SS Flashcards
introduces the constitution. It establishes the government and that it will work for the people
Preamble-
Articles 1-7-
- Legislative branch 2. Executive Branch 3. Judicial Branch 4. powers of the states 5. Amending the Constitution 6. Supreme Law 7. Ratification
there are 27 the first 10 are the bill of rights and cant be changed. They deal with the rights of the people or the functions of the government
Amendments-
- Popular sovereignty-
means that the power of the government is in the hands of the people.
- Separation of Powers-
breaks the powers of each branch of the federal government so that no one branch can get too much power
- Checks and Balances-
system in which the 3 branches of the government can check each other so that one branch doesn’t have too much power
- Federalism-
balance of power between the national and state governments
- Limited Government-
means that no government has unlimited power
- Enumerated powers-
Powers only granted to the federal government.
- Reserved Powers-
allows state governments to create laws and exercise rights as long as they do not violate the federal constitution
- Implied Powers-
part of the enumerated power. These powers are up to interpretation and are not written anywhere.
- Concurrent powers-
the state and federal governments can perform the same jobs
Examples of checks and balances
President vetos a bill
Congress overriding the veto
Judicial branch rule a law is unconstitutional
Legislative Branch-
Makes the Laws of the US
Executive Branch-
enforce laws made by the legislative branch
Judicial Branch-
interprets laws
How a law is passed.
Step 1: The bill is drafted.
Step 2: The bill is introduced.
Step 3: The bill goes to committee.
Step 4: Subcommittee review of the bill.
Step 5: Committee markup of the bill.
Step 6: Voting by the full chamber on the bill.
Step 7: Referral of the bill to the other chamber.
Step 8: The bill goes to the president.
How many votes does it need to pass?
Over 50%
Presidential veto. Overriding a veto.
⅔
Make sure you know the numbers or percentages needed to pass a law in each case.
Over 50%
The Electoral College process.
It is a process which includes the: Selection of electors. Meeting of electors who cast votes for the president and vice president. Counting of the electors’ votes by Congress
