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civics study stack 2
government
Question | Answer |
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A government with no social class. | Socialist |
Government ruled by royalty (like a King) | monarchy |
Absence of government (this is not a type of gov’t; it is a lack of gov’t) | Anarchy |
A government whose power is divided between national and state levels; US has enumerated and implied powers; NC has reserved powers; they both share concurrent powers | Federalism |
Powers WRITTEN in the US Constitution that Congress (the federal government) has...Ex: declare war, coin money, establish military, collect taxes, etc. | Enumerated powers (delegated/expressed) |
Powers NOT WRITTEN in the US Constitution that Congress has; Congress has the power to do anything necessary and proper to carry out their enumerated powers (Ex: draft for the military; establish a Federal Reserve for money) | Implied Powers (Necessary and Proper Clause/Elastic Clause) |
Powers that states have that ARE NOT in the US Constitution; this comes from the 10th amendment (Ex: education, | Reserved Powers |
Powers shared by federal and state governments at the same time (Ex: taxes, courts) | Concurrent Powers |
Rules or policies that govern a territory and are meant to keep order | Laws/legislation |
Laws passed by legislative bodies (US Congress, NC General Assembly, Clinton City Council, Sampson County Commissioners) | Statutory laws |