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17 Cards in this Set
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Why did the framers choose federalism? |
They believed that the government power inevitably poses a threat to the individual liberty, the exercise of governmental power must be restrained, and that to divide governmental power is to prevent abuse. |
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Define Expressed Powers? |
Those powers delegated to national government in so many words. |
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Where do local governments get their power? |
State constitution and state law |
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Define reserved powers. |
State powers which include: regulate trade within the state, establish local government systems, conduct elections, establish public school systems. |
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What is the Supremacy Clause and what is it for? |
Highest form of law in the U.S. legal system and mandates that all state judges must follow federal law when a conflict arises between federal law and either the state constitution or state law of any state. |
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How does the constitution divide power between the state and federal gov. To the 50 states? |
Federalism |
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What obligations does the constiution place on the federal government yo the 50 states? |
A republican form of government, protect each state from invasion, or ineranl disorder or national distors, respect integrity if each state. |
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3 types of Grant-in-aid ptograms |
Categorical, block, project |
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Republican form of the government ? |
Where people are sovereign but their powers are exercised by the elected reps. |
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Purpose of northwest ordinance? |
Was to set up a system of surveying and setting the northwest territory. |
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How does state and federal share power to help one another out? |
Taxes, provides for health and welfare of people, builds roads, borrow money. |
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Interstate compact? For what purpose? |
An agreement among two or more states. No one would enter into an agreement or compace with another state. |
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Exceptions of fullfaith and credit clause to the constitution. |
Enforcement of other states criminal and to be treated equal. |
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Fugitive? (Fugitive slave act) |
Law making it a crime to help runaway slaves |
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Who carries out the extradition request? |
Usually under provisions of state or treaty |
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Purpose of extradition |
Surrender of an accused/convicted person by state or country to another. |
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Purpose if privileges and immunities clause |
No state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other states. |
