| A | B |
|---|
| The legal authority of a court to be the first to hear a case | Original jurisdiction |
| Perhaps, the most important legislation passed by the Confederation government; it defined the new territory that became Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan | Northwest Ordinance |
| The right of the Supreme Court to look at laws passed by Congress or states and declare them unconstitutional | Judicial review |
| When the court orders that authorities have to show cause for a prisoner's detention | Writ of habeas corpus |
| An act of legislation inflicting punishment without a trial | Bill of attainder |
| The system of government where power is devided between the national and state governments | Federalism |
| A law that makes an act a crime that was not a crime when committed | Ex post facto law |
| Powers shared by the national and state governments | Concurrent |
| Powers assigned to the national government | Enumerated |
| Powers assigned to the states | Reserved |
| When a president refuses to sign a bill | Veto |
| Compromise which determined how slaves would be counted for representation | Three fifths |
| Fraction by which the Senate must convict an impeached official | Two thirds |
| Fraction by which both houses of Congress must vote for a proposed amendment | Two thirds |
| Fraction of states which must approve a proposed amendment | Three fourths |
| Compromise that settled the question of representation in Congress | Great or Connecticut |
| The legal authority of a court to hear appeals from a lower court | Appellate |
| Allocating legislative seats | Apportionment |
| Group that casts the official votes for president after a presidential election | Electoral College |
| Charging a public official with a crime in office for which they can be removed from power | Impeachment |
| Clause that says that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the US shall be binding upon the states | Supremacy |
| Clause that states that Congress has the power to pass laws to carry out its powers | Necessary or Proper Clause |
| Nickname for the "Necessary and Proper" Clause | Supremacy |
