| A | B |
|---|
| Elastic Clause | Congress can make all laws necessary and proper |
| Federalism | division of powers between the federal and state government |
| Federal Government | Delegated Powers |
| State Government | Reserved Powers |
| Concurrent Powers | powers given to both federal and state governments |
| Intra | inside a state |
| Inter | between states |
| State Powers | maintain the educational system, intrastate commerce, gambling |
| Concurrent Powers | levy taxes, make laws, police powers, courts, borrow money |
| Federal Powers | declare war, coining money, maintain army and navy |
| Judical Review | power of the Supreme Court to decide the constitutionality of laws |
| Legislative Powers | makes laws |
| Judicial Powers | interprets laws |
| Executive Powers | enforces laws |
| Three Branches of Government | Legislative, Judicial, Executive |
| Civil Case | a case that involves a personal injury |
| Criminal Case | a case that involves the breaking of a law |
| Upheld Decision (Affirm/Confirm) | it agrees with the decision of the lower court |
| Reversed Decision (Overturned) | it does not agree with the decision of the lower court |
| Prosecutor | the person who starts legal proceedings against another person |
| Plaintiff | person opposed to the defendant |
| Defendant | the person accused or sued in a court of law |
| Original Jurisdiction (Lower Court) | the judges in that court will hear that case for the first time |
| Appellate Jurisdiction (Higher Court) | the judges in that court will only review the case to see if the decision made in the lower court was not appropriate |
| Constitutional | a law follows or is in line with the Constitution |
| Supreme Court | the top or highest court in our land and is locate in Washington, DC |
| Unconstitutional | does not follow the Constitution |
| Verdict | the decision by a jury after it hears the evidence and arguments in a court case |
| Checks and Balances | prevents one branch of government from being too powerful |
| Senators term in office | 6 years |
| House of Representative term in office | 2 years |
| In the US, the supreme law of the land is the | Constitution |
| "Winner takes all" | the best candidate gets all the electoral votes |
| Number of justices on the Supreme Court | 9 |
| Supreme Court judges | nominated by the President |
