Types of Powers
This system divides power between national and state governments
What is federalism?
Immigration policy belongs to this level.
What is the federal government?
This court hears cases first.
What is a trial court?
Tariffs are taxes on these.
What are imports?
Citizens vote for leaders through this process.
What are elections?
The Tenth Amendment protects these powers.
What are reserved powers?
Trash pickup and zoning laws belong to this level.
What is local government?
The authority of a court to hear a case is called this.
What is jurisdiction?
Rising prices over time is called this.
What is inflation?
Local governments get their power from this level.
What is the state government?
Powers shared by national and state governments are called these.
What are concurrent powers?
This level runs public schools
What is state government?
Federal courts deal with this type of law.
What is constitutional or federal law?
Government spending and taxation is called this.
What is fiscal policy?
The leader of a state is called this.
Who is the Governor?
The clause allowing Congress to stretch its powers is called this.
What is the Elastic Clause?
This level creates and controls the money supply.
What is the federal government?
Courts that review decisions are called this.
What are appellate courts?
This is drawing voting districts unfairly
What is gerrymandering?
The job market is called this.
What is the labor market?
Explain the difference between reserved powers and expressed powers.
Reserved = state powers; Expressed = federal powers listed in Constitution
This official is the 2nd in line for the state executive branch
Who is the Lt. Governor?
The Supremacy Clause means federal law does this.
What is overrides state law?
Explain how taxes affect quality of life.
Fund services like roads, schools, safety.
Compare fiscal vs monetary policy.
Spending/taxes vs money supply/interest rates.