TOPICS COVERED IN UNIT 3

• Limitations of the

  legislative, executive,

  and judicial branches

• Checks and Balances/

  Separation of Power​

• Relationship between

  the national

  government and state

  governments

​● Supremacy Clause

● The Constitution as the

Supreme Law of the

Land

● 3 Branches of Government

Unit 3 exam

​Today we will be reviewing for the Unit 3 Test, next class. It is important that you ensure you are actively participating & writing down questions you may not understand to get clarity before the test.

The class will break into two teams that will need to be and work in small groups

​Students will receive grades for their participation. Each group will have 1 minute to answer and write it down. They get it incorrect or pass the other team can attemp.

what is the constitution?

what are the 3 branches of government?

What does the word federalism mean?

What is the document that states the rules and laws for the federal government?

What does the exec branch do to lAWS? Who IS APART OF THIS BRANCH?

what does the word amendment mean? why are these amendments important for our country?

what is the difference between expressed & implied powers?

what is are 2 examples of powers reserved for states?

What does the legislative branch do to lAWS? Who IS APART OF THIS BRANCH?

What is the system of checks & balanceS?

what are 2 examples of powers the federal government has?

What does the judicial branch do to lAWS? Who IS APART OF THIS BRANCH?

what is the highest court in the country? how long is their term?

what is one example of a concurrent power that the state and federal government share?

what is the supremacy clause?

what are the two chambers(bi-cameral) of congress? and what is the difference between them?

explain 4 key concepts from the yello pain "my vote dont count" video.

Bonus: Explain why the US decided to have 3 branches of government?

**Both teams**

Bonus: label the most states in 1 minutes on the map

**Both teams**