Social Studies Vocab Ch. 8

The belief that government is subject to the will of people

• Tyrannical rule
• Popular sovereignty
• Monarchical authority
• Dictatorship

government with limited powers strictly defined by law

• reserved powers

• popular government

• limited government

• authoritarian government

power specifically given Congress in the Constitution

• enumerated power

• reserved power

• limited government

• karma

power belonging only to the states

• exclusive powers
• shared powers
• federal powers
• reserved powers

power shared by the states and federal government

• state power
• concurrent power
• exclusive power
• federal power

a principle by which powers are divided among different branches of government to make sure no one branch has too much power

• Consolidation of powers
• reserved powers

• Separation of powers
• limited government

power not enumerated in the Constitution but suggested in its language

• Explicit powers
• Stated powers
• Enumerated powers
• Implied powers

power of the court to judge weather or not actions of other branches are constitutional

• Legislative review
• Executive review
• Judicial oversight
• Judicial review

the legal rules the government must observe before depriving a personal life

• Speed process
• After process
• Due process
• No process

the equal application of the law regardless of a person's race, religion, political beliefs, or other qualities

• limited government

• equal protection

• naturalization

• due process