TERM 1
federalism
DEFINITION 1
Federalism is a political concept in which a group of
members are bound together by covenant (Latin: foedus,
covenant) with a governing representative head.
TERM 2
separation of powers
DEFINITION 2
The separation of powers, often if imprecisely used
interchangeably with the trias politica principle, is a model for
the governance of a state.
TERM 3
commerce clause
DEFINITION 3
The Commerce Clause is an enumerated power listed in the
United States Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The
clause states that the United States Congress shall have
power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and
among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes".
TERM 4
necessary and proper clause
DEFINITION 4
The Necessary and Proper Clause (a lso known as the Elastic
Clause, the Basket Clause, the Coeff icient Clause, and the
Sweeping Clause) is the provision in Ar ticle One of the United
States Constitution, section 8, clause 18: The Congress shall have
Power - To make all Laws which shal l be necessary and proper for
carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers
vested by this Constitution in the Gov ernment of the United
States, or in any Department or Offic er thereof.
TERM 5
supremacy clause
DEFINITION 5
Article VI, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known
as the Supremacy Clause, establishes the U.S. Constitution,
Federal Statutes, and U.S. Treaties as "the supreme law of
the land."
