key terms

• What does codified mean?


  All in one document
• What does entrenched mean?


  Difficult to change
• What is separation of powers?


  Shared power between the three branches of the US Government
• What are enumerated powers?


  The powers granted to the federal government by the constitution
• What does judicable mean?


  That a case or issue can be decided by a court of law
• What are reserved powers?


  Political powers given to each state
• What are concurrent powers?


  Powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each state
• What does ratification mean?


  The act of signing of giving formal consent to a treaty, contract or agreement, making it officially valid
• What is the Bill of Rights?


  The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
• What is bipartisanship?


  Agreement or cooperation between two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies
• What is federalism?


  A mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments
• What is limited government?


  A government that has legal constraints on the power of political authorities, especially with respect to individual rights
• What is layer cake federalism?


  A political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments in clearly defined terms
• What is marble cake federalism?


  A flexible relationship between the federal and state governments