an introduction to a speech or piece of writing

basic principle of the American system of government that the people are the only source of any and all governmental power

basic principle of the American system of government; belief that government is not all powerful, and may only do things the people have given it the power to do

the principle that gives the powers of making, enforcing, and interpreting laws to separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government

the system set up by the U.S. Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to limit the actions of the other branches

a system of government in which authority is divided between national and state governments

another name for the elastic clause, which is the basis of the implied powers of Congress

a combination of executive and legislative actions and interpretations and judicial decisions; especially judicial review as well as customs and development of political parties

powers given by the Constitution to the national government and denied to state governments

those delegated powers of the national government implied by (inferred from) the expressed powers; those powers necessary and proper to carry out the expressed powers

powers shared by the national and state governments

those powers held by the state in the American federal system

the lawmaking agencies of a government (Congress)

part of a government that carries out its laws (President)

part of the government that decides if laws are carried out fairly (Supreme Court)

gathering information on the nation's population; required by the U.S. Constitution every ten years to determine the number of votes a state has in the House of Representatives and the Electoral College

an assembly elected by the voters that meets every four years to formally elect the President of the United States

power of a court to hear (to try and decide) a case

a change or addition to a legal document, motion, bylaw, law or constitution

constitutional guarantee that government will not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property by unfair, arbitrary, or unreasonable action

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