American Government Final 5

Question 1

a political system in which power is divided between a central government and smaller regional governments

Answer 1

Federalism

Question 2

political system in which authority comes from the people and is exercised by elected officials

Answer 2

Republicanism

Question 3

Basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away popular sovereignty.

Answer 3

Limited government

Question 4

the principle that government is based on clear and fairly enforced laws and that no one is above the law

Answer 4

Rule of Law

Question 5

Political power resides with the people and the national government draws its power from the people.

Answer 5

Popular Sovereignty

Question 6

the idea that powers of a government should be split into two more strongly independent branches to prevent any one person form gaining too much power

Answer 6

Separation of Powers

Question 7

also called enumerated powers, powers delegated to the national government that are spelled out expressly in the constitution.

Answer 7

Delegated Powers

Question 8

are powers that the constitution does not grant to the states, nor does it deny it to the states.

Answer 8

Reserved Powers

Question 9

Powers held by both the national government and the states. Examples: Power to levy and collect taxes, to define crimes and set punishments for them.

Answer 9

Concurrent Powers

Question 10

What is the purpose of the preamble?

Answer 10

The preamble to the constitution is the introduction and states the purpose of the constitution.

Question 11

What is the structure of the constitution?

Answer 11

the preamble, the 7 articles (the branches), and then the admendments

Question 12

What are the 7 articles?

Answer 12

1. Defines the leg branch
2. Defines the executive branch
3. Sets up the judicial branch and treason
4. Regulates the states powers and the interaction with the national government
5. Sets up the amendment process
6. Sets the constitution as the supreme law of the land
7. 9 out of the 13 states must ratify

Question 13

What is the Amendment Process?

Answer 13

Step One: Amendment is proposed
Step Two: Amendment is ratified
Step Three: Amendment may be posed by a national convention
Step Four: Amendment may be ratified and proposed

Question 14

What are the amendments 11-15?

Answer 14

11th amendment- Lawsuits against states (1795)
12th amendment- President and vice president elected as a team.
13th amendment- Slavery Abolished.
14th amendment- Civil rights, If born in the United States you are a citizen of the United States.
15th amendment- Right to vote.

Question 15

What are the amendments 16-19?

Answer 15

16th amendment- Income tax.
17th amendment- Direct election of senators.
18th amendment- Prohibition, no alcohol or buying or selling of alcohol.
19th amendment- Women’s suffrage, The right to vote.

Question 16

What are the amendments 20-24?

Answer 16

20th amendment- Lame Duck Sessions, Lessons time from the election to taking office.
21st amendment- Repeal of prohibition, alcohol is now okay.
22nd amendment- Limit on Presidential Terms, limited a term to two terms.
23rd amendment- Voting in the district of Columbia.
24th amendment- Abolition of Poll taxes.

Question 17

What are the amendments 25-27?

Answer 17

25th amendment- Presidential disability, Succession.
26th amendment- 18 year olds could vote.
27th amendment- Congressional Pay.