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25 Cards in this Set
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Federalism
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A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units
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Supremacy Clause
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Law that relates to the constitution, as a permanent system of political and juridical government, as distinguished from statutory and common law, which relate to matters subordinate to such constitution.
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Necessary and Proper Clause
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Grants Congress the powers that are implied in the Constitution, but that are not explicitly stated (Article 1, Section 18, Clause 18)
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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Provides that the various states must recognize legislative acts, public records, and judicial decisions of the other states within the United States (Article IV, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution)
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Comity Clause/Privileges and Immunity Clause
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Prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner (Article IV, Section 1, Clause 1)
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Establishment Clause
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Prohibits laws dealing with the establishment of religion.
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Free Exercise Clause
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Protects the exercise of religious freedom
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Due Process Law
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Guarantees, under the Firth and Fourteenth Amendments, that the government shall not take a person's life, liberty, or property without due process of law (5th Amend. applies to Federals/ 14th Amend. applies to the states)
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Government
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A system of social control which grants a particular group of society the right to make laws, and the right to enforce them
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American Political Culture
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The set of attitudes, beliefs and sentiments that give order and meaning to a political process and which provide the underlying assumptions and rules that govern behavior in the political system
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Incorporation Doctrine
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Makes the first ten amendments to the Constitution binding on the states (Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment)
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Dual Federalism/Layer-cake Federalism
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(1789-1945) The Constitution outlined provisions for two types of government in the United States, national and state.
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Name the types of federalisms?
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Duel Federalism (1789-1901), Cooperative federalism (1901-1960), Creative federalism (1960-1968), and Contemporary federalism (1970-1997)
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Democracy
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A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting
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Authoritarian
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Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom
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Totalitarianism
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System of highly centralized government in which one political party or group takes control and grants neither recognition nor tolerance to other political groups.
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Expressed Powers
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Expressed Powers refers to those that have been specifically stated, that is, word for word in the Constitution. In reference to the American Constitution, the expressed powers are found in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. Expressed powers set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress.
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Implicit/Implied Powers
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Implied powers are the powers that the government, though not granted directly in writing, can claim because they are hinted at within constitutional law.
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Concurrent Powers
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A political power exercised independently in the same field of legislation by both federal and state governments
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Reserved Powers
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A political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority
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Grant-In-Aid
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A transfer of money from the federal government to a state government, local government or individual person for the purposes of funding a specific project or program.
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Block grant
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A consolidated grant of federal funds, formerly allocated for specific programs, that a state or local government may use at its discretion for such programs as education or urban development.
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Unfunded Mandate
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A requirement set forth by a governing agency that does not provide any type of funding to facilitate the requirement.
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How many Articles are in the Constitution?
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7 Articles
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How many Amendments are there?
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27 Amendments
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