Another way to change the Constitution is through the ______________ of the courts.
Your right to appear before a judge can not be taken away except under special war time circumstances.
Divides the powers of the national/federal government into 3 separate branches.
This is the part of the Constitution outlining what type of laws Congress can not make.
Only the federal government can make treaties or discuss solutions with other countries. We refer to this as our?
The Arkansas governor claimed he could keep the Little Rock 9 out of the white school because of his reserved power to?
Unfortunately this horrible compromise related to slavery was made in order to get the Southern states to agree with the Constitution.
Powers specifically given to the Federal government.
No one is above the law, not even our president or the judges.
This limits each branch of federal government from gaining too much power.
The US Constitution or any national law is the top law in the land.
Which Supreme Court case changed the interpretation of the 14th amendment made by Plessy v. Fergusen?
How amendments have been added to the Constitution
Compromise made for how we select our executive leader.
You can not be arrested for doing something today that a year from now will be against the law.
These are powers that both the federal and state governments can do.
The original name given to the Great Compromise.
According to the 10th amendment there are certain powers set aside for the states.
According to Article V in order to amend the Constitution it needs to pass in Congress by ________ and __________ in the state legislatures.
These specific limitations on government are written as amendments to the original Constitution.
A balanced share of powers between state and national government.
This compromise designed representation in the legislative branch.
We the people . . . or consent of the governed or the people own the government.
What is the term for a written change to the Constitution.
This was later added to the Constitution because the Anti-Federalists insisted on it or they would not sign the Constitution.