Government Quiz 1

What is a State?

Political community that occupies a definite territory and has organized government with power to make and enforce laws.

What makes up a State?

Population, Territory, Government, Sovereignty

Unitary

all key powers are given to a national or central government

Federal Power

Divided between national and smaller branches of government

Monarchy

A form of government with a monarch at the head, ran by a king/queen/emperor

Oligarchy

a system where a small group of people have control of the country, like the communist party

Democracy

a system of government that is controlled/ruled by the people/ like the US

Autocracy

ruled by one person, like a dictator

Theocracy

Ruled by Religious principal and figures

Article 1

Lays out powers, procedures, and limits of the legislative branch

Article 2

Ditto for Executive Branch

Article 3

Ditto for Judicial Branch

Article 4

Rights and guarantees of states, rule for state vs. national government

Article 5

Amendment process

Article 6

Supremacy Clause

Article 7

Ratification Process

Legislative Power

Congress both expressed (directly states in the constitution) and implied (Elastic Clause) congress has all powers that are “Necessary and Proper” to help them carry out expressed powers

Executive Powers

President, is the commander in chief, has the power to pardon, and can point judges, as well as meet with world leaders.

Judicial Branch

System of court that interprets and applies the law.

Restraint

Makes rulings based on the constitution word for word without interpretation

Activism

They still base decisions on the US constitution, but also may include modern interpretations

How all interact

they all work together in a way they are designed to have a constant tug of war between each other so that no one person or group can take over the whole government, they work intertwined.