Unit 1b

A design of government in which each branch has powers that can prevent the other branches from making policy

• Checks 

  and 

  Balances

• federalism

• Unitary System

• Separation of Powers

A design of government that distributes powers across institutions in order to avoid making one branch too powerful on its own.

• Checks 

  and 

  Balances

• federalism

• Unitary System

• Separation of Powers

The sharing of power between the national (federal) government and the states

• Checks 

  and 

  Balances

• federalism

• Unitary System

• Separation of Powers

This branch of the federal government makes laws.

This branch of the federal government enforces laws.

This branch of the federal government interprets laws.

Authority specifically granted to a branch of the government in the Constitution

• IMPLIED POWERS

• Expressed or enumerated powers

• Necessary 

  And Proper

  Clause

• SUPREMACY CLAUSE

powers not granted specifically to the national government but considered necessary to carry out the enumerated powers.

• IMPLIED POWERS

• Expressed or enumerated powers

• Necessary 

  And Proper

  Clause

• SUPREMACY CLAUSE

Constitutional provision declaring that the Constitution and all national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land

• IMPLIED POWERS

• Expressed or enumerated powers

• Necessary 

  And Proper

  Clause

• SUPREMACY CLAUSE

Excerpt in Article 1, section 8 that grants Congress the powers necessary to carry out its enumerated (expressed) powers

• IMPLIED POWERS

• Expressed or enumerated powers

• Necessary 

  And Proper

  Clause

• SUPREMACY CLAUSE