HW: SUPREME COURT CASES IN PACKET PAGES 7 & 8

REGENTS REVIEWFEDERALISM

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FEDERALISM

• Division of power between state and federal government.

DELEGATED POWERS

• Power given to the Federal government• Declare War• Issue money• military

CONCURRENT POWERS

• Shared by both the federal and state governments• Levy taxes• Voting qualifications• Borrow Money

RESERVED POWERS

• Powers given to the state government• Education • Licenses•Motor vehicles

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

• 25 years old for House• 30 years old for Senate• Live in state representing• Citizenship for 7 years – House• Citizenship for 9 years – Senate• Senate serves for 6 years – House 2 years• No term limits• Declare war, post office, coin money,

approve appointments, impeachment

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• 35 years old• Last 14 years in U.S.• Born U.S. citizen• Commander in chief• Pardons• Negotiates treaties• Appoints Supreme Court Justices

JUDICIAL BRANCH

• No requirements• Term of office – life• Judicial Review• Interprets laws

CHECKS AND BALANCES

• Ensure that one branch does not become more powerful than another.• Congress can impeach the President• Congress can override a veto

BILL BECOMES A LAW

• Pass by majority of both Houses• President can sign –LAW• Or• President can veto• Congress can override with 2/3 vote

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

• Election of the President by special electors.• Safety net

Many Antifederalists opposed ratification of the Constitution until they were guaranteed(1) better protection of individual liberties(2) increased presidential authority to wage war(3) stricter control over state spending(4) expanded police powers

To prevent tyranny, the authors of theConstitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of(1) religious liberty (2) universal suffrage(3) separation of powers(4) supremacy of the nobility

What was the primary objection of theAntifederalists to ratification of the Constitution?(1) They opposed a bicameral legislature.(2) They believed the rights of the people werenot protected.(3) They feared a weak central government.(4) They wanted to give more power to theexecutive branch.

Base your answer to question 8 on the excerptsfrom the United States Constitution below and onyour knowledge of social studies.The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shallnot be suspended, unless when in cases ofrebellion or invasion the public safety mayrequire it. — Article I, Section 9… and no warrants shall issue, but upon probablecause, supported by oath or affirmation, andparticularly describing the place to be searched,and the persons or things to be seized.— Amendment IV8 Which basic constitutional concept is illustratedby each of these provisions?(1) balancing individual liberty and the need fororder in society(2) dividing power between the Senate and theHouse of Representatives(3) guaranteeing equal treatment of minoritygroups(4) providing flexibility to meet changing needsthrough the elastic clause

The Great Compromise enabled delegates at theConstitutional Convention (1787) to(1) establish the principle of popular sovereigntyin the territories(2) give Congress the exclusive right to declarewar if the nation is attacked(3) protect the interests of states with smallpopulations and states with large populations (4) provide for the indirect election of thepresident through the electoral college