Checks & Balances
Branch that can veto acts of Congress.
Executive Branch.
How are Amendments proposed?
1. Two-thirds vote in each house.
2. Called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of state legislatures.
Arrangements or compacts with foreign leaders or foreign governments.
Executive Agreements.
These powers are explicitly written in the Constitution.
Expressed Powers.
Type of Federalism where both National and State governments were sovereign in their own spheres.
Dual Federalism
Branch that can impeach and remove president.
Legislative Branch.
How are Amendments ratified?
1. Legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
2. Convention in three-fourths of the states.
This is an organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government.
Political Parties.
These powers are not specifically listed in the Constitution.
Implied Powers.
Type of Federalism where are levels of government worked together.
Cooperative Federalism
Judicial Branch.
How many Amendments are in the Constitution?
27
This is the concept of the government not being able to pass laws or govern effectively due to the separation of powers.
Gridlock.
These are powers that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to all governments.
Inherent Powers.
National governments funded State and local programs to achieve National goals.
Creative Federalism.
Branch that appoints Supreme Court Judges.
Executive Branch.
This is a term to describe a majority that is 3/5, 2/3, or 3/4.
Supermajority.
This is a body of 538 individuals from 50 states and the District of Columbia that elect the President of the United States.
Electoral College.
These powers are not specifically delegated to the National government.
Reserved Powers.
Type of Federalism that wanted to decrease National spending and power, and return power to the States.
New Federalism.
The branch that controls fiscal budgets and federal spending.
Legislative Branch.
A term to describe a method of revoking legislative act. (EX. 21st Amendment)
Repeal.
The President selects these individuals to be heads of executive departments. What are these group of people called?
Cabinet.
These are powers that both the National and State governments have.
Concurrent Powers.
President Reagan began this concept by returning power to the states.
Devolution.