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Legislative & Execut
Legislative & Executive Branches
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Separation of Powers | Separating the government into 3 branches |
| Levying Taxes | The major concurrent power of the state & federal government |
| Elastic Clause | The clause that helps the Constitution be a flexible document |
| State Government | The level of government that oversees education |
| Necessary & Proper | Phrase we associate with the Elastic Clause |
| Federalism | Division of power between levels of government |
| Louisiana Purchase | Jefferson used to elastic clause to make the: |
| Delegated | Powers only given to the Federal Government |
| Reserved | Powers only given to the State Government |
| Concurrent | Powers shared by federal & state governments |
| Legislative | Branch of government that makes the laws |
| Executive | Branch of government that enforces the laws |
| Judicial | Branch of government that interprets the law |
| census | Required every 10 years to determine representation |
| Interstate Commerce | Necessary & Proper clause was used to expand federal control of this: |
| Senate | Has the power to ratify treaties |
| Committees | The real work of congress is done in these |
| Lobbyists | People who present views of special interest groups |
| Veto | President's rejection of a bill |
| House of Representatives | Proposed budgets are sent ehre for approval |