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What is the primary responsibility of the Department of State?
What is the primary responsibility of the Department of State?
- Developing and implementing foreign policy (correct)
- Providing military forces to protect national security
- Promoting economic prosperity
- Conducting scientific research on natural resources
Which department is responsible for ensuring public safety against threats foreign and domestic?
Which department is responsible for ensuring public safety against threats foreign and domestic?
- Department of Justice (correct)
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Defense
What is the primary function of the Department of the Interior?
What is the primary function of the Department of the Interior?
- Protecting America's natural resources and conducting scientific research (correct)
- Providing military forces to protect national security
- Promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the soundness of financial systems
- Developing and executing policy on farming and agriculture
Which department is responsible for providing federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime?
Which department is responsible for providing federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime?
What is the Department of Agriculture responsible for?
What is the Department of Agriculture responsible for?
What is the primary responsibility of the Department of Defense?
What is the primary responsibility of the Department of Defense?
What is the mission of the Department of the Interior?
What is the mission of the Department of the Interior?
What is the Department of Treasury responsible for?
What is the Department of Treasury responsible for?
What is the main purpose of the system of checks and balances in the federal government?
What is the main purpose of the system of checks and balances in the federal government?
What is the primary responsibility of the federal government in terms of foreign policy?
What is the primary responsibility of the federal government in terms of foreign policy?
Which of the following powers is reserved for the state governments?
Which of the following powers is reserved for the state governments?
What is the primary function of the separation of powers in the federal government?
What is the primary function of the separation of powers in the federal government?
What is an example of a concurrent power shared by both the federal and state governments?
What is an example of a concurrent power shared by both the federal and state governments?
Which of the following is an example of a delegated power?
Which of the following is an example of a delegated power?
What is the main purpose of federalism in the United States?
What is the main purpose of federalism in the United States?
Which branch of government is responsible for making laws in the federal government?
Which branch of government is responsible for making laws in the federal government?
What is the main function of the Legislative Branch?
What is the main function of the Legislative Branch?
What is the purpose of the separation of powers?
What is the purpose of the separation of powers?
How are the members of the House of Representatives chosen?
How are the members of the House of Representatives chosen?
What is the term of each representative in the House of Representatives?
What is the term of each representative in the House of Representatives?
What is the purpose of the Senate?
What is the purpose of the Senate?
Which of the following is a function of the House of Representatives?
Which of the following is a function of the House of Representatives?
What happens if the Electoral College cannot produce a majority to elect a President?
What happens if the Electoral College cannot produce a majority to elect a President?
What happens if both the President and the Vice-President die, are incapacitated, or are removed from office?
What happens if both the President and the Vice-President die, are incapacitated, or are removed from office?
Study Notes
Features of Government to Prevent Power Concentration
- Federal organization of government
- Separation of powers among different branches of government
- System of checks and balances to restrict the power of each branch
Federalism
- Federal government has power over areas of wide concern
- Exclusive powers of the federal government:
- Foreign policy
- Making treaties
- Declaring war
- Controlling imports and exports
- Printing money
- Delegated powers:
- Regulation of interstate and international trade
- Coinage and currency
- War
- Maintenance of armed forces
- Postal system
- Enforcement of copyrights
- Power to enter into treaties
- Reserved powers:
- Power to establish schools
- Establishment of local governments
- Police powers
- Concurrent powers:
- Power to tax
- Maintain courts
- Construct and maintain roads
Separation of Powers
- Division of legislative, executive, and judicial functions of government among separate bodies
- Limits the possibility of arbitrary excesses by government
Legislative Branch
- Function: make laws
- Comprised of representatives elected to Congress
- Made up of two houses: House of Representatives and Senate
- Functions of the House:
- Revenue measures must originate in the House
- Initiate proceedings to impeach the president
- Choose the president if the Electoral College cannot produce a majority
- Become president if both the president and vice-president die or are removed
Senate
- Each state has two senators
- Senatorial term is six years
- Every two years, one-third of the Senate stands for election
Powers of the President
- Chief executive: appoints secretaries of major departments
- Departments:
- State: develops and implements foreign policy
- Treasury: promotes economic prosperity and ensures financial security
- Defense: provides military forces for national security
- Justice: enforces the law and defends the interests of the United States
- Interior: protects America's natural resources
- Agriculture: develops and executes policy on farming, agriculture, and food
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Explore the features of the US government designed to prevent power concentration, including federal organization, separation of powers, and checks and balances. Learn about the principles of federalism and the powers of the federal government.
