Types of Powers
True or False: The Federal Government does NOT have any reserved powers.
True.
True or False: Monarchs and elected officials are above the law.
False
True or False: A political party shares the same goals and opinions.
True
What are Concurrent Powers?
Powers shared by both the State and Federal Governments.
Define Autocracy...
The leader holds absolute power in a country, state, or society.
What is the difference between Socialism and Communism?
Socialism in general: economic/social policy in which the public owns the industry and products rather than a private individual or company.
Communism in general: provides everyone in the country with an equal share rather than the equitable share promised by socialism.
Give me three examples of reserved state powers
tax citizens
control public education
punish criminals
conduct elections
establish local governments
make marriage laws
protect public health and safety
What are the Federalist Papers?
A collection of 85 articles written by Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.
Explain the difference between soft money and hard money in political funding.
Soft money: money goes to candidate's party and not the actual candidate.
Hard money: Goes directly to the candidate and that person can choose how it can be spent.
What are the four types of Federalism?
1. Dual Federalism
2. cooperative Federalism
3.Creative Federalism
4.New Federalism
no central leadership
no power to tax
struggle to maintain trade
no power to enforce laws
lack of consent from all thirteen states
What are some roles a political party has?
(name at least two)
1. find and nominate candidates to run for office
2. running campaigns
3. cue voters(show voters what candidate stands for)
4. articulate policies
Three examples of denied powers to the states.
1. wage war
2. make their own money
3. enter a treaty with a foreign nation
4. impose tariffs on imports
5. form a new state
6. Grant letters of marque (legal piracy)
There are six types of governments you learned... what are they?
1. Anarchy
2. Autocracy
3. Monarchy
4. Oligarchy
5. Direct democracy
6. Republican Democracy
What are Municipal Elections?
Mayors, town council members, and commissioners have been elected into office these elections take place in November during odd-numbered years.