Relacionar Columnas CivicsVersión en línea Vocab por Molly Harp 1 Supremacy Clause 2 Commerce Clause 3 Federalism 4 Establishment Clause 5 Necessary and Proper Clause 6 Popular Sovereignty 7 Separation of power 8 implied powers 9 Full Faith and Credit Clause 10 cabinet 11 Electoral College 12 enumerated powers 13 term 14 Free Exercise Clause 15 bicameral also known as the "elastic clause," it gives Congress the authority to make laws not explicitly listed in the Constitution but convenient and useful authority of a government comes from the consent of its people. Foundational concept in democratic governance. the specific, explicit powers granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, including the authority to tax, regulate commerce, etc establishes the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties as the "supreme Law of the Land," taking precedence over conflicting state laws and constitu a government principle that divides power among distinct branches. This division is designed to prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful. a part of the First Amendment that prohibits the government from establishing or creating a religion, ensuring a separation of church and state. a system of government where power is divided between a central authority and smaller constituent political units, such as states. governmental authorities not explicitly listed in the Constitution but are inferred from its general provisions. These powers allow the government gives Congress the authority to regulate economic activity that crosses state borders. having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers. a body of people representing the states of the U.S. who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. a provision in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the government from restricting individuals’ right to practice their relig a body of advisers of a head of state. requires states to honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state, ensuring legal judgments or statuses are recogni a fixed or limited period for which something (office, imprisonment, or investment) lasts or is intended to last. 1 Treaty 2 Slander 3 Eminent Domain 4 Veto 5 Checks that Balance 6 Libel 7 Amendment 8 Probable Clause 9 Congress 10 Due Process 11 Ratification 12 Civilian 13 Double Jeopardy 14 Democratic Republic 15 Executive the government’s power to take private property for public use, provided the owner receives "just compensation." the formal approval process that makes a proposed law, constitutional amendment, or treaty officially valid and legally binding. the legal standard requiring law enforcement to have sufficient facts and circumstances to lead a reasonable person to believe that a crime has been the constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body. a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union or from within a part the government must give people a chance to defend themselves in a fair hearing before infringing on their rights. the publication of writing, pictures, cartoons, or any other medium that expose a person to public hatred, shame, disgrace, or ridicule, or induce a a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries. a system of government that combines core principles of both a democracy and a republic. In this system, supreme power resides with the citizens, who the person or branch of a government responsible for putting policies or laws into effect. relating to or denoting people who are not members of the armed forces. a system that allows each branch of a government to amend, override, or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too a legal principle from the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment that prevents the government from prosecuting a person more than once for the act of making false statements about another person that damages their reputation; a form of defamation involving spoken words. a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document.