Ideals of Government
These are government powers that are given to the federal government; only the federal government can do these things.
What are DELEGATED POWERS?
This branch of government makes laws at the federal level of government.
What is LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (Congress)?
These are the 2 houses of Congress.
What is the:
1) SENATE
2) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
These are written changes to the Constitution.
What is an AMENDMENT?
The president holds these meetings with the leaders of the 15 Executive Departments and others.
What are CABINET MEETINGS?
The introduction of the Constitution, which lays out the goals of the Constitution.
What is the PREAMBLE?
This branch of government enforces laws at the federal level of government.
What is the EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
The leaders of each of the 15 Executive Departments are called this.
What are SECRETARIES?
A proposed change to our Constitution needs this portion of both houses of Congress to be sent to the states for ratification.
What is 2/3 rd's (66%)?
These are government powers that both the federal government and the state governments can do.
What are CONCURRENT POWERS?
These are government powers that are reserved or held for the states; the federal government can’t do these things.
What are RESERVED POWERS?
This article of the Constitution lays out how the executive branch will be laid out and work.
What is ARTICLE 2?
This 'Principle of Limited Government' states that power should be shared between the federal government and the state governments.
What is FEDERALISM?
This is how many total amendments have been added to our Constitution over the years.
What is 27?
These are 3 examples of executive agencies (not departments) that help the president enforce the laws of our land.
What is: 1) IRS 2) FBI 3) CIA 4) EPA 5)INS etc.?
The ideal that governments should receive their powers from 'the consent of the governed' can be traced back to this document, which was written in 1620.
What is the MAYFLOWER COMPACT?
This branch of government interprets the law and punishes lawbreakers at the federal level of government.
What is the JUDICIAL BRANCH?
This 'Principle of Limited Government' states that there needs to be 3 equal branches created with each one having certain powers.
What is SEPARATION OF POWERS?
This percentage (fraction) of the states must ratify an amendment for it to be added to the Constitution.
What is 75% (3/4 th's)?
Principle of our government that states in a disagreement everyone will abide by (follow) the decision of most of the people with respect to the rights of the minority.
What is MAJORITY RULE?
This document is the 'Supreme Law of the Land'.
What is the CONSTITUTION?
These are the 3 levels of courts (names) in the federal court system.
What is:
1) DISTRICT COURT
2) COURT OF APPEALS
3) SUPREME COURT?
This 'Principle of Limited Government' states that each branch should and does have ways to limit the power of the other 2 branches.
What are CHECKS AND BALANCES?
Other than Amendments, our Constitution and government can be changed in 2 other ways, which are.
What are INTERPRETATION and CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS?
This is government by consent of the governed; people should have a say in what the government does and that the government should listen to the people.
What is POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY?