5. Branch that interprets laws
7. Power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
8. Clause in McCulloch stating federal law is higher than state law
11. Powers suggested but not explicitly listed in the Constitution
13. Presidential power to reject a bill passed by Congress
14. Branch that enforces laws
15. System where power is divided between the National and State governments
16. Process where both sides give up something to agree
18. Dividing government into three distinct branches
20. Amendment that limits the President to two terms
21. Process of convincing others to accept your view
23. Amendment allowing direct election of Senators
25. Principle that government can only do what the Constitution allows
26. Amendment dealing with Presidential succession

1. Clause also known as the "Elastic Clause"
3. Group that argued a Bill of Rights was necessary
4. Principle that government authority comes from the consent of the people
6. Branch with the power to declare war
9. The reliability or trustworthiness of a source
10. Group that argued for a strong central government
12. Case regarding steamboats that affirmed Congress controls interstate commerce
17. Case regarding a National Bank that established implied powers
19. Process of reaching general agreement
22. Powers not given to the federal government are ______ for the states
24. System where branches limit each other's power