Government  - The offices, groups and departments that control an area, Sovereignty  - The authority of a state to govern itself, Legislative Branch  - Creates laws, Executive Branch  - Enforces laws, Judicial Branch  - Interprets laws , Express Powers  - Powers specifically granted to one of the branches of the federal government by the Constitution, Implied Powers  - Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution, Supremacy Clause  - Federal law is the 'supreme law of the land', Maryland v. McCullough - Supreme Court case that established the doctrine of implied powers, Federalism - System in which power is divided between the national and state governments, Governor - Chief executive of a state, Mayor - Chief executive of a city or town , President - Chief executive of the U.S. , Congress - Consists of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives , Jurisdiction - The official power to make legal decisions and judgments , Civil War Era Amendments - 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, Progressive Era Amendments - 17th, 18th and 19th amendments, Department of State - Represents the interests of the U.S. to other countries, Department of War - Protects the interests of the U.S. , Department of Health and Human Services - Works to prevent disease outbreaks ,

Unit 4 Wordwall (7th)

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