Government Ch 3 Vocabulary

a change to the Constitution

Congress make all laws which are necessary & proper to carry out powers expressed in Article I

the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised

one of seven main divisions of the body of the Constitution

To approve

the power of government to take private property for public use

Article VI of the Constitution, says the Constitution shall be the supreme Law of the Land

a reasonable basis to believe a person or premises are linked to a crime

list of items in Article I of the Constitution that set the authoritative capacity of Congress

local group of armed citizens

to formally accuse

Power of Supreme Court to declare law & action of local state or national govt unconstitutional

a meeting held for the purpose of proposing and voting on amendments

to revoke by legislative enactment

he adding of the Bill of Rights protections into the states through court decisions