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20 Cards in this Set
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Who is in charge of foreign policy? |
The executive or president |
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What two parts make up congress? |
The House of Representatives AND the senate |
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Which branch interprets the laws for the U.S? |
The judicial branch |
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What are three responsibilities of the president? |
Commander in chief of the military, vetoes laws, and makes sure laws are enforced |
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Which branch makes laws for the U.S? |
Legislative Branch or congress |
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Name the 3 branches of U.S government and their parts/leaders. |
Judicial-court system executive- president legislative-congress |
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Define checks and balances with two examples |
Keeping any branch from becoming too powerful for example the president vetoes a law or congress voting to override |
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Define popular sovereignty |
Political power belongs to the people "wee the people of the United States....." |
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Define the elastic clause from the U.S constitution |
To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper.... |
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Define separation of powers |
The division of government authority or powers into 3 branches. |
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How do U.S citizens have a voice in our government? |
By electing people to represent their views, who then make laws. |
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Define concurrent powers with 2 examples |
Powers shared by the national government and the states: build roads and taxing |
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Define reserved powers with 2 examples |
Powers for the states; establish local government and schools |
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Define federal powers with 2 examples |
Powers given to the national government only: declare war and make money |
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What level of government controls trade? |
Federal or national government |
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Define federalism |
Sharing of powers between the federal government and the states that make up a country |
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What are the two reasons the framers wanted a strong government for? |
Protect the rights of citizens an defend the country against its enemies |
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What does the bill of rights protect citizens against? |
Abuses of individual rights by the federal government |
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Why did the bill of rights get added to the U.S constitution? |
Because several states would not ratify the new constitution without them (first 10 amendments$ |
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Place these in chronological order |
Revolutionary war: 1 declaration of independence:1 articles of confederation: 2 shays rebellion: 3 U.S constitution:4 |
