Types of Government
This type of government means "rule by the people," where citizens have the power to make decisions, either directly or through representatives.
What is democracy?
In this system of government, power is divided between a central government and smaller political units, like states or provinces
What is a federal system?
This branch includes the President and is responsible for enforcing the law.
What is the Executive Branch?
This clause in Article VI of the Constitution says that the Constitution and federal laws are the “supreme law of the land,” overriding any conflicting state laws.
What is the supremacy clause?
The Florida Legislature is divided into these two chambers
What are the Senate and the House of Representative?
In this form of government, a king or queen rules and power is passed down through the family
What is monarchy?
In this system, the central government has only the powers given to it by the states, and the states keep most of the power.
What is a confederal system?
What is bicameral?
These are the specific powers listed in the Constitution that belong only to the federal government, such as coining money and regulating interstate commerce.
What are enumerated powers?
The official language of Florida.
What is English?
This government is ruled by a single leader who usually takes power by force and does not allow free elections.
What is an autocracy?
This is the opposite of a unitary system.
What is a confederal system?
This branch has the power to veto.
What is the executive branch?
According to the Tenth Amendment, these powers are kept by the states and not given to the federal government
What are Reserved Powers?
The first article of the Florida Constitution is called this and is similar to the U.S. Bill of Rights
What is the Declaration of Rights?
This type of government has no rulers or laws, it is total freedom but also total chaos.
What is anarchy?
What is a unitary system?
The Senate checks the power of the President with these actions.
What is approving treaties and approving presidential appointments?
These are powers, like the ability to tax and create courts, that are shared by both the federal and state governments in the United States.
What are concurrent powers?
It is easier to amend the Florida Constitution because of this.
What is there are 5 ways to amend the FL Constitution?
In this government, a small group of wealthy individuals hold all of the power.
What is oligarchy?
In this government system, the executive and legislative branches are combined, and the head of government is also a member of the legislature.
What is a parliamentary system?
These three articles make up the legislative, executive, and judicial branch.
What are Articles I, Articles II, and Articles III?
This process is described in Article V of the Constitution.
This is the order of state courts in Florida - from bottom to top.
What are the FL County Courts, FL Circuit Courts, FL District Court of Appeals, and the Florida Supreme Court?