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Types of Power
Limiting Power
Who Has The Power?
Principles of the Constitution
Amendments
100

Powers given to the federal government that are actually written in the Consitution

Expressed Powers

100
This is a way of limiting power by dividing up powers between different levels of government (like state and federal)

Federalism

100

Federal, State, or Both?


Coining Money

Federal

100

People are the only source of any and all government power.

Popular Sovereignty

100

The number of amendments in the Constitution

27

200

Powers that belong only to the state governments. 

Reserved Powers

200

System that allows the three branches to restrain the power of the other branches.  

Checks and balances

200

Federal, state, or both?

Collecting taxes

Both

200

Everyone must follow the law - even government officials

Rule of law

200

Proposal of an amendment always happens at this level

National

300

Powers that are not directly stated in the Constitution, but they are reasonably suggested.  The Necessary and Proper Clause grants them. 

Implied Powers

300

System that makes the three branches independent and coequal branches.  

Separation of Powers

300

Federal, State, or Both?


Establishing a post office

Federal

300

The power of the court to determine the constitutionality of an action. 

Judicial review

300

Term for the final approval of an amendment

Ratification

400

Powers that belong to both the state and federal government.  

Concurrent Powers

400

The first ten amendments limit the power of the federal government over its citizens.  What are the first ten amendments called?

Bill of Rights

400

Federal, State, or Both?

Building,regulating highways

Both

400

This constitutional principle was established by Marbury vs. Madison

Judicial review

400

Fill in the blanks:

Proposal of an amendment requires _____ of Congress.  Ratification requires ____ of States. 

2/3, 3/4

500

Powers that belong to the federal government simply because the United States is a sovereign nation.  

Inherent Powers

500

The idea that the government is not all powerful - it can only do the things the Constitution says it can do. 

Limited Government

500

Federal, State, or Both?

Conducting elections

State

500

The Constitution starts with "We the people....." because of this constitutional principle.

Popular sovereignty

500

How many different possible ways can an amendment be proposed and then ratified?

4