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1. Explain the phrase 'secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity'

judicial branch (court system)government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.a system of government where power is shared between the central (national) government and the states. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and education

2. What branch of our government works to ensure that we establish justice?

government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.a system of government where power is shared between the central (national) government and the states. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationjudicial branch (court system)

3. List four (4) services state government provides

government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationa system of government where power is shared between the central (national) government and the states.judicial branch (court system)

4. Define “federalism”

a system of government where power is shared between the central (national) government and the states. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationgovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.judicial branch (court system)

5. Define 'popular sovereignty'

people have the powerjudicial branch (court system)government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and education

6. Explain the phrase 'promote the general welfare'. Give an example.

judicial branch (court system)The government is focused on the public interest and that every state and individual can benefit from what the government can provide This might be building roads or providing services like healthcare or housing. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationgovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.

7. What does the phrase 'insure domestic tranquility' refer to? Give an example.

This goal means that the government will protect citizens from conflict IN the country and make sure that states do not go to war with each other. For example, using the Supreme Court to settle disputes between states or the president sending in the National Guard to protect citizensjudicial branch (court system)government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and education

8. Describe a 'Constitution'

Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationa document which contains ideas for how a country should be runjudicial branch (court system)government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.

9. Describe the Florida Constitution amendment process.

judicial branch (court system)Usually the Florida legislature will propose it, then it will go on a ballot. The people will vote and it needs 60% to pass.government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and education

10. What is the significance of the 10th amendment?

judicial branch (court system)government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.This amendment says that any power not specifically given to the national government is reserved for the states. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and education

11. What kind of services does federal government focus on?

These services focus on national safety, national defense, and the general welfare. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationgovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.judicial branch (court system)

12. List at least five (5) services local government provides

judicial branch (court system) Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationgovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.Examples of local services include: 1. Building public schools 2. Creating local law enforcement groups such as city police officers and county sheriff's deputies 3. Providing utilities such as electricity 4. Maintaining local parks and recreation areas 5. Maintaining local and county roads It is important to note that local governments are extensions of state governments

13. Explain the meaning of 'We the People':

Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationgovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.judicial branch (court system)This phrase made it clear that the people would be the source of the government's power and that power would not fall into the hands of a single ruler. Also, by starting the Preamble in this way, the writers were saying that the government exists to serve the people and must answer to them.

14. Describe the Supremacy Clause:

Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationjudicial branch (court system)That means that no law is above the U.S. Constitution. If a local or state law conflicts with a national law, the local or state law is struck down and the national law remains in place.government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.

15. How are the Bill of Rights and the Florida Declaration of Rights similar?

Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationjudicial branch (court system)The both list rights of the citizens such as protection from unreasonable search & seizuregovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.

16. How does federalism limit the power of the national government?

The power of the national government is limited by sharing powers between state & the federal government. This is done with the use of the 10th amendment which states that any power not specifically given to the federal government is reserved to the states. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationgovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.judicial branch (court system)

17. What are some examples of reserved powers?

government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom. 1. The power to run elections 2. The power to set up and run schools 3. Distribute IDs & licenses 4. Establish local governments Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationjudicial branch (court system)

18. How is the Florida Constitution amendment process different from the U.S. Constitution amendment process?

government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.judicial branch (court system)Citizens are not directly involved in amending the U.S. Constitution, but are involved by voting to approve/ratify in the Florida Constitution Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and education

19. Describe concurrent powers

Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationgovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.judicial branch (court system)powers that are shared by the national and state governments.

20. Explain the phrase 'form a more perfect union'

judicial branch (court system) Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationcreate an even better government than the one that was in place previously (the Articles of Confederation)government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.

21. Explain how the structure of the Florida Constitution is similar to the U.S. Constitution.

The both have a preamble, articles, and can be amended. They are different in a lot of ways, but a significant way is that the Florida Constitution is longergovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.judicial branch (court system) Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and education

22. How does the United States 'provide for the common defense'?

Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationgovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.government will provide one central defense against any attacks from outside countries or groupsjudicial branch (court system)

23. Define enumerated (delegated) powers

government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution for the national government only. Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationjudicial branch (court system)

24. How are the terms federalism and separation of powers different?

Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationFederalism is the sharing of power between levels of government (local, state, federal). Separation of powers is the splitting of power between branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial)government is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.judicial branch (court system)

25. How did federalism fix a problem under the Articles of Confederation?

Examples of state services include: 1. Making laws for Florida residents 2. Creating a department of education that oversees public education in Florida 3. Creating a state law enforcement agency such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida State Troopers 4. Maintaining state roads - State services center around providing for health, public safety, and educationgovernment is focused on the common good, current and future generations will have a government that protects liberty and freedom.Under the Articles of Confederation, a confederal system of government existed - which means that there was a weak central government. Federalism gives more power to the central government, while still giving powers to the state and local governments.judicial branch (court system)

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