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federalism
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a way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same land and people. It is a system of shared power between units of government
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unitary governments
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a way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government. Most national governments today are unitary governments
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intergovernmental relations
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the workings of the federal system-the entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments
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the federal system in America_____________
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decentralizes our politics:
senators are elected as representatives of individual states, not of the entire nation with more layers of government, more opportunities exist for political participation more access points of government more decisions made in the states=fewer sources of conflict at the national level and decentralizes our policies: states are responsible for most public policies dealing with social, family, and moral issues |
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supremacy clause
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Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits
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Tenth Amendment
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The constitutional amendment stating, "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."
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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An 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments. In deciding this case, Chief Justice John Marshall and his colleagues held that Congress had certain implied powers in addition to the enumerated powers in the Constitution
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enumerated powers
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powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the Constitution; for Congress, these powers are listed in Article I, Section 8 and include the power to coin money, regulate its value, and impose taxes
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implied powers
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powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the Constitution. The Constitution states that Congress has the power to "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution" the powers enumerated in Article I
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elastic clause
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the final paragraph of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, which authorizes Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the enumerated powers
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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A landmark case in 1824 in which the Supreme Court interpreted very broadly the clause in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution giving Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity
This decision, along with McCulloch v. Maryland, created a source of national power as long as Congress employed its power for economic development through subsidies and services for business interests |
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full faith and credit
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A clause in Article IV, Section I, requiring each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states
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extradition
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a legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed
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privileges and immunities
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A clause in Article IV, Section 2, according citizens of each state most of the privileges of citizens of other states
the goal of this constitutional provision is to prohibit states from discriminating against citizens of other states |
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dual federalism
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a system of government in which the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies
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cooperative federalism
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a system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government. They may also share costs, administration, and even blame for programs that work poorly
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fiscal federalism
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the pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system; it is the cornerstone of the national government's relations with state and local governments
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categorical grants
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federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes, or "categories," of state and local spending. They come with strings attached, such as nondiscrimination provisions
main source of federal aid to state and local governments |
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project grants
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federal categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of merits of applications
most common type of categorical grant |
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formula grants
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federal categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations
a state or local government does not apply for a formula grant; a grant's formula determines how much money the particular government will receive |
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block grants
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federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services
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universalism
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on the whole, federal grant distribution follows the principle of universalism: something for everybody
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mandates
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requirements that direct states or local governments to comply with federal rules under threat of penalties or as a condition of receipt of a federal grant
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