BUS225 - Ch. 2 Business and the Constitution

Sovereignty

The quality of having independent authority over a geographic area.

Police Powers

Powers possessed by states as part of their inherent sovereignty

The Privilege and Immunity Clause

A clause in Article IV, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution that requires states not to discriminate against one another's citizens

Full Faith and Credit Clause

A clause in Article IV, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution that provides that "Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each state to the public Acts, Records, and Judicial Proceedings of every other State"

Checks and Balances

The system by which each of the three branches of the national government (executive, legislative, and judicial) exercises checks on the powers of the other branches

Commerce Clause

The provisions in Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution that give Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce

Supremacy Clause

The provision in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution provides that the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States are "the supreme Law of the Land"

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

Symbolic Speech

Nonverbal conduct that expresses opinions or thoughts about a subject

Establishment Clause

The provision in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits Congress from creating any law "respecting an establishment of religion"

Free Exercise Clause

The provisions in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibit Congress from making any law "prohibiting the free exercise" of religion

Search Warrant

An order granted by a public authority, such as a judge, that authorizes law enforcement personnel to search particular premises or property

Probable Cause

Reasonable grounds for believing that a search should be conducted or that a person should be arrested

Due Process Clause

The provisions of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution guarantee that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

Equal Protection Clause

The provision of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no state will "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."