Flashcards
Powers and Clauses
Flashcards do conjunto (14)
- 1Enumerated powers aka: Expressed powerPowers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution.
- 2Implied powersPowers that Congress has that are not stated explicitly in the Constitution.
- 3Inherent powersPowers needed by creating a national government for the United States.
- 4Reserve powersPowers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states.
- 5Concurrent powers (Con means with)Powers shared by the state and federal governments.
- 6Commerce ClauseStates that Congress shall have the power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes."
- 7Necessary and Proper Clause Aka: Elastic ClauseClause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers.
- 8Full faith and credit clause (Article 4)Provides that the various states must recognize legislative acts, public records, and judicial decisions of the other states within the United States.
- 9Supremacy Clause (Article 6)It means that the federal government, in exercising any of the powers enumerated in the Constitution, must prevail over any conflicting or inconsistent state exercise of power.
- 10Free exercise clause (1st Amendment)Protects citizens right to practice their religion as they please.
- 11Establishment Clause (1st Amendment)Prohibits Congress to establish an official religion in the United States.
- 12Due Process Clause (5th and 14th Amendment)Following established legal procedures.
- 13Selective CorporationA case by case process by which the liberties of the Bill of Rights is applied to the state governments. By the Due Process Clause of the 14th amendment.
- 14Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment)Prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.