| A | B |
|---|
| preamble | opening statement of the Constitution |
| justice | fairness |
| domestic tranquility | peace at home |
| general welfare | well-being of all people |
| liberty | freedom to live as you please, as long as you obey the law and respect the freedom of others |
| Bill of Rights | lists freedoms the government promises to protect |
| popular sovereignty | the people rule |
| representative government | system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them |
| ratify | to approve |
| tyranny | cruel and unjust government |
| federal | national |
| federalism | where there is joint power between national and state governments |
| legislative branch | part of government that passes laws |
| executive branch | part of government that carries out laws |
| judical branch | system of courts that decide if laws are carried out fairly |
| checks and balances | systems that haveways to controll other branches power |
| veto | rejecting a bill-done by President to check Congress |
| override | President can be overruled-done by Congress to check President |
| bill | a proposed law |
| unconstitutional | not permitted by the constitution of a nation |
| amendment | formal written change |
| precedent | act or decison that sets an example for others |
| cabinet | group of officals who head the government and advise the President |
| judicial review | right of the Supreme Court |
| "necessary and proper" location | Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 |
| "necessary and proper" meaning | power to make necessary new laws |
| "regulate commerce" location | Constitution, Article 1, Section 3, Clause 3 |
| "regulate commerce" meaning | regulate trade with other nations |
| Marbury v.s. Madison (1803) | an early Surpreme Court decison interpreted in Article 3, Section 2, meaning that the Surpreme Court has the right to decide if a law violates the Constitution |
