SLO Review

4. Highest court of our nation.
6. The Philosopher who assumed that man is good and born with a “blank slate”.
8. The powers given to Congress that are written in the Constitution.
9. This branch interprets the law.
10. one of the two main political parties in the USA- liberal
11. Expressed, enumerated, delegated, implied
13. Introduction to the Constitution.
14. The term given to the Supreme Court’s power to review laws for constitutionality.
17. Theory stating that all people have inalienable rights.
18. This document limited the king’s power and state that no one is above the law.
20. document banned the King from collecting taxes without permission of the Parliament’s permission.
24. The philosopher who believed in separation of powers.
25. The upper house of Congress.
26. The phase of the election process where each party chooses a candidate to run for general election.
27. The term describing the belief that people give up certain liberties to the government for its protection.
28. Philosopher who thought men was evil and need a strong government to control them.
30. The idea that the Government must follow the will of the people.
31. Branch that enforces laws.
32. The President grants reprieves, amnesties along with these in his judicial role
33. The basic freedoms contained in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights.

1. The term used to describe how our Congress is structured.
2. Our governmental principal of rules having the force of law.
3. Congress has constitutional power to create these courts.
5. The Supreme Court has the power to declare acts of this government body unconstitutional.
7. System of government that assures one branch does not become too powerful.
10. The term for the protection guaranteed to all citizens when arrested or charged with a crime.
12. The document that Thomas Jefferson wrote as a persuasive document.
15. What everyone has under law according to the 14th amendment, Rights of citizens under the law assuring equal treatment.
16. term for the right of people, not the government, to rule.
19. Another term for the elastic clause.
21. Lower house of Congress.
22. one of the two main Political parties in the USA- conservative
23. Law that is supreme over state laws.
29. The government theory that allows and provides for both federal and state powers.