- Number 1: Strict Construction
<em>By interpreting a document, text </em>(in this case the Constitution) <em>under this concept,</em> means that said interpretation will be narrow, literal and will have in consideration, what the original intent of the text was.
- Number 2: Constitutional Convention
<em>It's a gathering with the purpose of creating a Constitution to lay down the laws for running the U.S. Constitutional Convention.</em>
In 1787, the Philadelphia Convention, form by people invited from all the States, decided to create a Constitution instead of following the Articles of the Confederation. They divided the government into executive, judicial and legislative (with a Senate and a House of Representatives)
<em>It's an arrangement or groundwork laid to get a program going.</em> By doing this, a plan of action can be designed, to be applied to a certain period, clearly stating resources needed to proceed with the said plan
- Number 4: Alien and Sedition Acts
Turned into law in 1798, motivated by the Quasi-War (1798-1800) between USA and France, it didn't only allow the President to imprison and deport any non-citizen (even those above 14 years old, under war circumstances) that was deemed dangerous, but it also raised the number of years needed to acquire the citizenship from 5 years to 14.
- Number5: Loose Construction
Contrary to Strict Construction, this way of interpreting the Constitution, grants to the federal government, vast possibilities to use powers that are not denied in this document, as long as it's for the greater good.
This word is <em>specially used in politics</em> when referring to a small group of people who dissents with the general opinion. Usually, even when being small, their actions are easily noticed, for being opposite to the ones of the majority of the population
