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Unit 5
The National Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| US Constitution | Defines the structure and powers of government |
| Federalism | Powers held by national government and 50 state governments are divided |
| Legislative | Branch that makes laws |
| Executive | Branch that executes and carries out laws |
| Judicial | Branch that interprets laws |
| Bicameral | Congress has two houses |
| House of Representatives | 435 members |
| House of Representatives | Number is based on state population |
| House of Representatives | Largest group of the Legislative Branch |
| Senate | 100 members |
| Senate | Number is based on equal representation of states |
| Senate | Smallest group of the Legislative Branch |
| Laws | The Legislative branch makes the national ___ of the US |
| Approves | The Legislative branch ____ the annual budget |
| Confirms | The Legislative branch ____ presidential appointments |
| Trade | The Legislative branch regulates interstate and foreign ___ |
| War | The Legislative branch has the power to delcare ____ |
| President | The Executive branch in headed by who? |
| Carries Out | Another way to say the executive branch EXECUTES the laws of the land |
| Appointed | Cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges are ___ by the President |
| Oversees | The president _____ agencies and departments in the executive branch |
| Supreme Court | Highest court in the US |
| Judicial Review | The power to declare laws and acts of the government unconstitutional |
| Judicial Branch | The only branch of government with the power of Judicial Review |
| Unconstitutional | Meaning to go against the constiution |
| Article I | Article in the Constitution that explains the Legislative Branch |
| Article II | Article in the Constitution that explains the ExecutiveBranch |
| Article III | Article in the Constitution that explains the Judicial Branch |
| Separation of Power | Powers of government are limited to ensure that no one branch can abuse power |
| Checks and Balances | Each of the three branches can limit and monitor the others |
| Veto | The president has the power to check the legislative branch because they can ___ a bill or say no |
| Impeach | The Legislative branch checks the Executive branch officials by being able to accuse officials of wrongdoings |
| Pardons & Reprieves | Total forgiveness of a crime that only a president can give (Two words) |
| Expressed | powers listed specifically in the Constitution of the United States |
| Implied | powers used to carry out expressed powers, not listed in the US Constitution |
| Denied | Prohibited powers listed in the Constitution |
| Step 1 | Which step in the lawmaking process? Introducing a bill by Senate or House of Representative member |
| Step 2 | Which step in the lawmaking process? Working in committees |
| Step 3 | Which step in the lawmaking process? Debating bills on the floor |
| Step 4 | Which step in the lawmaking process? Voting on the bill |
| Step 5 | Which step in the lawmaking process? Sending the bill ot the other house and repeating the process |
| Step 6 | Which step in the lawmaking process? Sending bill to the president, where it can be signed or vetoed |
| Executive Order | President can issue these when something needs to be done quick, they carry the weight of a law |
| Execute Laws | Cabinet members, agencies, regulatory groups help _____ |
| Chief of State | Ceremonial head of government; Example, lighting the Christmas tree at the White House |
| Chief Executive | Head of executing laws; Example, appoint a new FBI director |
| Chief Legislator | Proposer of legislation, laws: Example, proposing new health care legislation at the State of the Union Address |
| Commander in Chief | Head of the US Military, Armed Forces; Example, sending Marine troops to Iraq to fight terrorists |
| Chief Diplomat | American foreign policy leader; Example, meeting with the Prime Minister of Great Britain to discuss trade agreements |
| Chief of Party | Leader of the their Political Party: Example, going to a campaign rally to help get someone who is in their party win their election |
| Chief Citizen | Representative of all American citizens; Example, going and visiting the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Hawaii on the anniversary of the December 7 attacks |
| State of the Union Address | President's yearly (annual) speech to Congress to discuss policies |
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