Federalism/Separation of Powers Name ____________________________
Federalism: system of government where power is divided and shared between levels (federal, state, local)
Separation of
Powers: power is divided between
three branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial
Checks and Balances: each branch has powers over the other two branches; no single branch can have too much power
Legislative Executive Judicial
Federal A B C
State D E F
Local G H I
Directions: Decide which level and branch of government corresponds with the following terms. Answer each question with the letters on the chart above.
_____ 1. President
_____ 2. Congress
_____ 3. US Supreme Court
_____ 4. Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court
_____ 5. Governor
_____ 6. Town Council
_____ 7. Mayor
_____ 8. Board of Supervisors
_____ 9. General Assembly
_____ 10. Circuit Court
_____ 11. Vice President
_____ 12. US Senate
_____ 13. Lieutenant Governor
_____ 14. General District Court
_____ 15. Federal Bureaucracy
_____ 16. President’s Cabinet
_____ 17. State Police
_____ 18.
_____ 19. US District Court
_____ 20. House of Representatives
_____ 21. Governor’s Cabinet
_____ 22. US Court of Appeals
_____ 23. VA Court of Appeals
_____ 24. State Bureaucracy
_____ 25. House of Delegates
_____ 26. Magistrates
_____ 27. Town/County Police
_____ 28. FBI
_____ 29. Virginia Senate
_____ 30. Federal Reserve
_____ 31. makes laws for
_____ 32. makes laws for
_____ 33. makes ordinances for Broadway
_____ 34. makes ordinances for
_____ 35. executes (carries out) federal laws
_____ 36. executes (carries out) state laws
_____ 37. executes (carries out) local laws
_____ 38. grants pardons for state criminals
_____ 39. grants pardons for federal criminals
_____ 40. judicial review over state laws
_____ 41. hears juvenile and family cases
_____ 42. judicial review over federal cases
_____ 43. hears cases involving federal laws and the Constitution
_____ 44. approves state budget
_____ 45. prepares state budget
_____ 46. approves federal budget
_____ 47. prepares federal budget
_____ 48. gives a State of the Union Address
_____ 49. gives a State of the Common wealth Address
_____ 50. appoints federal cabinet members
_____ 51. approves federal cabinet members
_____ 52. appoints state cabinet members
_____ 53. approves state cabinet members
_____ 54. appoints federal judges
_____ 55. approves federal judges
_____ 56. hears major state cases (felonies, major lawsuits)
_____ 57. hears minor cases (misdemeanors, minor lawsuits)
_____ 58. hears child and family cases
_____ 59. interprets federal laws
_____ 60. interprets state laws
_____ 61. can veto an act of Congress
_____ 62. can veto an act of the General Assembly
_____ 63. can override a President’s veto
_____ 64. can override a governor’s veto
_____ 65. can make treaties
_____ 66. can approve treaties
Bonus:
_____ Condoleeza Rice
_____ John Long
_____ William Rehnquist
_____ Pablo Cuevas
_____ Don Farley
_____ Sandra Day O’Connor
_____ George Allen
_____ Dick Cheney
_____ John Warner
_____ Donald Rumsfeld
_____ Bob Goodlatte
_____ Mark Obenshain
_____ Glenn Weatherholtz