Powers that belong to the Federal government, State government and powers that belong to both groups
What are EXPRESSED, RESERVED, AND CONCURRENT POWERS?
a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
What is FEDERALISM?
The three branches of government
What is are the LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE and JUDICIAL BRANCH?
Why do we have checks and balances?
So that no one branch has too much power
The Federal government can take private property for public use without fair payment
False
powers to raise an army and sign treaties
What are EXPRESSED POWERS?
powers that belong to the National Government because it is a sovereign state in the world community
What are INHERENT POWERS?
What two groups make up Congress?
Who/What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Has the power to impeach
What is the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH?
No state can enter into any treaty, alliance,or confederation.
True
powers to establish and maintain schools
What are RESERVED powers?
To remove someone from their position/job
What is IMPEACHMENT?
Branch of government responsible for explaining/interpreting our laws
What is the JUDICIAL BRANCH?
Vetos Bills
What is EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
The Legislative branch can override a president’s veto
What is TRUE?
powers to define crimes and their punishments
What are CONCURRENT POWERS?
To reject a bill/law
What is a VETO?
This branch is in charge of enforcing laws
What is the EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
Declares laws and actions unconstitutional
What is the JUDICIAL BRANCH?
To coin money, to make treaties with foreign states, and tax imports are types of expressed powers.
What is FALSE?
Three types of delegated/enumerated powers
What are EXPRESSED, INHERENT and IMPLIED powers?
This states the Constitution is the highest law in the United States
What is SUPREMACY CLAUSE?
The U.S. Supreme Court must make all decisions based on…
What is the CONSTITUTION?
Who is being held in check in this example and who is doing the check?
Scenario: The President chooses a judge, and the Senate rejects the President's choice.
Legislative branch = checking
Executive = Checked
Each of the 50 states has an unitary form of government
What is TRUE?