Civics Lesson 3-4 Vocabulary Review

the powers that both federal and state governments may exercise

• enumerated powers

• concurrent powers

• checks and balances

• reserved powers

the powers given to the federal government under the Constitution

• concurrent powers

• enumerated powers

• limited government

• reserved powers

the powers set aside for the states

• enumerated powers

• popular sovereignty

• concurrent powers

• reserved powers

the division of the government into three branches

• enumerated powers

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

the idea that the government can only do what the people allow it to do

• enumerated powers

• checks and balances

• concurrent powers

• limited government

the people's right to rule

• reserved powers

• limited government

• concurrent powers

• popular sovereignty

the ways that each branch of government limits the power of the other two branches

• concurrent powers

• limited government

• supremacy clause

• checks and balances

the part of the Constitution that puts federal law over state law, and the Constitution over both

• enumerated powers

• checks and balances

• supremacy clause

• concurrent powers

to make sure of or protect

• reserved powers

• popular sovereignty

• assign

• ensure

to give

• separation of powers

• ensure

• assign

• enumerated powers