Gov. Ch.3-4

What are the three parts of the Constitution?

What is the main idea of the Preamble?

Which Article addresses the amendment process?

Which Articles 1-3 speak about what topic?

How does the executive branch check the legislative one?

concept that government gets its authority from the people and that political power stays with the people.

systems that gives each branch of government the power to change or cancel the acts of another branch

concept that very member of society, including the ruler or government,is not above the law and must obey it

principle that divides the duties of government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches

the executive branch's power to reject laws  from the legislative branch

power to determine whether the actions of the legislative and executive branches of government are constitutional

any law or government that is found to violate a part of the Constitution

the final principle in the Constitution's blueprint in which the powers of government are distributed between the national government and state government

idea that the people are the ultimate source of government authority

idea that all members of society, including rulers and government must obey the law

theory that power should be divided among three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial

system that gives each branch of government the power to change or cancel the acts of another branch

President's power to reject legislation

power of the courts to determine whether government actions are constitutional

any law or government action that violates a part of the Constition

landmark Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review

prominent Federalists and chief justice of the United States for more than 34 years

introduction to the Constitution that states the broad goal of the new government

the principle that government powers are restricted to protect individual rights

the principle that the rights of the states are protected by dividing powers between the national government and the state governments

"I believed that the Constitution should be able to be changed, not on a whim, but as society changed and developed."

"I worried that changing the Constitution too often could divide the country in to competing factions."

"I am the amendment to the Constitution that repealed the Eighteenth Amendment."

"I am the name given to the first 10 amendments to the Constitution."

Which amendment set the tone for the Bill of the Rights, and what is the amendment's purpose?

Important in conducting foreign policy, presidents often use _______________ when they want to avoid a long, formal process when striking an arrangement with a foreign government.

A ___________ is an organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government.

President George Washington relied on language in Article II of the Constitution when he created a ___________ consisting of the heads of the executive departments.

The president and vice president are elected by ______________.

How do political parties affect the way the Constitution is interrupted?

these powers historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to all governments that conducts the business of a sovereign nation

these powers are not specifically listed in the Constitution but are logical extensions of expressed powers

these powers are not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but belong to the states because the Constitution neither delegates them to the national government or denies them to the states

these powers are held by the state and national governments at the same time

these powers, also called enumerated powers, are listed in the Constitution as belonging the national government

The Framers assigned all power having to do with the states' common interests, such as national defense and control over currency, to the _______________.

The provision in the Constitution that makes sure that states recognize each other's laws is called the _________________.

Creating local governments is a power reserved for the _______.

both state and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence

the national government's responsibility for the social and economic welfare of the people. The national and state governments work together to do so. (Came under the New Deal)

a power of the national government it will commonly use grants given to states and local communities to achieve national goals

a new era in which powers of the national government are returning to state governments

ideas that states had the right to separate themselves from the Union

idea of returning power to the state governments from the national government

belief that states had the right to cancel national laws that they believed conflicted with state interests

a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system

a power of the national government that includes money and other resources that the national government that the national government provides to pay for local activities.

What is the money given by grants-in-aid used for? Give examples.

federal grants that can only be used for a specific purpose or category of local spending

What are some examples of categorical grants?

federal grants that are given for more general purposes or broad policy areas

What are some are examples of block grants?

demands on states to carry out certain policies as a condition of receiving grant money

What are the major issues facing American federalism today?