Federalism
Separation of Powers
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
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What is federalism?
Federalism is the separation of power between a national government and many state governments. in the U.S. it is NSL!!!
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What is separation of powers?
Splitting the government into THREE branches (legislative, executive, and judicial) to prevent one group from having too much power
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Who is in charge of the executive branch on the NATIONAL level?
The President
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What are the two parts of the legislative branch called on the NATIONAL level?
House of Representatives and the Senate
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What does NSL stand for?
National, State, and Local
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Which level of government has RESERVED powers?
State governments have reserved powers
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What is it called when one branch keeps another branch from getting too much power?
Checks and balances!
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Who is in charge of the executive branch on the STATE level?
The Governor
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What is the name of our state's legislative branch?
Maryland General Assembly
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How many justices make up the Supreme Court?
9
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What are CONCURRENT powers?
Powers that BOTH the state AND national governments have
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Which level of government has separation of powers?
ALL OF THEM!
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How does the Executive branch check the Legislative Branch?
Veto bills
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How does the legislative branch check the executive branch?
Override vetoes with 2/3 vote Can Impeach President Can reject Secretary and Court Appointments
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Who is responsible for declaring war?
Congress
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What are TWO examples of DENIED powers?
Government cannot impede on free speech, religion, press Right to a fair trial/ jury of peers Protection against unreasonable search and seizure
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What would happen if the U.S. did not have separation of powers?
The president would have total control and our government would no longer be a democracy
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How does the Executive branch check the Judicial branch?
President can appoint judges to the Supreme Court
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How is the legislative branch checked BY the judicial branch?
Judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional
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What color was George Washington's white horse?
WHITE
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How does federalism impact the way emergencies are handled in the U.S.?
Emergencies can be handled on/by each level depending on the size of the emergency. Local is quicker to react, National has more resources.
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How does separation of powers affect the way emergencies are handled?
Executive branch can act quickly, however the whole process is very slow once all branches are involved
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Name FIVE Secretaries the President is in charge of appointing
Secretary of State, Defense, Commerce, Interior, Agriculture, Homeland Security, Education, etc.
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Which person in the legislative branch becomes president if both the president and vice president are removed?
Speaker of the House
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Poor people have me, rich people don't. If you eat me, you die. What am I?
Nothing
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