These are the names for Federal powers, state powers, and powers shared by both.
What is enumerated/expressed, reserved, and concurrent?
Gives each branch of government a way to limit the powers of the other two.
What is checks and balances?
What is the constitutional Amendment process for the U.S. Constitution?
Proposed by with 2/3rd of congress or states conventions and then ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures or convention.
The Executive Branch of a State is held by
What is The governor
Responsibilities include voting, being informed about current events, participating in political processes, and respecting the rights of others.
What are some of the responsibilities of citizens in a democracy?
What amendment creates reserved powers?
Tenth Amendment
Where one can challenge the results of a previous trial.
What is appellate court?
This was characterized by an absence of direct military conflict between the two superpowers but was marked by proxy wars, the arms race, and ideological rivalry.
What is The Cold War
Identify articles 1-3 of the US Constitution.
What is legislative, executive, and judicial?
This is Florida's constitutions version of the Bill of Rights
What is Florida Declaration of Rights?
This influential document inspired many colonist to support the declaration of Independence
Common Sense
Bonus Thomas Paine
The branch of government that has the power to veto and pardon.
What is executive?
The power of the government comes from the consent of the people.
When government becomes destructive, people have the right to ...
What is abolish?
a system where voters choose electors who then cast votes for president. The winner of the popular vote in a state typically receives all of that state's electoral votes. This system was created to give smaller states a larger voice and to prevent a few large states from dominating the election.
What is the electoral College?
Generally favor lower taxes, smaller government, and a more conservative approach to social issues.
What is Conservatives or The Republican Party
Identify requirements to be both a senator and a representative in the house.
What is for Senate 30 years old, US citizen for 9 years, and live in the state they represent and for the House 25 years old, US citizen for 7 years, and live in the state they represent?
Presidential hat (role) when deciding whether or not to send troops into war.
What is commander in chief?
The type of court that reviews trial after a court's decision.
What is appellate?
President of the Senate.
What is Vice President
Bonus: Tie breaker vote in the event of an even vote.
This is what we call the 15 executive department heads who advise the president.
The cabinet
These are governmental plans to handle issues outside the Untied States
What is Foreign Policy?
How many members make up the house of representatives?
What is 435?
Most important power of the Supreme Court.
What is judicial review?
Bonus Marbury v. Madison
The system of government where State and local government share power with the federal government.
What is federalism?