Checks & Balances
This branch can veto bills passed by Congress.
What is the Executive branch?
Powers directly written in the Constitution.
What are enumerated powers?
The clause that makes the Constitution the “supreme law of the land.”
What is the Supremacy Clause?
How many steps are in the amendment process?
What are two (proposal and ratification)?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
This branch can declare laws unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial branch?
Powers not written in the Constitution but necessary to carry out enumerated powers.
What are implied powers?
Conducting foreign affairs is this government’s power.
What is the federal government?
An amendment may be proposed by this fraction of both houses of Congress.
What is 2/3?
A change to the Constitution is called this.
What is an amendment?
This branch can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote.
What is the Legislative branch?
Powers that belong to both state and national governments.
What are concurrent powers?
Setting up public schools is this government’s power.
What is the state government?
An amendment must be ratified by this fraction of the states.
What is 3/4?
A bill must be approved by both houses of Congress and signed by this person to become law.
Who is the President?
The Senate must approve these before a president’s Supreme Court nominee can serve.
What are confirmations/appointments?
Powers specifically forbidden by the Constitution.
What are denied powers?
Collecting taxes is a power shared by both governments.
What is a concurrent power?
This method of proposing an amendment has never been used.
What is a national convention called by 2/3 of the states?
The final step in creating a law is when this person signs or vetoes it.
Who is the President?
What is the court case that made Judicial Review
Marbury v Madison
Powers saved for the states, such as marriage and education laws.
What are reserved powers?
Name the 3 systems of government: Which system are we?
What is federal, Unitary, and Confederal? And Federal
The amendment process is described in this article of the Constitution.
What is Article V?
This is the difference between a bill/law and an amendment.
Amendment changes how the government is allowed to operate, Laws are basic legislation that enforces new rules for people and government.