| A | B |
|---|
| popular sovereignty | the people are the only source of government power. |
| limited government | government may only do what the people give it the power to do. |
| constitutionalism | government must be conducted according to constitutional principles. |
| separation of powers | the distribution of the legislative, executive, judicial powers in separate hands. |
| checks and balances | each branch is watched and limited by another branch |
| judicial review | the power to decide whether a law is in accordance with the constitution |
| federalism | the division of power among a central government and several regional governments |
| two steps to every amendment | proposed and ratified |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments |
| delegated powers | powers given only to national government |
| implied powers | powers not expressly stated in constitution, yet still belong to national government |
| Elastic Clause | government may make any laws necessary and proper |
| inherent powers | powers granted to national government because it is a country of the world |
| reserved powers | powers held by the state governments |
| concurrent powers | powers shared by the state and national governments |
| enabling act | congress directs the framing of a state constitutions |
| full faith and credit | respect the validity of another state |
| extradition | legal process in which a fugitive from justice in a state is returned to that state from another |
