Unit 1 Big 6 concepts

The President can check Congressional power by

• declaring a law unconstitutional

• overriding a veto

• refusing to fund a bill

• vetoing a bill

Whose power is checked by a 2 term limit

• Senator

• President

• Governor

• member of the House of Reps

The legislative branch can check the power of the Supreme Court because it

• Can remove (fire) justices

• decides which cases get heard

• nominates justices

• determines the constitutionality of their decisions

What are the layers in a federalist system

• Executive, Legislative, and Judicial brances

• Federal, State, County, City, Tribal

• Federal and state

• President, Senate, House of Reps

What is popular sovereignty

• People have true authority

• Having three branches

• Layered government

• Making sure power is limited

How is it decided how many representatives each state gets in the House of Reps?

• 2 per state

• Given out based on the wealth of a state

• Given out based on population

• The majority party (Republican or Democrat) get to decide how to give them out

How many Senators does each state have?

• 2 per state

• Given out based on a state's population

• Given out based on a state's wealth

• The majority party in power decides

Federalism lessens the risk of

• checks and balances

• influence of special interest groups

• one party having a monopoly of political power

• rivalry among political parties

Government should

• guarantee economic equality for all

• guarantee all people are equal

• abolish all forms of aristocracy

• be based upon the consent of the people

The Supremacy Clause makes this the supreme law:

• the Constitution

• the President

• Congress

• the state