Constitutional Principles (3.1) – Flashcards
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Popular Sovereignty
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The people are the source of all government authority
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Separation of Powers
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The president is responsible for executing, enforcing, and administering the law
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Checks and Balances
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A 2/3 vote in each house of Congress is needed to override a veto
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Judicial Review
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The practice was established in Marbury vs. Madison
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Federalism
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Educational Requirements vary from state to state
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Federalism
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In Pennsylvania, citizens pay both a State and Federal income tax
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Federalism
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Powers not specifically given to the federal government by the constitution are retained by the states.
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Federalism
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Oregon and New Jersey only have FULL service gas stations
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Federalism
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Prior to 1995 Louisiana and Hawaii had 18 as the drinking age
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Checks and Balances
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Only congress has the power to declare war
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Checks and Balances
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Presidential appointees are subject to approval by the Senate
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Checks and Balances
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All treaties made by the President must be ratified by the senate
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Seperation of Powers
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"Congress shall make no law..."
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Separation of Powers
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"all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress..."
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Judicial Review
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Federal Courts may declare illegal any government action violating the constitution
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Judicial Review
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The supreme court has voided nearly 1,000 State laws as unconstiutional
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Popular sovereignty
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Government can govern only with the consent of the governed
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Popular sovereignty
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"We the people of the United States..."
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Limited Government
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The rule of law
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Limited Government
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Government may exercise only those powers delegated to it
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Popular Soveriegnty
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*Define*: Political power resides with the people/ government can govern with the consent of the governed/ sovereign people created the Constitution and the government
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Limited Government
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*Define*: Government may do only those things that the people have given it power to do/ Government officials are subject to the law
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Separation of Powers
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*Define*: (Fed 51) The constitution distributes the powers of the national government amongst the 3 distinct and independent branches. Legislative/Law making - Executive/law executing and enforcing - Judicial/interpret and apply laws. The framers created S/P to limit government power and prevent tyranny
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Checks and Balances
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*Define*: (Fed 51) - each branch of government was subject to a number of constitutional restraints by the other branches
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Judicial Review
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*Define*: Through the landmark case Marbury v. Madison (1803) the JB posses the power to determine the constitutionality of an action of the government more than 130 cases, the courts have found congressional acts to be unconstiutional
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Federalism
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*Define*: (Fed 51) division of power between the central government and regional governments - US federalism originated in America rebellion against the edicts of a distant central government in England. Federalism is a compromise between a strict central government (unitary) and a loose confederation (AoC)
