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14 Cards in this Set
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Unitary system |
The central government possesses all of the Power and rules through the local governments |
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Confederate system |
The local units possess all political power and delegate select powers to the national government |
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Federal system |
Divides political power between the national government and the state governments |
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Concurrent powers |
Powers that both the national government and the state governments exercise |
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Delegated powers |
Powers given to the national government by the Constitution |
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Reserved powers |
Powers reserved by the Constitution for the states or the people |
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Dual federalism |
Each government is independent and exercise its power without the assistance of other governments |
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Doctrine of nullification |
The belief that laws could be nullified if considered unconstitutional |
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Gibbons v. Ogden |
Give a broader interpretation of congress's power to regulate commerce |
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Cooperative federalism |
System where the federal government works with the states |
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Federal grants |
Money the national government gives to state or local governments for some designated purpose |
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Coercive federalism |
System of Congress issuing more penalties than incentives to force the states to implement Federal programs |
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Preemptions |
When federal laws supercede and or override similar state laws |
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Mandates |
Rules governing the use of money granted to the states by Congress |
