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Branch of government that makes the laws (Congress)
Legislative
100
Branch of government that enforces the laws (The President)
Executive
100
Branch of government that interprets the laws (Supreme Court)
Judicial
100
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
100
Two-house legislative system
Bicameral
100
What do we call the list of powers written down and detailed in the Constitution as belonging to the national government?
Enumerated Powers
200
What kind of democracy is described as follows:
Pure democracy; government in which the people directly affect the government's policies and actions
Direct Democracy
200
divides the national government into three distinct branches
Separation of powers
200
refers to the power that each branch exerts over the others
checks and balances
200
belief that the people ar the ultimate source of their government's power.
popular sovereignty
200
The power of the courts to consider the constitutionality of laws passed by the legislative branch.
Judicial Review
200
Number of constitutional amendments that have been adopted
27
300
Checks and balances expressed in the relationship between the in the division of power between the national, state, and local governments also known as "federalism."
Vertical Separation of Powers
300
Checks and balances expressed in the relationship between the three branches of government
Horizontal Separation of Powers
300
Signed during the Glorious Revolution; limited the power of the English monarchy and asserted certain rights for the people.
English Bill of Rights
300
One of the first examples of self-government in America; contained principles of social contract that became a part of the American system of government.
Signed by the Pilgrims when they arrived in the New World.
Mayflower Compact
300
The formal approval process for an amendment
ratification
300
Division of power between national and state levels of government
Federalism
400
Primarily a document restoring the feudal rights of English barons; contained principles that made it a foundational document for constitutional government.
Magna Carta
400
Type of government that incorporates elements of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy.
Mixed Government
400
Three Conditions for Democracy
Opportunity, an educated society, and moral responsibility
400
Clause added by the Constitution's framers so that future Congresses would have authority to complete future tasks.
"necessary and proper clause"/"elastic clause"
400
Constitutional provision that upholds the U.S. Constitution, federal laws, and treatise as the highest law of the nation.
"Supremacy Clause"
400
What constitutional amendment protects the reserved powers of the states and the people?
10th Amendment
500
Belief that government is formed by the consent of the governed
Social Contract
500
This diagram best portrays which system of government...
"governmental power resides in the central government, but, unlike a dictatorship, this government receives all its power from the people."
Unitary
500
This diagram best portrays which system of government...
"divides nation's power between national and regional governments"
Federal
500
This diagram best portrays which system of government...
"regional governments retain supremacy and delegate few tasks to the national government"
Confederate
500
Read through the following characteristics and then select which system (Parliamentary or Presidential) best fits the description:
- Legislative and Executive branches are inseparable
- More Common
- Majority party appoints the chief executive
- More efficient
- Danger: Domination of the legislative branch
Parliamentary System
500
Read through the following characteristics and then select which system (Parliamentary or Presidential) best fits the description:
- People elect the head of the executive branch, independently of the legislative branch
- Independent Legislative and Executive
Presidential