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15 Cards in this Set
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What section of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution authorizes Congress to pass all laws in order to carry out their enumerated powers?
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"the necessary and proper clause"
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What landmark case gave Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce after the S.C. interpreted Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution on a very broad basis?
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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What is another name for the "necessary and proper" clause of Article 1, Sec. 8?
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the elastic clause
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What is the name of the clause in Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution that requires each state to recognize official documents and civil judgments of other states?
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full faith and credit clause
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What is the clause in Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution which accords citizens of each state most of the privileges of citizens of other states?
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privileges and immunities clause
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What are the type of grants that can be used only for specific purposes and come with strings attached?
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categorical grants
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What is the name of the categorical grant that is given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of the merits of applications?
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project grants
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What is the name for grants that are given automatically to states or communities to support broad programs?
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block grants
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What amendment states that powers not delegated to the national government by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the states, are reserved to the states?
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Tenth Amendment
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What is the name of the doctrine that applies the Bill of Rights to the states?
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incorporation doctrine
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What part of the 14th amendment has the Supreme Court used to incorporate parts of the Bill of Rights into state laws?
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due process clause
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What clause of the First Amendment states that the government can not support a specific religion?
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the establishment clause
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What clause of the First Amendment states that people have the right to freedome of worship?
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the free exercise clause
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What amendment and freedom was the question before the S.C. in Gitlow v. New York?
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First Amendment and Freedom of Speech
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What amendment and freedom was the question before the S.C. in Near v. Minnesota?
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First Amendment and Freedom of the Press
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