SS.7.C.3.13

article: a numbered chapter or section of a contract, treaty, or constitution authority noun the power to direct the actions of people or to make decisions

Florida Declaration of Rights: the part of the Florida Constitution that lists the basic rights guaranteed to all citizens who live in the state

preamble: the introduction to a constitution; it states that the people establish the government, and it lists the purposes of the government

SS.7.C.3.14

federal government: the national level of government; the government of the United States

implied powers: powers not written in the U.S. Constitution but are necessary and proper in order for the federal government to carry out the expressed powers

inherent powers: powers not listed in the U.S. Constitution but are necessary for the federal government to function

local government: the governing body of a municipality or county

school board: the group of persons elected to manage local public schools

state government: the government of an individual state

state legislator: a member of the Florida House of Representatives (state representative) or Florida Senate (state senator)

state senator: a member of the upper house of a state legislature (the Florida Senate)

statute: a law enacted at the state level

Supremacy Clause: the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws, found in Article VI (six)

Tenth Amendment: the final amendment in the Bill of Rights, it states: ”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.”

SS.7.C.3.4

concurrent powers: powers shared by the national, state, and/or local government

delegated/enumerated/expressed: the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution, also known as enumerated powers

federalism: a system of government in which power is divided and shared between national, state, and local governments

reserved powers: powers that are not granted to the federal government that belong to (are reserved for) the states and the people, see Tenth Amendment