The national government has the expressed power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce.

One of the concurrent powers of the national and state governments is enacting and enforcing laws.

Reserved powers belong strictly to the national government.

Congress can declare war, and raise and support an army and navy through its expressed or enumerated powers.

2/3 of both Houses of Congress can propose an amendment to the Constitution.

3/4 of the state legislatures must approve (ratify) of the amendment proposed by Congress.

Concurrent powers of the national and state governments include levying taxes, borrowing money and establishing courts.

Any powers not specifically delegated by the Constitution to the Federal government are retained by the states and the people.

A bill must be approved by at least one house of Congress before it can go to the President to become a law.

All federal judges are elected.

One way the Founders provided for change in the Constitution was to describe how to

What role does the Executive branch play in checking the power of Congress?

Which statement BEST describes the government outlined in the United States Constitution?

The U.S. Constitution establishes a federal system of government. Which statement best describes a federal system of government?

The President has the Constitutional power to appoint all Cabinet members but they must be confirmed (approved) by _________.

The Three-Fifths Compromise and the Great Compromise

The Commerce Clause

How did the United States Constitution address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Article ________ sets up the Judicial branch to interpret the laws (make sure the laws are applied fairly and appropriately).

Article ________ sets up the Legislative branch to make laws.

Article ________ sets up the Executive branch to enforce or carry out the laws.

The founding fathers established the Constitution to establish a __________ for the United States of America and to delegate to it certain limited ___________.

The Constitution does not give you ________ God, gives you those.

In a federal system, a national law and state law may occasionally say two different things about the same issue. In such an instant the "supremacy clause" in Article _________ of the Constitution says that the national (federal) law is to be followed.

The ___________ favored ratification of the Constitution and argued a Bill of Rights was not needed.

The Constitution does not give Congress the power to institute a draft but it does say Congress can provide for an army and a navy. The power to draft can be viewed as an _________ power because it is "necessary and proper" to carry out an expressed power.

____________ powers are actually stated in the Constitution.

The legislature (Congress) is made up of two houses called the _____________ and the ___________.

Article VI requires officials working in the state and federal governments to take an oath to support the _______________ no matter what.

The ___________ heads the Executive Branch, which also includes the vice president and many departments in charge of carrying out the government's day-to-day business.

The Constitution empowers Congress, the President, and the federal courts, but it also places limitations on the powers of each.

In the American system of government, basic powers are distributed among the three separate branches.

All power is held by the people.

Laws should govern the U.S., and not arbitrary decisions by individual government officials.

The Senate tried to override President Obama's veto of the Keystone Pipeline bill. A 2/3 vote is needed in both the Senate and House to override a presidential veto.

Some powers are delegated to the national government and some are reserved for the states.

Those who govern must also obey the law.

The Supreme Court states that there are too many cases for them to hear. Therefore, they decide to create five new federal courts in order to hear cases.

Congress passes a bill that will raise Federal income taxes.

The President declares war on Syria.