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22 Cards in this Set
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Unitary system of government
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What federal government says goes; like British parliament
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Necessary and Proper
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Article 1, Section 8: enumerates the power of congress with the authority to make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry them out (elastic clause)
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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Judicial review or a congressional act (check)
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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Maryland’s taxing of bank. Federal law beat State law; Reinforced the Supremacy clause
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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
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Addressed interstate commerce; licensing for a company of steamboats going between states
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Enumerated Powers
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its in the constitution
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10th Amendment
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Reserved powers amendment. Gave state power
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Nullification
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that the states have the right to nullify any law they think is unconstitutional
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Implied Powers
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Power derived from ness and prop clause implied powers through delegate powers
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Concurrent Powers
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The authority to be possessed by both state and national government. (levy tax)
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Full faith and credit clause
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Article IV Sec. 1: requires states to honor judicial decisions that take place in other states
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Devolution
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The idea of removing a program from one level of government and passing it down a level or deregulating it.
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Federalism
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The system of gov. in which a constitution divides power between central and state governments
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Dual Federalism
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Before 1937 when gov powers were shared between the federal and state gov
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Cooperative Federalism
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Since 1937; grants have encouraged states to pursue nationally defined goals
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Grants-in-aid
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Funds given by congress to state and local gov.
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Referendum
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Idea or law decided by a popular vote.
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Block Grants
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Money given to state governments with not much ruling on how it can be spent (Nixon)
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Categorical Grants
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Funds for states that are by law for a specific category (LBJ)
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Project and Formula Grants
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Grants in which states send in a proposal and it is a competition between other states.
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Mandates (funded & unfunded)
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Claim by a candidate that is elected to provide special authority to carry out promises made during campaign
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Conditions of Aid
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A condition to a grant that requires a state to change a policy
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