U.S Government and Texas Government Flashcards
The concept of national government and state government sharing power is known as:
Federalism
Limited Rights are where
everyone must obey the law
Republicanism is:
The people excercise their power by voting for political representatives
Federalism
system of goverment where power is divided betwen states, and central goverment and smaller ect.
Limited Rights
everyone must obey the law
nobody is above the law
Checks and Balances
each branch of govermentt an excersicse their control over the other branch
Popular Sovereignty
a goverment in which the people rule
voting for most popular
Seperation of Powers
the division of he basic goverment roles into branches
Individual Rights
- personal liberties & priviledges
- basic rights
- Ex: Bill of Rights
Who is in the legislative branch
- Congress
- House of Representatives
- Senate
Legislative
What does the this branch do
create laws
Legislative
How does this branch check the two other branches?
not voting a law in
Executive
How does this branch check the two other branches?
can veto laws
Judicial
How does this branch check the two other branches?
Can say if a law is constitutional
Executive
What does the this branch do
enforce laws
Judicial
What does the this branch do
Determine if a law is constitutional
Who is in the executive branch
President & Cabinet
Who is in the judicial branch
Judges
A constitution can be described as
A written plan for the goverment
Who makes the laws for our country?
Congress
Which of the following is an examle of the principle of popular sovereignty in action?
Citizens voting to elect their mayor
Which principle of U.S goverment is mos clearly reflected here?
The powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Federalism
federal goverment works with the states
A branch checking on other branches is called which principle
Checks and Balances
