Unit 2 The Legislature Vocabulary

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Article I

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Establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, the United States Congress, which is a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Bicameral Legislature

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A legislature with two houses or chambers, such as the US Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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Federalism

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A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, like states.

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Expressed Powers

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Powers specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.

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10th Amendment

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States that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

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14th Amendment

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Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guarantees equal protection of the laws.

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16th Amendment

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Allows the federal government to collect an income tax from all Americans.

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17th Amendment

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Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.

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18th Amendment

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Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages (later repealed by the 21st Amendment).

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21st Amendment

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Repealed the 18th Amendment, ending the prohibition of alcohol.