Chapter 3 Vocabulary by Alya Calabrese https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e Vocabulary related to the Constitution en-us 2019-08-30 14:22:25 UTC 2023-02-13 11:09:13 UTC hello@padlet.com article: one of seven main divisions of the body of the Constitution 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378661580 2019-08-30 14:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378661580 amendment: a change to the Constitution 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378662565 2019-08-30 14:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378662565 checks and balances: the system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378662680 Each branch of government checks on another. ]]> 2019-08-30 14:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378662680 federalism: a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378662897 Some power is given to states and some power is in the hands of the government. Sometimes the government may have more power than the states. ]]> 2019-08-30 14:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378662897 judicial review: the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378663112 2019-08-30 14:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378663112 jurisdiction: the authority of a court to rule on certain cases 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378663309 2019-08-30 14:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378663309 popular sovereignty: rule by the people 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378663599 The United States allows citizens to vote and have a say in their leader. ]]> 2019-08-30 14:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378663599 separation of powers: the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378663840 2019-08-30 14:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378663840 Supremacy Clause: statement in Article VI of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States "shall be the supreme Law of the Land" 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378664046 When state laws disagree, the Constitution and other federal law override the state law. ]]> 2019-08-30 14:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378664046 veto: rejection of a bill 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378664477 2019-08-30 14:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378664477 enumerated powers: the expressed powers of Congress that are itemized and numbered 1-18 in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378664630 2019-08-30 14:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378664630 federal bureaucracy: departments and agencies of the federal government- mostly the executive branch 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378664790 Federal government split into multiple departments or agencies. ]]> 2019-08-30 14:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378664790 expressed powers: powers directly stated in the Constitution 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378665258 2019-08-30 14:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378665258 Elastic Clause: 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 expressed in the other clauses of Article I 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378665640 President Truman approved the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki because he thought that it was necessary for the protection of his people. ]]> 2019-08-30 14:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378665640 balanced budget: plan requiring that what the government spends will not exceed its income 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378665913 Government has to examine the budget and statistics. It may spend more or less in some areas according to how much money it has. ]]> 2019-08-30 14:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378665913 executive agreement: an agreement between the president and the leader of another country 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378666098 2019-08-30 14:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378666098 treaty: a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378666287 Two kings have a meeting to discuss an agreement. ]]> 2019-08-30 14:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378666287 impeach: to accuse a public official of misconduct in office 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378666545 2019-08-30 14:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378666545 judicial activism: the philosophy that the Supreme Court should play an active role in shaping national policies by addressing social and political issues 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378666664 2019-08-30 14:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378666664 judicial restraint: the philosophy that the Supreme Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378666840 2019-08-30 14:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378666840 ratify: to approve 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378667051 2019-08-30 14:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378667051 petition: an appeal 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378667509 2019-08-30 14:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378667509 search warrant: an order signed by a judge describing a specific place to be searched for specific items 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378667634 2019-08-30 14:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378667634 prior restraint: government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378667922 2019-08-30 14:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378667922 poll taxes: money paid in order to vote 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378669950 2019-08-30 14:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378669950 lame duck: an outgoing official serving out the remainder of a term, after retiring or being defeated for reelection 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378670162 2019-08-30 14:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378670162 due process of law: principle in the 5th Amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378670455 2019-08-30 14:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378670455 probable cause: a reasonable basis to believe a person or premises is linked to a crime 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378670662 An officer notices that a car is swerving in and out of lanes, so he approaches the driver and asks if he has possession of alcohol while driving. ]]> 2019-08-30 14:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378670662 eminent domain: power of a government to take private property for public use 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378670796 2019-08-30 14:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378670796 arrest warrant: an order signed by a judge naming the individual to be arrested for a specific crime 986293 https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378671047 2019-08-30 14:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/986293/tk8ujctvck2e/wish/378671047