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22 Cards in this Set
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What is federalism |
The division of power between the national and state/local governments |
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What is the purpose of federalism |
Federalism prevents the concentration of power/tyranny |
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How does federalism prevent tyranny |
It separates and decentralizes power |
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Why is it necessary to decentralize power to prevent tyranny? |
Humans are ethically dualistic |
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What two types of government are on either side of the power/soverignty divided continuum? |
Unitary (completly national government) or Confederacy (completly state government) |
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What does E pluribus Unum mean |
From many one |
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Devoloution |
Refers to the people who want to move the federalism in the US more state centered like when it was created |
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What is the 1996 welfare reform act an example of? |
Devolution |
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Who is federalist 45 by |
Madison |
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What paper lists the powers of the national government and what is an example of thoes |
Fed. 45, war |
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When the we are in times of peace what part of the gov will have more power |
State gov |
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When in war what part of the government will have more power |
National |
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Are we usually in a state of war or peace? |
War |
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A country that is usually in a state of war is called 2 things |
War state or empire |
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Did the founding father's intend to be in current affairs so often? |
Nope, they were about personal business |
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Can a nation be both a republic and an empire? |
Nope |
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Who wrote federalist 46 |
Madison |
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What does federalist 46 say people will be attached to? |
Their states |
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When was federalism created |
In the culture of the people even before the constitution |
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In what federalist paper does it claim that if the national gov rises up then the states will rise against it |
46 |
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If the national gov creates an army how many men will be in it |
25,000-30,000 |
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If the state gov makes a militia how many people will be in it |
Half a mil |
