1. HW: SUPREME COURT CASES IN PACKET  PAGES 7 & 8 REGENTS REVIEW FEDERALISM

2. REVIEW PACKET PAGE 5

3. FEDERALISM Division of power between state and federal government.

4. DELEGATED POWERS Power given to the Federal government Declare War Issue money military

5. CONCURRENT POWERS Shared by both the federal and state governments Levy taxes Voting qualifications Borrow Money

6. RESERVED POWERS Powers given to the state government Education Licenses Motor vehicles

7. 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

8. 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

9. JUDICIAL BRANCH No requirements Term of office – life Judicial Review Interprets laws

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

11. 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

12. ELECTORAL COLLEGE Election of the President by special electors. Safety net

13. 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

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

16. What was the primary objection of the Antifederalists to ratification of the Constitution? (1) They opposed a bicameral legislature. (2) They believed the rights of the people were not protected. (3) They feared a weak central government. (4) They wanted to give more power to the executive branch.

17. Base your answer to question 8 on the excerpts from the United States Constitution below and on your knowledge of social studies. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. — Article I, Section 9 … and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. — Amendment IV 8 Which basic constitutional concept is illustrated by each of these provisions? (1) balancing individual liberty and the need for order in society (2) dividing power between the Senate and the House of Representatives (3) guaranteeing equal treatment of minority groups (4) providing flexibility to meet changing needs through the elastic clause

18. The Great Compromise enabled delegates at the Constitutional Convention (1787) to (1) establish the principle of popular sovereignty in the territories (2) give Congress the exclusive right to declare war if the nation is attacked (3) protect the interests of states with small populations and states with large populations (4) provide for the indirect election of the president through the electoral college