aice us constitution quiz

limited government

the federal government will be limited by the people

popular sovereignty

people rule (government gets their power from the people)

separation of powers

each branch has limited power

what is the separation of powers for legislative branch

congress makes laws

what is the separation of powers for executive branch

president enforces laws

what is the separation of powers for judicial branch

supreme court interprets laws

republicanism

the people control the government through elections

checks and balances

1. branches can check each other

2. states can check the federal government

supremacy clause

all federal laws, rulings, and actions are supreme over states

branches of the federal government

executive branch

judicial branch

legislative branch

executive branches

powers of the President

judicial branch

powers of the judicial branch

legislative branch

powers of congress limits them bc they only make laws found in this section

where is legislative branch located in articles

article 1 section 8

federalism

shared powers between the federal government and the state level governments

federal government

powers to deal with federal issues (issues that affect the whole country)

state governments

powers to deal with states issues (issues that affect only the states)

state government powers

10th amendment

bill of rights

branches of state government

executive

legislative

judicial

state executive branch

governor enforces state laws

state judicial branch

state supreme courts and lower state courts — interprets state laws

state legislative branch

state legislature - makes states laws based on their reserved powers

what do local governments do

handle the adminstration or towns, cities, etc

provide public services

run school boards

what is legislative branch function

make federal laws

what is the structure of the legislative branch

congress (made up of house of representatives and senate)

enumerated (written) powers of congress

1. collect taxes (fund the government and help citizens )

2. commerce clause (congress regulates foreign trade and interstate commerce)

3. naturalization

4. money (print money and determine value)

5. courts (establish interior courts) - lower federal courts to determine guilt or innocence when federal laws are broken

6. declare war - they approve the presidents request

7. military - make rules and regulations, train and discipline officers

8. district of columbia - federal capital

interstate commerce

commercial activities, traffic, and transportation that takes place between states

naturalization

process of becoming a citizen

legislative checks on executive

overriding vetoes

advice and consent (to presidents nominations)

impeachment

power of the purse - approve budgets

executive checks on legislative

veto power - can reject a bill passed by congress

agenda setting - president recommends specific legislative measures and priorities to congress

makes budgets

what is executive branch’s function

enforce federal law

structure of executive branch

president with vice president and cabinet beneath

powers of the president

cabinet

appointment

commander of chief

treaties - legally binding written agreement between sovereign nations (president writes, senate approves)

state of the union address

pardon

cabinet

appoints advisors (called secretaries) ; approved by senate

appointment

cabinet members, supreme court justices, federal judges

commander in chief

official leader of the military

house of representatives powers

makes bills dealing with taxes

start the impeachment process

senate powers

advice and consent power

finish impeachment process

advice and consent power

approve appointments and actions of the president

state of the union address

presentation to congress about their plans

pardon

power to forgive federal crime conventions

structure of judicial branch

supreme court

lower courts

powers of the judicial branch

judicial review

judicial review

ability of SCOTUS to check the constitutionality of actions of the branches or state laws

additional info for judicial branch

term is for life

appointed by the president, approved by the senate

legislative checks on judicial

• senate approves justices/ fed judges

• congress can amend the constitution (2/3 of congress for the change, ¾ of state legislatures approve the change)

judicial checks on legislative & executive

judicial review

executive checks on judicial

president appoints justices/ fed judges

president can pardon criminals of fed crimes