Constitution

Introductory part of a statute or deed stating its aims

• Preamble

• Concurrent Power

• Amendments

Establishes that federal constitution take precedence of laws

• Supremacy Clause

• Expressed Powers

• Articles

An addition made to a constitution, statue, or legislative bill

• Amendment

• Preamble

• Implied power

Separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by others

• Checks and Balances

• Supremacy Clause

• Delegated power

Powers specifically granted to the federal government

• Expressed powers

• Implied powers

• Delegated powers

the part of government that carries out, the laws

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

the lawmaking part of government

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

the part of government that interprets the laws

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

federalism

• the constitutional system that states that the national government can levy taxes

• the constitutional system that states that power will be divided between 3 branches

• the constitutional system that states the national government is supreme

• the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments

judicial review

• the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws made by the other branches are unconstitutional

• the power of the Supreme Court to overturn Constitutional amendments

• the power of the Supreme Court to remove an elected official from office

• the power of the Supreme Court to overturn laws made by state governments