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LAW for Business and Personal Use © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Chapter 2 SLIDE 1 2-2Division and Balance of Governmental Powers GOALS Describe the system of checks and balances in the U.S. government Explain how the power to govern is divided between the federal and state governments
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LAW for Business and Personal Use © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Chapter 2 SLIDE 2 A SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES Branches of government Legislative branch Executive branch Judicial branch Changing the Constitution The U.S. form of government
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LAW for Business and Personal Use © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Chapter 2 SLIDE 3 CHECKPOINT How did the Constitution create a system of checks and balances?
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LAW for Business and Personal Use © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Chapter 2 SLIDE 4 THE POWER TO GOVERN Sovereignty of the states Limiting states’ powers Powers of the federal government
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LAW for Business and Personal Use © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Chapter 2 SLIDE 5 SELECTED FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES Federal Reserve System’s Board of Governors Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Continued on the next slide
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LAW for Business and Personal Use © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Chapter 2 SLIDE 6 SELECTED FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
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LAW for Business and Personal Use © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Chapter 2 SLIDE 7 CHECKPOINT How is the power to govern divided between the federal and state governments?
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