Federalism
Systems of Government
Forms of Government
We have 3 governments? (sometimes 4)
Vocabulary
Comparing the Florida & US. Constitutions
Random
100
The power in a Federal system of government?
What is the power that is shared by state & national (federal) governments
100
In this system of government the Central (National) government shares powers with the states
What is a Federal System of government?
100
In this form of government people elect representatives in to government offices.
What is Representative Democracy?
100
A local law (city, town)
What is an ordinance?
100
First 10 Amendments of the U.S. Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
There are this many branches of government in the Florida Constitution
What are 3?
100
This level of government deals with marriage licenses
What is the State level?
200
These are powers - taxes, making and enforcing laws - that are shared by the Federal and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
200
In this system of government the Central (national) government has all the power
What is a Unitary System of government?
200
In this form of government people make the decisions for all government policies
What is a Direct Democracy?
200
This type of service is provided by what level of government?
What is the Local government?
200
A change in a Constitution
What is an amendment?
200
The Florida Declaration of Rights most closely resembles this
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
This person is involved in the final step in a bill passing as a law in a state
Who is the governor?
300
These are powers - declare war, coin money, make treaties - that the Federal government has
What are enumerated powers?
300
In this system of government the states have all the power - weak central (national) government
What is a Confederation?
300
In this form of government there is one ruler (you can name any one)
What is autocracy, absolute monarchy, dictatorship
300
This type of service is provided by this level of government
What is the Federal Level of Government?
300
Branch of government that makes laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
300
In this amendment process - A proposed amendment requires at least 60% approval from voters to pass
What is the Amendment Process of the FL Constitution?
300
In this type of monarchy the King and Queen - DO NOT really have power - they are ceremonial and public figures
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
400
This states that the national government is the Supreme Law of the Land - and states can not go against it
What is the Supremacy Clause
400
In this system of government the Legislative Branch chooses the Executive not the people (like a presidential system does)
What is a Parliamentary System of government?
400
In this form of government only a few wealthy people have the power
What is an oligarchy?
400
This service is provided by this level of government
What is the State level of government?
400
In the United States we have this form of government - elect representatives to make many government policies
What is a Representative Democracy?
400
This Constitution although much shorter is more difficult to amend
What is the U.S. Constitution?
400
This type of system of government exists in the U.S.
What is Federalism?
500
These 3 powers are part of a Federalist System of Government
What are Enumerated/Expressed, Reserved and Concurrent Powers?
500
This document set up a Confederation in the United States
What are The Articles of Confederation?
500
A form of government in which a political and economic ideology that opposes liberal democracy and capitalism, advocating instead a classless system in which the means of production are owned communally and private property is nonexistent.
What is a Communist form of government
500
These 2 levels of government provide these services
What are local and state governments?
500
1984 - This may be considered a GREAT year for this reason
The year Mrs. Helman was born
500
To amend this Constitution 2/3 of Congress must propose it and 3/4 of the states must approve it
What is the U.S. Constitution?
500
In this type of system it is likely to have a dictatorship
What is Communism?
What is an Autocracy?
What is an Absolute Monarchy (King)?