AP Constitution Flashcards
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| 10797097499 | Quorum | Number of members that must be present to conduct official business | 0 | |
| 10797097502 | Bill of Attainder | The Congress may not pass laws that punish persons without a trial | 1 | |
| 10797097503 | Ex Post Facto | The Congress not punish a person for committing a crime before in was illegal | 2 | |
| 10797097504 | Patent | Inventors may apply for a _______________: Guarantees them the exclusive rights to their product. | 3 | |
| 10797097505 | Copyright | Writers and musicians protect their work from theft by securing a _________________. | 4 | |
| 10797097506 | Writ of Habeas Corpus | Cannot be held in jail without just cause | 5 | |
| 10797097507 | Impeachment | Process of removing a corrupt government official from office | 6 | |
| 10797097508 | Treason | Crime of turning against ones own country. Ex. giving up security secrets | 7 | |
| 10797097509 | Extradition | States have the responsibility to return criminals to the state where a crime was committed | 8 | |
| 10797097510 | Executive Agreement | This is an agreement made between chiefs of state that do not need Senate's approval | 9 | |
| 10797097511 | Reprieve | To delay the impending punishment or sentence of someone is known as a | 10 | |
| 10797097513 | Impost | Tax on imports | 11 | |
| 10797097514 | Treaty | Agreement between two countries that requires Senate's approval | 12 | |
| 10797097515 | Census | An official population count | 13 | |
| 10798197366 | separation of powers | creating 3 branches of government | 14 | |
| 10798197367 | checks and balances | each branch of government has power over each other | 15 | |
| 10798197368 | Enumerated powers | powers granted in the constitution. AKA delegated or expressed powers | 16 | |
| 10798197369 | necessary and proper clause | AKA the elastic clause. Allows the government to create anything to carry out their enumerated powers | 17 | |
| 10798197370 | implied powers | Powers that are not listed in the constitution but are necessary for them. ex. National Bank | 18 | |
| 10798197371 | supremacy clause | clause of the constitution that says any federal law is greater than state or local law | 19 | |
| 10798197372 | federalists | group that supported the ratification of the constitution | 20 | |
| 10798197373 | anti federalists | group that supported states and not signing the constitution | 21 | |
| 10798197374 | Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments to the constitution | 22 | |
| 10798197375 | McCulloch v. Maryland | Supreme court case that upheld the implied powers of the constitution | 23 | |
| 10798197376 | Gibbons v. Ogden | Supreme court case that upheld the supremacy clause | 24 | |
| 10798197377 | concurrent power | power that both state and federal government controlled | 25 | |
| 10798197378 | expressed power | same as enumerated power | 26 | |
| 10798197379 | Full Faith and Credit clause | each state must respect the public acts and records of another state. ex. allows you to drive in NY without an NY drivers license | 27 | |
| 10798197387 | Senate | Upper house in the legislature, 30 years old, 9-year citizen resident of the state, 2 per state | 28 | |
| 10798197388 | House | Lower house in the legislature, 25 years old, 7-year citizen, a resident of the state, based on population | 29 | |
| 10798197393 | pardon | To forgive someone of a crime | 30 | |
| 10798197395 | preamble | part of the constitution that lists to goals of the new government | 31 | |
| 10798197396 | Excise tax | tax on domestic goods and services. ex. gas, tobacco | 32 |