National Government Vocabulary - CE.6

Powers not specifically granted to the national government but are necessary to carry out delegated powers. 

• Implied Powers

• Expressed Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Presidential Powers

Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

• expressed (delegated) powers

• election powers

A written agreement between countries

• compromise

• pardon

• treaty

• veto

The presiding officer over the House of Representatives

• Cabinet

• President

• Speaker of the House

• Vice-President

Distribution of political power amongst the three branches of government, giving each branch a set of responsibilities.

• federalism

• amendment

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

Method of delaying action on a bill in the Senate by making long speeches.

• bicameral

• filibuster

• justice

• ratification

to charge a government official with misconduct

• ratify

• pardon

• impeach

• amendment

Powers of government divided between the national government, which governs the whole country, and the state government, which governs the people of each state

• checks and balances

• delegated powers

• federalism

• filibuster

distribution of political power amongst the three branches of government, giving each branch a set of responsibilities.

• ratify

• federalism

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

Powers set aside by the Constitution for the states or the people

• expressed powers

• reserved powers

• delegated (expressed) powers

• political powers