Types of Government
A government where citizens rule
What is a democracy?
The ultimate authority of the government
What is popular sovereignty?
The first ten amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
the Legislative Branch ________________ the laws
What is writes the laws?
The Executive Branch __________________ laws
What is enforces laws?
This Judicial Branch ____________ the laws
What is Interprets?
Powers specifically listed in the Constitution
What are enumerated powers?
System where power is shared between national and state governments
What is federalism?
Group with shared political beliefs
What is a political party?
Established judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
A government ruled by a king or queen
What is a monarchy?
No one is above the law
What is rule of law?
The process of changing the Constitution
What is the amendment process?
The two parts of Congress
What are the House of Representatives and Senate?
Head of this branch
Who is the President?
Highest court in the U.S.
What is the Supreme Court?
Powers shared by federal and state governments
What are concurrent powers?
The national government is supreme over states
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Two major U.S. parties
What are Democrats and Republicans?
Brown v. Board of Education
What was the case that ended Segregation in schools ?
A system where power is held by a small group of elites
What is an oligarchy?
Government powers are divided into branches
What is separation of powers?
The “supreme law of the land” clause
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Number of Senators per state
What is 2?
Power to reject laws
What is veto?
Power to declare laws unconstitutional
What is judicial review?
Powers kept by the states
What are reserved powers?
Gave legal advice to the president to help him make important decisions.
What is the Attorney General?
Election to choose party candidates
What is a primary?
The case of Tinker v. Des Moines
What is Protected student free speech
A government controlled by a single ruler with total power
What is a dictatorship?
Each branch can limit the others
What are checks and balances?
The clause that allows Congress to make all laws needed to carry out the powers given to them in the constitution.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Leader of the House
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Group that advises the president
What is the Cabinet?
Term length of Supreme Court justices
What is life?
Powers not directly stated or specifically written
What are implied powers?
A group of citizens that pursues its own selfish interests without thinking of the common welfare.
What is Factions?
Smaller party outside the main two
What is a third party?
Required police to read rights
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
A system where citizens vote for leaders to represent them
What is a representative democracy, or a republic.
Government power is limited
What is Constitutional or limited government?
When they interpret the constitution, they need to make decisions that are better for everyone, and not for their own selfish needs.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause
Power to formally accuse government officials of crimes and have them removed
What is impeachment?
Requirement to be president (name one)
What is 35 years old / natural-born citizen / 14-year resident?
Lower federal courts are called this (must name one of the two)
What are district and appellate courts?
Clause that creates implied powers
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
To make sure no one branch of the government gets too powerful.
How the President of the United States is chosen.
What is the Electoral College?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What is created the Separate but Equal clause?