Principles of U.S. Govt Flashcards
Apply the branch: Article 1
legislative
Apply the branch: Made up of the President and his cabinet
executive
Apply the branch: power to veto
executive
Apply the branch: Article 3
judicial
Apply branch: The power to declare war
legislative
Apply the branch: Article 2
executive
Apply the branch: the power of judicial review
judicial
Apply the branch: job is to enforce federal law
executive
Apply the branch: job is to create laws
legislative
apply the branch: approves treaties with a 2/3 vote
legislative
apply the branch: can remove a judge by impeachment
legislative
apply the branch: appoints federal judges
executive
apply the branch: is bicameral
legislative
apply the branch: can propose amendments to the Constitution
legislative
apply the branch:job is to interpret laws and the constitution
judicial
apply the branch: can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 majority
legislative
can create all lower courts in the federal court system
legislative
Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
Power given to the national government
delegated
Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to tax
concurrent
Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
Power to declare war
delegated
Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to determine voting qualification
reserved
Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to set high school graduation requirements
reserved
Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to make laws
concurrent
Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to regulate trade
delegated
Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to coin money
delegated
Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
protected by the 10th amendment
reserved
Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
powers shared by the national and state governments
concurrent
Powers specifically listed in the Constitution are called ___________________ Powers.
expressed
used the judicial branch’s inherent power from Article III of the Constitution to establish judicial review as constitutional affirming checks and balances, and separation of powers
Marbury v. Madison
used the supremacy clause from Article IV of the constitution to affirm the supremacy of the federal government and the U.S. Constitution over the states/states laws
McCulloch v. Maryland
occurs when it is deemed important to make amends to the constitution
formal amendment
target the interpretations of the specific clause
informal amendment
three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation
3/5 compromise
Congress would be unable to ban the slave trade prior to the year 1808, although it could tax enslaved Africans as property
slave trade compromise
State representation, Large vs. Small states, created a bicameral legislative branch, House of Reps and House of the Senate
great compromise
government is based on the consent of the people, people have the power
popular sovereignty
power to declare laws unconstitutional
judicial review
We the people…
preamble
A. 6 Sec. 2, congress is supreme over the states
supremacy clause
the requirement derived from A IV, S1 of the constitution, state courts respect the laws and judgements of courts from other states
full faith and credit clause
powers directly declared in the constitution
expressed powers
powers not expressly stated in the constitution
implied powers
powers delegated to congress
Article 1 sec. 8
powers denied to congress
Article 1 sec. 9
supremacy clause
Article 6 sec. 2
FDR tried to undermine the power of the judicial branch
FDR and Court Packing
each branch checks the other branch so that no branch overreaches with their power
Modifications of Checks and Balances
one party controls the White House (executive branch), while another party controls one or both houses of the United States Congress (legislative branch)
Divided Government
broad, give them money, less strings attached
Block Grants
more specific and the money given has to be used for whatever is outlined, there are strings attached
Categorical Grants
the pattern of spending taxing and providing grants in the federal system
Fiscal Federalism
Power of congress to make all laws that are necessary and proper for the general welfare of the U.S.
Necessary and Proper Clause
This paper examines the separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government under the proposed United States Constitution due to the confusion of the concept at the citizen level.
Federalist Paper 47
addresses means by which appropriate checks and balances can be created in government and also advocates a separation of powers within the national government
Federalist Paper 51
describes the process of judicial review, in which the federal courts review statutes to determine whether they are consistent with the Constitution and its statutes
Federalist Paper 78
those processes of our government that are considered an essential part of the system yet they are not actually in the Constitution
Unwritten Constitution
granted states greater latitude in administering social welfare programs, and implemented new requirements on welfare recipients, including a five-year lifetime limit on benefits
Welfare Reform Act
federal govt has key powers over state govt,
Gibbons vs. Ogden
1st amendment, free speech, “clear and present danger” – not all speech is protected
Schenck v. United States
power to regulate interstate commerce and restrict states from impairing interstate commerce
Commerce clause
when state/fed law conflicts, fed law displaces state law
preemption
divided sovereignty, power is divided between state and fed govt w/ clearly defined terms
dual federalism
states rights, powers not mentioned in constitution are reserved for the states
10th amendment
could be funded or unfunded, things the states have to do
Federal Mandates
powers shared with state and national govt
concurrent powers
