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Apply the branch: Article 1

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legislative

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Apply the branch: Made up of the President and his cabinet

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executive

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Apply the branch: power to veto

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executive

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Apply the branch: Article 3

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judicial

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Apply branch: The power to declare war

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legislative

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Apply the branch: Article 2

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executive

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Apply the branch: the power of judicial review

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judicial

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Apply the branch: job is to enforce federal law

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executive

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Apply the branch: job is to create laws

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legislative

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apply the branch: approves treaties with a 2/3 vote

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legislative

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apply the branch: can remove a judge by impeachment

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legislative

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apply the branch: appoints federal judges

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executive

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apply the branch: is bicameral

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legislative

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apply the branch: can propose amendments to the Constitution

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legislative

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apply the branch:job is to interpret laws and the constitution

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judicial

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apply the branch: can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 majority

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legislative

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can create all lower courts in the federal court system

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legislative

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Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
Power given to the national government

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delegated

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Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to tax

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concurrent

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Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
Power to declare war

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delegated

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Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to determine voting qualification

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reserved

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Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to set high school graduation requirements

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reserved

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Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to make laws

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concurrent

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Delegated, reserved, or concurrent?
power to regulate trade

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delegated

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Delegated, reserved, or concurrent? power to coin money
delegated
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Delegated, reserved, or concurrent? protected by the 10th amendment
reserved
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Delegated, reserved, or concurrent? powers shared by the national and state governments
concurrent
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Powers specifically listed in the Constitution are called ___________________ Powers.
expressed
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used the judicial branch's inherent power from Article III of the Constitution to establish judicial review as constitutional affirming checks and balances, and separation of powers
Marbury v. Madison
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used the supremacy clause from Article IV of the constitution to affirm the supremacy of the federal government and the U.S. Constitution over the states/states laws
McCulloch v. Maryland
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occurs when it is deemed important to make amends to the constitution
formal amendment
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target the interpretations of the specific clause
informal amendment
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three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation
3/5 compromise
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Congress would be unable to ban the slave trade prior to the year 1808, although it could tax enslaved Africans as property
slave trade compromise
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State representation, Large vs. Small states, created a bicameral legislative branch, House of Reps and House of the Senate
great compromise
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government is based on the consent of the people, people have the power
popular sovereignty
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power to declare laws unconstitutional
judicial review
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We the people...
preamble
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A. 6 Sec. 2, congress is supreme over the states
supremacy clause
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the requirement derived from A IV, S1 of the constitution, state courts respect the laws and judgements of courts from other states
full faith and credit clause
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powers directly declared in the constitution
expressed powers
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powers not expressly stated in the constitution
implied powers
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powers delegated to congress
Article 1 sec. 8
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powers denied to congress
Article 1 sec. 9
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supremacy clause
Article 6 sec. 2
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FDR tried to undermine the power of the judicial branch
FDR and Court Packing
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each branch checks the other branch so that no branch overreaches with their power
Modifications of Checks and Balances
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one party controls the White House (executive branch), while another party controls one or both houses of the United States Congress (legislative branch)
Divided Government
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broad, give them money, less strings attached
Block Grants
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more specific and the money given has to be used for whatever is outlined, there are strings attached
Categorical Grants
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the pattern of spending taxing and providing grants in the federal system
Fiscal Federalism
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Power of congress to make all laws that are necessary and proper for the general welfare of the U.S.
Necessary and Proper Clause
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This paper examines the separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government under the proposed United States Constitution due to the confusion of the concept at the citizen level.
Federalist Paper 47
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addresses means by which appropriate checks and balances can be created in government and also advocates a separation of powers within the national government
Federalist Paper 51
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describes the process of judicial review, in which the federal courts review statutes to determine whether they are consistent with the Constitution and its statutes
Federalist Paper 78
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those processes of our government that are considered an essential part of the system yet they are not actually in the Constitution
Unwritten Constitution
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granted states greater latitude in administering social welfare programs, and implemented new requirements on welfare recipients, including a five-year lifetime limit on benefits
Welfare Reform Act
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federal govt has key powers over state govt,
Gibbons vs. Ogden
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1st amendment, free speech, "clear and present danger" -- not all speech is protected
Schenck v. United States
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power to regulate interstate commerce and restrict states from impairing interstate commerce
Commerce clause
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when state/fed law conflicts, fed law displaces state law
preemption
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divided sovereignty, power is divided between state and fed govt w/ clearly defined terms
dual federalism
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states rights, powers not mentioned in constitution are reserved for the states
10th amendment
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could be funded or unfunded, things the states have to do
Federal Mandates
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powers shared with state and national govt
concurrent powers

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