Supreme Court Quiz (open book) What article is the Judicial Branch in the Constitution? The Congress makes the laws, the President enforces the laws, the Supreme Court _____________ the laws. Name the 3 levels of the Federal Court System. Define jurisdiction Define original jurisdiction Define appellate jurisdiction Name 1 type of case that the Federal Court System has jurisdiction in. Name 1 Supreme Court case and briefly describe it.
Principles of the National Government
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT BUT, what keeps one branch of government from taking over another?
Popular Sovereignty Popular Sovereignty: power lies with the people
Rule of Law The law applies to everyone, even the people in government "Ours is a government of liberty by, through and under the law. No man is above it, and no man is below it." - Theodore Roosevelt
Separation of Powers Separation of Powers: authority is split between legislative, executive, and judicial Montesquieu: government should be split into different parts
(Do Not Write!) How do we keep one branch from taking all the power?
Checks and Balances Checks and Balances: each branch of government able to check the other branches
Federalism Federalism: power is shared btwn the national and state gov’ts – Expressed Powers: powers specifically granted by the Constitution to the National Gov’t – Reserved Powers: powers not given to the National Gov’t and reserved to the states
Supremacy of the Constitution Article VI (6) Neither National or State Law can contradict the Constitution