Federalism
A system of government in which power is shared by the national and state levels
What is Federalism?
This branch is in charge of making laws.
What is the legislative branch?
The head of the executive branch at the state level.
What is a governor?
This level of government can manage departments such as police and firefighters.
What is local government?
The name of the legislative branch in a city.
What is a city council?
The clause that makes the national government supreme when conflicts arise between the states.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The branch that interprets and applies laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The name of the legislative branch in Virginia.
What is the General Assembly?
The head of the executive branch at the local level.
What is a mayor?
A local law.
What is an ordinance?
A situation where the federal government requires a state to complete a project but provides no funding. This will cause tension between the state and national government.
What is a Mandate?
When the governor crosses out part of a bill before signing it into law.
What is a line item veto?
The name of the highest court in the state of Virginia.
What is the Virginia Supreme Court?
The legislative branch in a county.
What is the board of supervisors?
This process takes a lot of collaboration and compromise from the legislative branches.
What is the lawmaking process?
An excerpt from this document:
"In order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government, which to a certain extent is admitted on all hands to be essential to the preservation of liberty, it is evident that each department should have a will of its own"
What is Federalist No. 51?
The 10th Amendment are where these powers are found.
What are Reserved Powers?
The two houses in the Virginia legislative branch.
What are the Senate and House of Delegates?
This is who gives local governments their power (Think state legislative branch).
What is the General Assembly?
This concept can be demonstrated when the legislative branch makes a law, and the executive branch enforces it.
What is separation of powers?
An excerpt from this document:
"Hence, it clearly appears, that the same advantage which a republic has over a democracy, in controlling the effects of faction, is enjoyed by a large over a small republic,--is enjoyed by the Union over the States composing it"
What is Federalist No. 10?
The title of someone who is appointed into a supreme court.
What is a justice?
Besides the head of the executive branch, these are the other two roles in that branch.
What are Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General?
Local governments exclusively for American Indian communities.
What are Tribal Governments?
These boards are responsible for enforcing laws and setting rules in specific areas like health or business.
What are regulatory boards?