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the courts power to make sure the govn't is following the constitution.
EX: the supreme court can deny a law if it is unconstitutional.

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the powers that both state and federal government share.
such as the power to collect taxes, borrow money, establish court system,  establish crimes and punishments
EX: you pay both federal and state taxes.
committing treason is a federal crime while collecting rain water is only illegal in some states

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these are powers only held by the states. such as maintaining public schools, regulate alcohol, conduct elections, licence professionals.
example: a teacher may have a licence to teach in NC but they cannot teach in Texas.

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powers not written down but are necessary to enforce expressed powers.
EX: The government can punish the production and use of counterfeit money.

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powers held only by the federal govn't. EX: coining money, regulate interstate trade, crate armies, declare war, negotiate with foreign nations.

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No one including political figures are above the law.
EX: the president cannot kill someone for personal gain.
- the Governor cannot bypass building codes just because he is in a position of power.

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power is separated between federal government and state governments.
EX: the federal and state governments have separate taxes.

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each branch can check the other branches the make sure they aren't working against the constitution.
EX: - the legislative branch can stop the executive branch from breaking a constitutional law.
- the supreme court can find a law unconstitutional

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the government is broken up into different parts.
EX: -the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch.
- the United states government is also broken into federal and state governments.

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the governments power depends on the will of the people.

EX:we the people is on the mayflower compact and the constitution