The Constitution Vocabulary

Checks and balances

• A form of government in which representatives

  get their authority from the people.

• A system which prevents any one branch of

  government from becoming too powerful.

• the principle or rule of the Constitution that

  divided all the powers and duties of government among separate

  branches.

• the distribution of power in a government between a central

  government and local governments, such as states.

Civic responsibility

• The duties related to being a citizen (ex. voting,

  jury duty, being informed about current events)

• A citizen’s right to fair treatment through the judicial system.

  Amendments 5, 6, 7, and 8 are due process amendments to the U.S.

• The principle or rule of the Constitution that

  divided all the powers and

• The principle or idea that nobody is above the law.

Constitutional Republic

• A system which prevents any one branch of

  government from becoming too powerful.

• The principle or rule of the Constitution that

  divided all the powers and duties of government among separate

  branches.

• A form of government in which representatives

  get their authority from the people.

• The power of the courts to decide whether actions are lawful

Due Process

• The distribution of power in a government between a central

  government and local governments, such as states.

• The idea that power comes from the people.

• The duties related to being a citizen (ex. voting,

  jury duty, being informed about current events)

• A citizen’s right to fair treatment through the judicial system.

  Amendments 5, 6, 7, and 8 are due process amendments to the U.S.

  Constitution.

Federal

• National

• The idea power comes from the people.

• The principle or idea that nobody is above the law.

• The power of the courts to decide whether actions are lawful

Federalism

• The distribution of power in a government between a central

  government and local governments, such as states.

• The principle or rule of the Constitution that

  divided all the powers and duties of government among separate

  branches.

• National

• A form of government in which representatives

  get their authority from the people.

Judicial Review

• The principle or idea that nobody is above the law.

• The duties related to being a citizen (ex. voting,

  jury duty, being informed about current events)

• A citizen’s right to fair treatment through the judicial system.

  Amendments 5, 6, 7, and 8 are due process amendments to the U.S.

  Constitution.

• The power of the courts to decide whether actions are lawful

Popular Sovereignty

• The principle or idea that nobody is above the law.

• The idea the power comes from the people

• A system which prevents any one branch of

  government from becoming too powerful.

• National

Rule of Law

• The power of the courts to decide whether actions are lawful

• The duties related to being a citizen (ex. voting,

  jury duty, being informed about current events)

• The principle or idea that nobody is above the law.

• The principle or rule of the Constitution that

  divided all the powers and duties of government among separate

  branches.

Separation of Powers

• Nationalism

• The principle or rule of the Constitution that

  divided all the powers and duties of government among separate

  branches.

• A system which prevents any one branch of

  government from becoming too powerful.

• The distribution of power in a government between a central

  government and local governments, such as states.