Chapter 3 Lesson 3-4 Quiz Review Flashcards
What is the Preamble
The start of the construction that includes our goals and purpose of government.
What are the Articles
A set of essays that tell you how the government should be set up.
What is a Amendment
Changes that were added to the Consultation because of changes in society
What is the Legislative Branch
It is the branch that makes laws(Other government departments)
What is the Executive Branch
It is the branch that enforces the law and carries out the law(President and Vice President)
What is the Judicial Branch
It is the branch that that interprets the law(Supreme Courts and other courts)
what is popular sovereignty
The idea of people leading the government
What is Limited government
That the government has less power in decisions and the people have more power
What is Separation of Power
Power is not all in one place but split into multiple areas
What is a system of Checks and Balances
A system that each branch of power can control the others so no branch gets to powerful.
What is rule of law
It is a system that holds everyone accountable to the same rules
What is Enumerated Power
It is a power given to congress to collect taxes
What is Reserved Power
Power that is reserved to the president
What is Concurrent Power
Power that is shared between the federal government and the state government
What is Supremacy Clause
It is power that is given o the Federal government that can override the state government
Who is the head of the executive branch
The President but with the support of the vice president and others in the branch.
What is the power that can make treaties with other nation and who takes top tear in this power
The president and the Senate can make treaties with other nation under the rules and regulation of Article 2 Section 2 and after both parties agree this it become international law.
Is the bill of rights in the articles of the construction
Yes they are in Articles 3-12
Once an amendment is proposed who in government need to approve it
The amendments have to be approved by 3/4th of the legislative branch
What is the final authority for interpreting the Construction
The final authority to the construction is the judicial branch with the supreme court and other courts
What is the highest law in the united states
The Construction is the highest law of the US
What is the Preamble to the Construction
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
What is article 1 of the construction
It is the base of of congress with the senate and the house of reps
Does the construction state that there shall be pollical parties in the US
The Contusion does not include pollical parties but they have become a more major part of government today
Does power of government lies with people
Yes, with democracy which the type of government that the US is built on
Is it important to vote and how important is it
Yes, it is important to vote and it is very important because it decides what our government will turn into because of its leader decisions
Why did the Framers of the constitution want to limit the federals governments power
They decided that a great country has a balance of sates rights and a strong central government because each state brings something unique the table
The Construction limit power of who.
The construction limits the power of the federal government so that the states also have a system of checks and balances with the federal government
Does the Federal government have the power to set up schools
Yes, they do with public schools the federal government have set up them while privet schools other parties have set them up.
Can ONLY state governments collect taxes
No, the general income tax goes to the federal government while property tax goes to the state government.
Does the constructions allow BOTH state and Federal prions
yes, because not all crimes no matter what time period they occur all that bad so for example if you murder multiply people then you would go to federal prison while someone who stole a soda that cost a dollar would only go to state prison
Where is Supreme clause in the construction
In resides in Article 6 paragraph 2 where it establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws
What is the power of the federal government and what is the power of the state government
Federal Government=the power to levy taxes, regulate commerce, establish a uniform law of naturalization, establish federal courts, establish and maintain a military, and declare war
State Government= Establish local governments, regulate commerce within the state, conduct elections
What is the power of the federal government and what is the power of the state government
Federal Government=the power to levy taxes, regulate commerce, establish a uniform law of naturalization, establish federal courts, establish and maintain a military, and declare war
State Government= Establish local governments, regulate commerce within the state, conduct elections
How has the construction served the US for more then 200 years
It is served us for 200 years by giving us the rules and regs for running government that worked back then and will continue to serve us forever
