Legislative
Lawmakers legislate in response to —
- problems and issues in the community
Which document extended the rights of Englishmen to colonists?
- Charters of the Virginia Company of London
President’s annual speech to Congress:
- State of the Union Address
Who interprets federal laws?
- United States Supreme Court
What are laws passed by cities/towns/counties called?
- Ordinances
How Congress uses implied powers?
To carry out expressed powers.
Which document gives localities power?
- Virginia Constitution
What is Representative Government?
When members of Congress are elected to make laws on behalf of the people.
Which legislative body creates county ordinances?
- Board of supervisors
What can we infer about Articles of Confederation?
Its problems led to the writing of the U.S. Constitution.
Who proposes a change to the Virginia Constitution?
The General Assembly.
Why was the Preamble written?
- Explains purposes of federal government
How can judicial branch check Congress?
Declare laws unconstitutional.
What is separation of powers?
Divides governmental power into three branches, with each branch having its own separate job.
Citizens have greatest influence on who?
Local Government
Who approves an amendment to the Virginia Constitution?
Voters
- Secure liberty, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, promote general welfare, form a more perfect union, provide for common defense.
Six purposes of U.S. government stated in the preamble.
Virginia court with only appellate jurisdiction?
Virginia Court of Appeals.
Good reason to believe suspect involved in a crime?
Probable Cause
What principle divides government into 3 branches?
Separation of Powers
Who proposes a change to the U.S. Constitution?
Congress
The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 disagreed with each other about the basis of representation in the legislative branch. What best explains the reason for this disagreement?
Some states wanted equal representation, but others wanted representation according to size of population.
What Supreme Court decision gave the court system the power of judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
Popular sovereignty compatible with which form of government?
Democracy.
Type of court case for breaking law?
Criminal.