This type of power is specifically written in the Constitution and given to the national government.
Expressed Powers
100
What are concurrent powers?
Powers shared between the federal government and national government
100
The Constitution provides for legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government. What constitutional principle does this portray?
Separation of Powers
100
List whether the following power is a State, National, or Both. Use the correct term identifying who owns the power.
Maintain Military, Declare War, Protect Copyrights and patents
Delegated (National)
100
No one is above the law. This is the definition of?
Rule of Law
200
Powers not given to the national government. State Powers
Reserved
200
Regulating gun laws, running elections, issuing licenses are example of this power.
Reserved (State) Powers
200
The President appointed a new Justice for the Supreme Court, and the Senate will review his appointment next week. What constitutional principle does this depict?
Checks and Balances
200
List whether the following power is a State, National, or Both. Use the correct term identifying who owns the power.
Set up schools, run elections, give licenses, make regulation for marriages
Reserved (State)
200
The Constitution is the highest form of law in the American legal system. This is the definition of?
The Supremacy Clause
300
Another name for national/federal/central powers
What is delegated
300
Making treaties with foreign nations, coining money, granting pardons are examples of what type of power.
Delegated (National) Expressed Powers
300
The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution states that there are powers that belong to the states. In other parts of the Constitution, powers are given to the national government.
What Constitutional principle is being portrayed?
Federalism
300
List whether the following power is a State, National, or Both. Use the correct term identifying who owns the power.
Collect taxes, Punish criminals, Borrow money, Regulate interstate commerce
Concurrent (Both/Shared)
300
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to the state in which the crime was committed.
Extradition
400
The power to do all things "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers delegated to the national government. Also known as the elastic clause.
Implied Powers
400
Maintaining roads, extradition, making laws, and collecting taxes are examples of what type of power?
Concurrent Powers
400
The people call a town meeting to debate and vote on a new park in the community. This is an example of what Constitutional principle
Popular Sovereignty
400
The Supreme Court rules a Senate law unconstitutional.
In this scenario the _________ branch is checking the _____________ branch
Judicial, Legislative
400
States must recognize the laws and documents and court proceedings of the other States
Full faith and credit clause
500
Powers that belong to the national government simply because they are a national government.
Inherent Powers
500
No suspension of habeas corpus, no interstate tariffs, State can't coin money, States may not enter into treaties with foreign nations, are examples of this type of power
Denied Powers
500
A senator goes to jail for not doing his taxes, the President gets impeached for doing something unconstitutional, a mayor must follow the law. These are examples of what Constitutional principle?
Limited Government
500
The president uses the vetoed a bill Congress just passed.
In this scenario the _________ branch is checking the _____________ branch
Executive, legislative
500
The amount of Amendments in the US Constitution multiplied by the different number of ways an amendment can be ratified.