Ch. 3 Part 1
A law must be reviewed by a certain date to determine if it should be continue.
Sunset law.
A Change to the Constitution is called what?
Amendment.
Checks & Balances: If the President Veto's a bill, the Legislative branch can do what to check their power?
Override Veto with 2/3 vote in both chambers.
head of the state executive branch.
Governor
Head of the federal executive branch.
The President of the United States of America.
A course of action the government decides to take.
Public Policy.
Unlike all other states, Nebraska has a _____ type of legislature?
Unicameral.
Checks and Balances: How the Supreme Court checks power of Legislative Branch.
Judicial Review.
Includes the right to bear arms.
2nd Amendment.
Includes the right to free speech...
The First Amendment.
How many Amendments are there in the Constitution?
27
When the government takes land for public use.
Eminent domain.
Checks & Balances: This is how the Executive Branch influences the Judicial Branch.
Appoint Supreme Court Judge.
Power is divided between national and state governments.
Federalism.
Powers that are listed by number in the Constitution.
Enumerated Powers.
This is the clause in the Constitution that allows Congress to stretch the their powers.
Elastic Clause.
Money that is given to the states.
Federal Aid.
Checks & Balances: When Congress votes to remove a president from office.
Impeachment.
The buying and selling goods across state lines.
Commerce.
The first ten amendments, which identify freedoms of citizens.
The Bill of Rights.
Which constitutional amendment states that powers not given to the federal government were retained by the states of the people?
The Tenth Amendment.
if the Supreme Court denies an amendment to a state constitution because it conflicts with the U.S. Constitution, the supreme Court is using the concept of....
National Supremacy.
Checks & Balances: When the executive branch does not approve a bill from congress.
Veto
Changes to the original constitution.
Amendments.
A body of the judicial branch.