SCI US Govt - Unit 2 Review - Ahrens

The sharing of power between a national government and state governments is called

• Centralism

• Federalism

What is an amendment the Constitution?

• A change to the Constitution

• A paragraph of the original Constitution

Powers that are literally written into the Constitution are called

• Inherent Powers

• Implied Powers

• Expressed Powers

The Supremacy Clause says that

• State governments have all the power

• The laws of the Constitution are the most powerful

• The President can do whatever he wants

What is the highest court in the US?

• Judge Judy's Court

• Iowa's State Court

• The US Supreme Court

The central government of the US is split into how many different branches or parts?

• 3

• 5

• 1

The legislative branch of government is made up of

• The President and the Cabinet

• The Supreme Court and other courts

• The House of Representatives and the Senate (Congress)

The judicial branch of government is made up of

• The President and the Cabinet

• The Supreme Court and other courts

• The House of Representatives and the Senate (Congress)

The executive branch of government is made up of

• The President and the Cabinet

• The Supreme Court and other courts

• The House of Representatives and the Senate (Congress)

The ability of one branch of government to have some control over another branch, or limit the actions of another branch, it is called

• Amendment

• Ratify

• Checks and Balances