Executive/Legislative
the main purpose of the Legislative branch is to
make laws
the main purpose of the Judicial branch is to
review laws and ensure right from the Constitution are continued to be protected
What is federalism?
a political system in which power is divided and shared between the national/central government and the states
What does the 1st Amendment do? (You need everything that it does.)
Protects freedom of speech, religion, petition, assembly, and press.
What does federal mean?
National
The institution that heads the Legislative branch is
Congress
The institution that heads the Judicial branch is
True or false: the State governments are superior to the Federal government?
What does the 5 amendment do?
Right to Trial by Jury. Protection against double jeopardy. You don’t have to testify against yourself during the trial.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 Amendments
the main purpose of the Executive branch is to
enforce the laws
Federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, serve for ___________________
life
The idea that the powers of the government should be split between independent branches to prevent one branch from getting too much power is _____________
Separation of Powers
What does the 2nd amendment do?
The right to bear arms
What is censorship?
the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient to the general body of people as determined by a government, media outlet, or other controlling body.
The office that heads the Executive branch is
Plessy vs. Ferguson ensure the idea of ________________ but ________________. Brown vs. the Board of Education reversed this position.
separate but equal
What is checks and balances?
a system where each branch of government “checks” up on other branches to make sure they are doing their jobs and not abusing power.
What does the 8th Amendment do?
Protection against unreasonable bail. Protection against cruel (inhuman) and unusual punishment.
What is a veto?
How does the Legislative branch check the power of the Executive? How does the Executive Check the Legislative?
The Legislative can: 1) reject appointments, 2) impeach a president, 3) override a veto, 4) controls funding, 5) can reject treaties.
The Executive can: 1) veto bills
Legislative: Judicial can: 1) rule laws unconstitutional
Executive: Judicial can: 1) rule Executive Actions unconstitutional
Why did the Founders want a government built on the principles of Federalism? Meaning, why did they want a government where there were separate levels of government, checks and balances, and separation of powers?
To ensure that no one person had too much power.
What does the 14th Amendment do?
What is the necessary and proper clause?
Known as the elastic clause, the necessary and proper clause gives the Federal government implied powers.