Unit 4 American Government Vocab Quiz

What are Implied Powers?

• Powers not expressly written in the Constitution

• Enumerated Powers

• States that all powers not given to the Federal Government are given to the states or the people

• Grants Citizenship, Equal Protection... under the law

Powers of the federal government that are explicitly named in the Constitution is called....

• Expressed powers

• The elastic clause

• Implied Powers

• Necessary and Proper

What is the Commerce Clause about?

• The Foreign Trade

• All of the Above

• The Slave Trade

• Regulating Trade

Necessary and Proper Clause:

• The clause that establishes the President as the Commander-in-Chief.

• The clause giving Congress the authority to make laws required for the exercise of its powers.

• The power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.

• The clause stating that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

Shared Powers:

• Powers held exclusively by the national government.

• Powers shared by the national and state governments.

• Powers held exclusively by state governments.

• Powers vested in the judicial branch.

Bills:

• Legal documents issued by the President.

• Proposed laws presented to a legislative body for consideration.

• Official orders issued by the Supreme Court.

• Executive orders issued by the President.

Committees:

• Groups of citizens who participate in the electoral process.

• Organizations that advise the President on foreign policy.

• Small groups within a legislative body organized for specific purposes.

• Regional divisions of the federal court system.

Veto:

• The power of Congress to override a Supreme Court decision.

• The power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.

• The power of the judiciary to interpret the Constitution.

• The power of state governors to reject federal laws.

Commander-in-Chief:

• The head of a political party.

• The leader of the Senate.

• The President's role as the highest-ranking military officer.

• The Speaker of the House.

Originalist:

• An advocate of interpreting the Constitution based on its original meaning.

• An advocate of a broad interpretation of the Constitution.

• A supporter of judicial activism.

• A critic of the Necessary and Proper Clause.