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Constution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Executive Branch | The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress and, to that end, appoints the heads of the federal agencies, including the Cabinet. The Vice President is also part of the Executive Branch. EB |
| Legislative Branch | The legislative branch is made up of the two houses of Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives.LB |
| Judicial Branch | It usually consists of a court of final appeal (called the "Supreme court" or "Constitutional court"), together with lower courts. In many jurisdictions the judicial branch has the power to change laws through the process.JB |
| Checks and Balances | The system of checks and balances is an important part of the Constitution. With checks and balances, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. CAB |
| Bill of Rights | The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.BOR |
| Virginia Declaration of Rights | The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to rebel against the government George masion. VDOR |
| Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom | The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was drafted in 1777 by Thomas Jefferson in the city of Frederickburg, Virginia. On January 16, 1786, sepratration of church and state.VSPRF |
| Popular Sovereignty | the sovereignty of the people is the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives. PS |
| Judicial Review | Judicial review is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review by the judiciary. JR |
| Federalism | Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant. division of central and state government. F |
| Amendment | An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. A |
| Virginia Plan | The Virginia Plan was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison that provided for separate branches of gov.VP |
| Great Compromise | was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States GP. |
| Implied Powers | In the case of the United States government, implied powers are the powers exercised by Congress which are not explicitly given by the Constitution itself but necessary and proper to execute the powers which are. IP |
| Reserved Powers | a political power that a constitution reserves exclusively to the jurisdiction of a particular political authority. RP |
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