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24 Cards in this Set
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11th Amendment
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Individual citizens cannot sue other entire states
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10th Amendment
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Congress has written powers, everything undefined goes to the states
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Interstate Commerce
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Nat. Govt regulates business that is between states
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Why would a state want their budget to be balanced?
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Because banks are less willing to give them money if they are in debt.
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Does the national government have a budget?
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No, they have the federal reserve
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McCulloch vs. Maryland
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Fed govt. wanted to regulate banking because it involves interstate money. Established National Supremacy.
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Implied powers
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Powers that would help create policies that are "necessary and proper" for the country
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Expressed powers
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Powers that are written down in the Constitution
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Inherent powers
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Not mentioned, but logically placed as to who should have that power
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U.S. vs. Lopez established what?
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Said that Congress did not have the power to regulate guns in schools. It has nothing to do with commerce.
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Printz vs. U.S. established what?
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Congress cannot require background checks of gun purchasers
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Categorical Grant
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For a specific reason, with a set amount
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Formula Grant
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Based on the state's need for something. Some states will get more than others.
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Pluralism
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Everyone has a group and can make a difference with either money, size, emotional people, or the courts.
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Elitism
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Big and rich SIGs rule with money, size, emotional people, and money.
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Hyper pluralism
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Too many groups, over loads the government, nothing can be done because we are trying to keep everyone at peace.
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An amendment is the only way to call it a formal amending process.
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True
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Who rules over who?
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1. Constitution
2. Federal Government 3. Treaties |
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What is full faith and credit?
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All states accept legal documents from other states.
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Dual Federalism
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Two levels remain supreme in their range of power, powers and duties are distinct.
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Cooperative Federalism
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Sharing powers, working together, never neatly separated.
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Fiscal Government
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The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system.
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What is an example of an informal amending process?
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Changing political practice
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Gibbons vs. Ogden established what?
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Ruled that commerce as every form of commercial activity
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