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Summative Review
Three Branches of Government, Federalism, and government terms/definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature |
| Unicarmel | a government with only one legislative house or chamber |
| Bill | a (idea) draft of a law presented to a legislature |
| Veto | to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law |
| How old do you have to be to become a Senator? | 30 |
| Congress | a meeting of elected or appointed representatives (Senate and House of Representatives) |
| Exectuvie Branch | the branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation’s laws and policies |
| Legislative Branch | the branch of government that makes the nation’s laws |
| Judicial Branch | the branch of government, including the federal court that determines whether a law is constitutional/interprets the laws |
| Government | a particular system used for controlling a country, state, etc. |
| Constitution | a formal plan of government |
| Amendment | an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution |
| Article | a part (the body) of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution |
| Electoral College | a special group of voters selected by their state’s voters to vote for the president and vice president |
| Compromise | an agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants |
| How old do you have to be to become a member of the House of Representatives? | 25 |
| Federalism | sharing of power between the federal and state governments |
| Federalist | individuals who believed in a strong central government and supported the Constitution |
| Anti-federalist | individuals that opposed ratification of the Constitution, supported a weka central government and wanted a Bill of Rights |
| powers written in the Constitution; these powers are for the federal government. | Expressed Powers |
| powers not expressly stated in the Constitution. In the Constitution, these powers of Congress come from the Necessary and Proper Clause. | Implied Powers |
| this clause says that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land | Supremacy Clause |
| powers shared by the state and federal government | Concurrent Power |
| powers reserved for the states. | Reserved Powers |
| representative | delegate |
| list the four parts of the Constitution in the order they appear in the document: | 1.Preamble 2. Articles 3. Bill of Rights 4. Amendments |
| How old do you have to be to become President? | 35 |
| How long do you have to be a U.S. citizen to be a Representative in the House of Representatives? | 7 years |
| How long do you have to be a U.S. citizen to be a Senator? | 9 years |
| How old do you have to be to be appointed to the Supreme Court? | no age requirement |
| How long do you have to be a U.S. citizen to become President? | natural born citizen |
| How long is a term for a President? | 4 years - can serve two terms (8 years) |
| How long is a term for Senator? | 6 years - unlimited terms |
| How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives? | 2 years - unlimited terms |
| How long is a term for Supreme Court Justice? | Life |
| How many Senators are there? | 100 |
| How many Senators does each state have? | 2 |
| How many House of Representatives members are there? | 435 |
| How many chief executives are there? | 1 - the President |
| How is the number of Representatives in the House of Representatives determined? | a state's population |
| How is the number of Senators determined? | equality - each state gets two |
| Prints money | Legislative Branch |
| Enforces the laws | Executive Branch |
| Decides what a law means | Judicial Branch |
| Declares war | Legislative Branch |
| Includes the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet | Executive Branch |
| Makes treaties with other countries | Executive Branch |
| Can declare laws unconstitutional | Judicial Branch |
| Selected by the Electoral College | Executive Branch |
| Appoints Supreme Court Justice | Executive Branch |
| Approves presidential appointments | Legislative Branch |
| Makes the State of the Union address each year | Executive Branch |
| Collects taxes | Legislative Branch |
| This allowed slave states to include some slaves in their population in exchange for paying additional taxes | 3/ 5 Compromise |
| This decided that congress would not discuss the issue of slavery for at least 20 more years. | Slave Trade Compromise |
| The big states preferred this because representation was based on population. | Virginia Plan |
| Small states preferred this because representation was equal for each state | New Jersey |
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