This is composed of rules, orders, and regulations by federal, State, or local executive officers:
Administrative Laws
100
If the Government wanted to add a 51st State to the Union, who would have to approve it?
Congress
100
This is a system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government on a territorial basis between a central, or national, government and several regional governments, usually called states or provinces:
Federalism
100
This was fought under the auspices of the United Nations after the forces of communist North Korea invaded South Korea:
The Korean War
200
They preside over minor offenses in rural areas:
justices of the peace.
200
They are courts of appeal between trial courts and the State’s supreme court:
Intermediate Appellate Courts
200
Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone are known as:
exclusive powers
200
Because the Constitution is silent on the issue, this ultimately denies some powers to:
The National Government
200
Their main responsibility is to serve as the nation’s first line of defense:
The air force
300
This is based on the U.S. and State constitutions:
Constitutional Law
300
They hear civil cases involving several thousands of dollars and misdemeanors:
Municipal Courts
300
These powers are found directly within the Constitution:
Expressed Powers
300
This is the process of assigning certain powers to the National Government and certain powers to the States:
Division of Powers
300
This is the largest and the oldest of the armed services:
The army
400
They handle minor civil complaints in urban areas:
magistrates
400
They review the decisions of lower courts:
State Supreme Courts
400
These powers are not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested, or implied by, the expressed powers:
implied powers
400
The power to levy and collect taxes, to define crimes and set punishments for them, and to claim private property for public use are all examples of:
Concurrent Powers
400
Their major responsibilities are for sea warfare and defense:
The navy
500
Most States have constitutions that are over 100 years old, with outdated:
provisions.
500
They decide cases for individuals under 18 years of age:
Juvenile Courts
500
How many units of local government are in the United States today?
87,000
500
What requires the National Government to “guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government?”
The Constitution
500
They are a combat-ready land force, and under the auspices of navy command: