Government Branches
The Three Branches of Government
What is the executive, legislative, and judicial?
Division of government under federalism
What is federal and state?
Declares that the federal government is above the state government
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The houses that make up the legislative branch
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
Federal powers not stated in the Constitution
What are implied powers?
Example of a reserved power of the Constitution.
What are: licenses, voting in elections?
The number of members in the House of Representatives
Case that shifted the balance of power in favor of the federal government
What is McCulloch Vs. Maryland?
Commerce clause
What gives the national government the power to regulate interstate commerce?
Number of members on the highest US court
What is 9?
Concurrent Powers
What are powers shared by the national and state government?
Gives Congress the power to make laws related to carrying out its enumerated powers
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
The document of where Madison argues for divisions of power
What is Federalist 51?
The term best describes the powers of the national government in American federalism relative to the powers of the states.
What is the Doctrine of National Supremacy?
Gives the national government the power to enforce protections for any person against the states (clause and amendment)
What is the Due Process and Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment?