1. The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.
2. Enumerated powers are those expressly granted to the federal government by the Constitution. Implied powers enable the federal government to carry out tasks outlined by the enumerated powers.
3. Interpreting state laws;
Settling legal disputes;
Punishing violators of the law;
Hearing civil cases;
Protecting individual rights granted by the state constitution;
4. The Constitution explicitly assigns the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of their Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors.
5. The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress. Among other powers, the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
6. Federalism is a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political system.
7. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”—emphasizes that the inclusion of a bill of rights does not change the fundamental character of the national government.
8. The President in the executive branch can veto a law, but the legislative branch can override that veto with enough votes
9. 3 have been im peached
10. The War Powers Resolution is a federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress
