Sarah Duncan, Instructional Specialist Portsmouth Public Schools Delegated Powers Concurrent Powers Reserved Powers Federalism Separation of Powers

1. The division of power between the states and federal government is called ______. 2. In the United States, we have our government separated into three branches, which is known as ______. 3. ______are those powers that the Constitution neither gives to Congress no denies to the states. 4. These are the powers that are given to the Congress rather than to the states ______. 5. ______are powers shared by the federal and state governments.

You will use these answer choices more than once: Executive Judicial Legislative National Government Local Government State Government

1. The powers of the ______are either enumerated/expressed or implied in the Constitution of the United States. 2. the Constitution of the United State denies powers to both the ______and ______governments. 3. The powers of the ______in Virginia are derived from the state. 4. Powers that are not granted to the national government in the Constitution are reserved for the ______. 5. The ______conducts foreign policy and regulates commerce. 6. The ______promotes public health, safety, and welfare. 7. The Legislative branch of the ______makes ordinances for the community, approves annual budget, limited to power that the state gives it. 8. The Legislative branch of the ______makes laws for Virginia and exercises powers under the 10th Amendment. 9. The Legislative branch of the ______approves an annual budget, approves presidential appointments and makes laws for the nation. 10.At the local level, the ______is elected or appoint by the City Council, city or county managers are hired by local legislatures. 11.At the ______level, the Supreme Court has power of judicial review, tries federal cases involving federal and US Constitutional questions. 12.At the state level, the ______has the power of judicial review over state laws and circuit courts try civil and criminal cases. 13.At the ______level, the executive branch executes the law of the land; prepares annual budget for congressional action, appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors and federal judges. Sarah Duncan, Instructional Specialist Portsmouth Public Schools 14.At the ______level, the executive branch executes the laws of Virginia, prepares the biennial budget and gives pardons. 15.At the ______level, they hear cases under the authority provided by the state legislatures.

Name the branch that controls the other:

1. Which branch can override a presidential veto? ______What branch are they checking? ______2. Which branch can declare laws unconstitutional? What branch are they checking? ______3. Which branch can veto acts of Congress? ______What branch are they checking? ______4. Which branch declares executive actions unconstitutional? ______What branch are they checking? ______5. Which branch impeaches federal judges? ______What branch are they checking? ______6. Which branch can all Congress into a special session? ______What branch are they checking? ______7. Which branch can impeach a president? ______What branch are they checking? ______