We the People- Unit 3 Study Guide

Differences Between the North and South

different crops and items sold, North had "officially" banned slavery, while the South was dependent on slave labor

Necessary and Proper Clause

gives Congress the power to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers given by the Constitution

General Welfare Clause

grants Congress the power lay laws and collect taxes etc. and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the U.S.

Supreme Courts Powers

has the power to declare a law made by Congress unconstitutional

Reasoning for Judges Appointments

judges are appointed not elected so they are independent of politics

Presidential Checks to Power

may veto a bill and send it back to Congress

Virginia Plan

presented at the Philadelphia Convention... called for the national government to have three houses

New Jersey Plan

presented at the Philadelphia Convention... equal representation...

Fugitive Slave Clause

stated that if a slave were to escape from the south to the north, the owner could find it and reclaim the slave

Electoral Congress

the group of presidential electors who cast the official votes for president and vice president after a presidential election

Original Jurisdiction

the legal authority of a court to be the first to hear a case

Appellate Jurisdicition

the legal authority of a court to hear appeals from a lower court

3/5 clause

the slave population was only counted as 3/5 of them when put into the population of the state for representation in the government

Who was the great compromiser?

Benjamin Franklin

Who was at the Constitutional Convention?

James Madison, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, and Benjamin Franklin

"Father of the Constitution"

James Madison- helped plan a stronger government

Who was not the the Constitutional Convention?

Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Patrick Adams

Ex Post Facto Laws

a law that makes an act a crime that was not a crime when the act was committed. Forbidden by the Constitution

Enumerated Powers

a list of powers of the U.S. government according to the Constitution

Great Comprimise

a plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called for Congress to have two houses