Federalism
Limited Government/Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty/Republicanism
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
100
The definition of federalism.
What are powers shared between national and state governments?
100
The definition of limited government.
What are powers are limited by what the Constitution says?
100
The definition of republicanism.
What is voting for Representatives?
100
This branch can veto bills.
What is the executive branch (president)?
100
The names of the three branches of government.
What is legislative, executive, judicial branches?
200
A power that the state government has that the state does not.
What is establish/maintain schools/marriage laws?
200
An example of individual rights.
What is right to bear arms, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc.?
200
The principle of government pictured above.
What is popular sovereignty?
200
SCENARIO: Who can impeach the president when they break laws?
What is the legislative branch (Congress)?
200
The jobs of the three branches of government.
What is legislative makes laws, executive enforces/carries out laws, judicial interprets laws?
300
A power that the national government has that the state does not.
What is declare war/make treaties/admit new states?
300
LOCATION! The place in the Constitution where Individual Rights are located.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
Location! The location of popular sovereignty in the Constitution.
What is the Preamble (introduction) of the Constitution?
300
The branch that NOMINATES the people below:
What is the Executive Branch?
300
The bicameral legislature of Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
400
A shared powers between the state and national government.
What is maintain law and order/levy taxes/borrow money/charter banks?
400
The principle of government pictured below:
What are individual rights? (freedom of religion)
400
SCENARIO: In Texas, adults are voting for either a new senator (Colin Allred) or to re-elect old senator (Ted Cruz). Name the principle of government described.
What is republicanism?
400
SCENARIO: This branch can overrule a Supreme Court decision by starting the process of amending the Constitution.
What is the legislative branch (Congress)?
400
LOCATION! The location of separation of powers in the Constitution.
What is article 1, article 2, and article 3 of the Constitution?
500
The difference between federalism and separation of powers.
What is federalism separates powers between federal and state and separation of powers divides powers into three branches of government?
500
Name the amendment below (# included):
What is the first amendment - freedom of speech?
500
The difference between popular sovereignty and republicanism.
What is power to the people vs VOTING for representatives?
500
This branch interprets the Constitution and can declare laws unconstitutional.
What is the judicial branch (Supreme Court)?
500
the difference between separation of powers and checks and balances.
What is separation of powers divides the roles and checks and balances limits powers of the branches?