Constitutional Law Terms

The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution

• Judicial Review

• Bill of Rights

• Federalism

• Veto

Division of powers between states and federal government

• Checks and balances

• separation of powers

• Bill of Rights

• federalism

Division of power among the branches of government: executive, legislative, judicial.

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Unconstitutional

• Veto

Written Laws enacted by legislatures (lawmakers)

• Veto

• Statutes

• Bill of Rights

• Limited Government

Limits government to powers provided to it by the people

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

• Veto

• Limited government

The power of each branch of government to limit the other branches' power

• Separation of Power

• Statute

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

The process by which courts decide whether the laws passed by Congress or State Legislatures are constitutional

• Unconstitutional

• Veto

• Limited Government

• Judicial Review

Power of the Chief Executive to prevent a bill

• Limited Government

• Veto

• Federalism

• Bill of Rights

Conflicting with some provision of the Constitution

• Veto

• Judicial Review

• Limited Government

• Unconstitutional

Who brings charges in a Criminal Case?

• Plaintiff

• Prosecutor

• Defendant

• Judge