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Powers and Clauses
Cards in this deck (16)
- 1Enumerated Powers aka "expressed powers"powers delegated to national govt.
- 2Implied powersPowers not stated in the constitution but are suggested by expressed powers
- 3Inherent powersPowers that belong to national govt.; govt. of a sovereign state within community
- 4Reserved powersThe constitution doesn't grant these powers or deny the states
- 5Concurrent powers Con-withPowers shared by federal govt. & constituent political unit
- 6Commerce ClauseCongress has power to regulate commerce
- 7Necessary and Proper Clause aka "Elastic Clause"Congress has powers that the constitution doesn't specify but were implied
- 8Full Faith and Credit Clause (Article 4)addresses duties that the states within the US have to respect other states
- 9Supremacy Clause (Article 6)Highest form of law in US legal system
- 10Free exercise clause (1st Amendment)Congress shouldn't have any law respecting or prohibiting free excercise
- 11Establishment clause (1st Amendment)Congress shall have no law respecting an establishment of a religion
- 12Due Process clause (5th and 14th Amendment)Right to fair procedures
- 13Equal protection Clause= treatment for everyone
- 14Establishment clauseSeparation
- 15NAtional govt. shared national & state powers state govt.powers given to national govt.
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shared powers - 16selective inc.liberties listed in bill of rights