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23 Cards in this Set
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Federal System
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The sharing of power between the central and state governments
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Reserved Powers
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Powers that the constitution does not give to the national government that are kept be the states
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Congurent Powers
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Powers shared by the state and federal governments
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Grants-in-Aid
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Money awarded to the states by the feral government
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Apportioned
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Divide among districts
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Line-item-veto
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To veto only a specific part of a bill
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Commute
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To reduce a criminals sentence
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Parole
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To grant a prisoner and early release from prison, w/ certin restrictions
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Magistrate Court
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Police courts generally located in larger towns, may handel traffic violations, civil cases involving small amounts of money, etc.
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Incorporated
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To receive a stat charter, officially recongnizing the government of a locality
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Home-rule
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Allows citiesto write their own charters, choose their own types of government and manage their own affaires
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Metropolitan-area
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A large city and it surrounding suburbs
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County
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Normally the largest territorial and political subdivison of a state
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County-seat
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A town where the ocunty courthouse is located
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Town
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Political unit that is larger than a village and smaller than a city
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Town-meeting
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A gathering of local citizens to discuss and vote on important issues
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Infrastructure
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A community's system of roads, bridges, water, and sewers
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Charter-schools
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Schools that receive state funding, but are excussed from meeting many public schools regulations
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Tution-voucher
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Program providing subsides for education payments, allowing families the option of sending students to private schools
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Solid-waste
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The technical name for garbage
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Revenue
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The income that a government collects for public use
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Budget
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A plan for making and spending money
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Budget-resolution
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Congressional document that shows the total spending and revenues for a year and how much will be spent in various categories
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