The Constitution - Chapter 1

An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection

• social contract

• natural law

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

The belief that people are the ultimate ruling authority

• social contract

• natural law

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

A two-house legislature

• electoral college

• participatory democracy

• bicameral

• judiciary

A body of people representing the states of the U.S., who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice-president

• republicanism

• representative republic

• electoral college

• popular sovereignty

Powers specifically mentioned (written) in the Constitution

• reserved powers

• implied powers

• separation of powers

• enumerated powers

Congress has the authority to regulated trade between states and with foreign countries; given in Article I, Sec. 8 of the Constitution

• Supremacy Clause

• Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

A section of Article I, Sec. 8 in the Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws required for the exercise of its other powers established by the Constitution

• Supremacy Clause

• Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

• Commerce Clause

According to Article VI in the Constitution, the federal government has power over state laws.

• Commerce Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

States are expected to send criminals back to the states where they committed crimes

• Full Faith and Credit

• Extradition

• Bicameral

• Advice and Consent

A type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy

• representative republic

• separation of powers

• monarchy

• oligarchy