CGFM - Exam 1study guide 2024
CGFM - Exam 1 Government Sovereignty correct answerNat'l government can't be sued by states or by citizens w/out its permission. Government Authority correct answerDerived from constitutions or charters (local versions of a constitution), statutes, executive orders & regulations. 3 Levels correct answer1) National 2) State 3) Local The primary purpose of each is to provide services to citizens. Separate and distinct, yet they may coordinate their efforts. 3 Branches correct answer1) Legislative 2) Executive 3) Judicial Separation of Powers correct answerFeature of the Constitution that requires each of the three branches of government—legislative, executive, and judicial—to be relatively independent of the others so that one cannot control the others. Power is shared among the three branches of government. Checks and Balances correct answerConstitutionally-mandated system that allows each branch of government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power. Judicial Review correct answerPower given to the judicial branch in order to sustain checks and balances. Courts can overturn laws passed by the legislature & signed by the president/governor if courts deem them unconstitutional. Enables
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