American Gov Unit 2 Vocabulary Review

The division of power between branches of the government

• Judicial Review

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Concurrent Powers

The power to oversee the actions of other branches

• Checks and Balances

• Implied Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Ratification

Power of Supreme Court to review actions of the other branches to determine constitutionality

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

• Popular Sovereignty

Division of power between a central government and smaller units (state governments)

• Implied Powers

• Federalism

• Concurrent Powers

• Enumerated Powers

Powers specifically stated in the Constitution as belonging to the federal government only

• Concurrent Powers

• Implied Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Denied Powers

Powers in the Constitution that are shared by federal and state government

• Concurrent Powers

• Implied Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Denied Powers

In the Constitution, Powers not granted to the national govt., nor denied to the states, are reserved to the states

• Concurrent Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Denied Powers

This clause says that No law can violate the Constitution or Federal law because it is the highest in the land

• Separation of Powers

• Supremacy Clause

• Necessary & Proper Clause

• Federalism

Refers to the idea that the people rule themselves by giving consent to the government

• Ratification

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalists

To make (a document, treaty, agreement, etc.) official by signing it or voting for it

• Ratification

• Articles

• The Preamble

• Veto