Branches of Government
This branch of government makes federal laws.
What is the legislative branch?
Federalism is the sharing of power between national and these governments.
What are state governments?
This is the power of Congress to collect money from citizens to pay for government.
What is taxation?
This branch is led by the President and is responsible for enforcing laws.
What is the executive branch?
Powers specifically given to the national government in the Constitution are called this.
What are delegated powers?
When the government spends money to influence the economy, it is using this type of policy.
What is fiscal policy?
This branch decides whether laws follow the Constitution.
What is the judicial branch?
These powers are shared by both state and national governments, like taxing.
What are concurrent powers?
Programs like Social Security and Medicare are part of this type of government spending.
What are entitlement programs?
This part of Congress is based on a state’s population.
What is the House of Representatives?
The amendment that states powers not given to the federal government belong to the states is this.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
When government spending is greater than revenue, it results in this.
What is a deficit?
The power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress is called this.
What is a veto?
Money given by the national government to states for specific purposes is called this.
What are grants?
The national government can regulate this between states.
What is interstate commerce?