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
