American Government Unit 2

The National & State government have Concurrent or shared Powers, an example is

Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws influenced by Marbury vs. Madison

Power held by the people and exercised through efforts of representatives elected by people.

President's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature

Article 6, the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land

Document in 1215 that limited the English king's power.

The introduction to the constitution

1620-The first agreement for self-government in America. Signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower

Raided 3 British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor

Political authority that directed the struggle for independence beginning in 1775.

A vote to approve and give formal sanction to; or confirm

Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches

The National delegated Powers are expressed, implied, or inherent. This is an example of inherent powers...

Allows each branch of gov. to limit powers of other branches in order to prevent abuse of power

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party

A government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution.

1774; response to Intolerable Acts, this group passed an embargo

A government in which the people rule by their own consent.

Written by Thomas Jefferson and passed on July 4, 1776

1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.

The State government has reserved Powers, an example of a reserved power is

The National delegated Powers that are expressed, implied, or inherent. This is an example of expressed powers...

To bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official

A weak constitutional government that governed America after the Revolutionary War.

McCulloch vs. Maryland reinforced this idea shared in Article 6 of the Constitution and created the ladder of laws...