| A | B |
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| Authors of Constitution wanted to be sure no person or group seized power and controlled the U.S.govt. | U.S. govt. divided into three branches |
| Three branches of government | separation of powers |
| Power tp cjecl tje ;egos;atove branch by vetoing lws that Congress wants to pass | Executive branch |
| power to check executive branch by overcoming presidential veto with two-thirds vote in each house | Legislative |
| power to check both legislative a nd executive by declaring laws unconstitutional | judicial |
| Eexecutive power over judicial branch | appoints federal judges |
| Legislative power over executive branch | must approve appointments the president makes |
| Legislative power over the executive branch | Senate must approve treaties that the president makes |
| Legislative power over the executive branch | legislative branch may investigate the executive branch |
| Legislative power over judicial branch | can propose consitutional amendments to overturn judicial decisionss |
| Legislative power over judicial branch | legislative branch must approve president's appointments of judges |
| Father of the Constitution | James Madison |
| Author of the Federaloists Papers | James Madson |
| Federalism | the sharing of power between federal, state, and local governments |
| Reserved powers | any [owers not delegated by the Constitution tp tje federa; gpverm,emt are reserved tp tje states or the peopleon |
| Legislative power over the executive and judicial branches | legislative branch has impeachment powers over all federal officers |
| Judicial power over the executive branch | Supreme Court justices cannot be fired by the president |
| Senate and House checks on each other's powers | They can reject each others' bills |
| Checks on the people | Judges are appointed, not elected |
| Checks on the power of the people | Only one third of the Senate is elected at a time |
| Chekcs on the power of the people | president is elected by the electoral college, not by popular vote |
| Powers of the people | right to elect members of government |
| Powers of the people | right to limit how long government leaders can be in office |
| State and local governments have no checks and balances | false |
| The Constitution does not list in detail the powers belonging to the states | True |
| All provisions fpor state constittutions mustcomly with the U.S. Constitution | True |
| The Constitution lists ertain specific powers that belong to the federal government | enumerated powers |
| Congress has the authority to pass laws that are "necessary and proper" to fulfill the purposes of the Constitution | implied powers |
| The judicial branch has no check on the other branches | false |
| The constitution says the states may have no powers | false |
| There are checks on the people too | true |
| The Supreme Court justices are appointed by Congress | false |
| must approve appoointed judges | Senate |
| The legislative branch has impeachment powers | true |
| may declare laws from Congress unconstitutional | judicial branch |
| may veto laws passed by Congress | President |
| may pass laws by overriding a veto | both houses of Congress |
| powers reserved for the states or the people | reserved [pwers |
