Unit 4: National Government, Part 2

_____ is a legislative body having 2 branches or chambers (Congress: House/Senate)

• bicameral

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

Which branch of government enforces or carries out the laws (President, VP, Cabinet)

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• State

Which branch of government interprets the laws and the Constitution (Supreme Court)?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• State

Which branch of government makes the laws (House of Representatives and Senate)?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• State

The division of power between the national government and state governments. The power of the national government is always supreme.

• bicameral

• federalism

• separation of powers

• Due Process

Powers given to the Congress of the United States as written in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution.

• Implied Powers

• Expressed Powers

• Debatable Powers

• Veto Powers

___ is the system that allows the 3 branches of government to control the actions of another branch to prevent any one branch from having too much power.

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Judicial Review

The power of judges to determine if laws and acts of the executive branch are constitutional.

• Judicial Review

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Veto

The lower house of Congress. It has 435 members who are elected for 2 year terms. Representation is based on population.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• House of Delegates

The powers of the national government are divided into three distinct branches.

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Implied Powers