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23 Cards in this Set
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Powers of National Government
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-Maintain army and navy
- declare war - coin money - regulate trade between states with foreign nations - make laws necessary for carrying out delegated powers |
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Powers shared by state and federal government
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-enforce laws
- establish courts - borrow money - protect safety of the people - build roads - collect taxes |
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powers of state government
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conduct elections
- establish schools - regulate businesses within state - establish local governments - regulate marriages - assume other powers not given to national government or denied to states |
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checks and balances
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gives of the 3 branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other two
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separation of powers
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power divided among executive, legislature, and judicial branches to help any one branch from abusing its power
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How congress is made up?
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House of representatives- 435 members determined by population of state
- senate- 100 members- 2 per state |
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Requirements for House members
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-live in state
- at least 25- years old - citizens for 7 years- serve for 2 years |
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Senate
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- live in state
- at least 30 years old - citizen for 9 years - serve for 6 years |
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Steps in lawmaking
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- senator or rep. introduces bill
- puts it in hopper - introducted to house and senate and they have different debates on it - if bill is proved sent to senate and rep. floors- debate and if approved sent to conference where senate and reps come together and debate on it - if approved goes to president - president can veto it and sent it back for revision or sign it-make it a law |
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Powers in congress
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-promote general welfare- needs of people of nation- collect and borrow money
-provide for common defense- establish and maintain army- make a draft - establish justice- create federal courts- impeach justices - unlisted powers- coin money |
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Speaker of house
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(Congress)- most powerful member of the house
- appoints members and refers bill to committee - keeps order- runs sessions |
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Vice President
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leader of senate
- in charge of sessions, but can't take part in debate |
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president pro term
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replaces vice president when he is busy
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floor leaders
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chief officers of majority and minority parties
- guides bills through congress |
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President
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-head of executive branch
- makes biggest decisions |
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departments
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-department of state- carries out foreign policy
- department of defense- maintains army, researches weapons and builds army bases - dept. of interior- protects land and wildlife - dept. of energy- conducts research on energy, promotes going green -dept. of education-assistance on school programs, promote equal education for all |
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who approves supreme justices?
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president picks more respected lawyers, judges, and scholars- senate must approve decision
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How long do justices serve
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hold office for life- unless impeached
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judicial review
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power to overturn any law which court decides is in conflict with constitution- has to save judicial review in relation to case
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types of supreme court cases
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have most important constitual issues, the nation, or federal law, cases that will affect the whole nation, involving foreign government and state, american ships at sea, treadies, disagreements bewteen states, federal laws
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legislature
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makes the laws
- collects taxes, borrows money, regulate trade, declare war |
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executive
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enforces the laws
- passes laws, handles relation with other countries |
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judicial
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interprets the laws
- declare laws unconstitutional- take them away |
