Constitutional Clauses
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bill of Attainder | Congress cannot pass a law that singles out a person for punishment without trial. |
| Commerce | No state can interfere with the execution of contracts. |
| Due Process (5th Amendment) | The national government must observe fair procedures when they deny a person life, liberty, or property. |
| Elastic Clause | Congress can exercise powers not specifically stated in the Constitution if those powers are "necessary and proper" for carrying out its expressed powers that ARE specifically stated. |
| Equal Protection (14th Amendment) | States cannot unreasonably discriminate against individuals.They must treat people "equally." |
| Establishment (1st Amendment) | Congress cannot establish an "official" region. |
| Ex Post Facto | Congress cannot pass a law that punishes a person after the fact. |
| Extradition | An accused person who flees to another state must be returned to the state in which he/she allegedly committed the crime. |
| Free Exercise (1st Amendment) | Congress cannot pass laws that ban freedom of worship. |
| Due Process (14th Amendment) | State governments must observe fair procedures when they deny a person life, liberty, or property. |
| Full Faith and Credit | A state must recognize the validity of the public acts, records, and court decisions of other states. |
| Preamble | The introduction to the Constitution identifies its broad purposes. |
| Privileges & Immunities | A state cannot unreasonably discriminate against citizens of other states. |
| Reserved Power | Any power that is not granted to the national government, or denied to the states, automatically reverts to the states. |
| Search and Seizure (4th Amendment) | This is a protection against unreasonably search and seizure. |
| Supremacy | Federal law is supreme over state law. |
| Takings Clause | Government can take private property for a public purpose, but it must provide fair compensation to the owners of that property. |
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