Federal System
This system divides power between the national government and state governments.
What is federalism?
The main purpose of a constitution is to create a framework for government and protect these.
What are citizens' rights?
Most state legislatures have two houses, meaning they are this type of legislature.
What is bicameral?
The governor is the leader of this branch of state government.
What is the executive branch?
These courts hear cases first and decide the facts of the case using a judge or jury.
What are trial courts?
The amendment stating that powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
Both the U.S. Constitution and Florida Constitution include these three structural parts.
What are a preamble, articles, and amendments?
The only state with a one-house legislature.
What is Nebraska?
The governor has the power to reject a bill passed by the legislature.
What is a veto?
These courts review decisions from lower courts to determine if legal mistakes were made.
What are appellate courts?
These powers belong only to the federal government and are specifically written in the Constitution, such as declaring war.
What are enumerated (delegated) powers?
Florida’s current constitution was ratified in this year.
What is 1968?
The process of redrawing legislative district boundaries after the census.
What is redistricting?
This special veto power allows governors to reject only certain parts of a bill instead of the entire law.
What is a line-item veto?
The highest court in a state, often called the court of last resort.
What is the state supreme court?
These powers are shared by both state and national governments, such as collecting taxes and creating courts.
What are concurrent powers?
This part of the Florida Constitution lists the rights guaranteed to citizens.
What is the Declaration of Rights?
Drawing district boundaries to favor a political party is called this.
What is gerrymandering?
This military force can be called into action by a governor during emergencies such as hurricanes.
What is the National Guard?
When a city becomes an official local government with its own charter, it has undergone this process.
What is incorporation?
This constitutional rule states that the Constitution and federal laws are the “supreme law of the land.”
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This special group reviews Florida’s constitution every 20 years and suggests amendments.
What is the Constitution Revision Commission?
In this type of election process, voters can decide whether to repeal a law passed by the legislature.
What is a popular referendum?
If a governor leaves office early in most states, this official becomes the new governor.
Who is the lieutenant governor?
In this form of city government, elected members appoint/hire a professional person to run daily operations.
What is the council-manager form of government?