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47 Cards in this Set
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Name three National Powers
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Coin money
Conduct Foreign relations Regulate Commerce with foreign nations among the states Provide for an army and a navy Declare and conduct war Establish a national court system Make laws necessary and proper to carry out the foregoing powers |
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Name three Concurrent Powers
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Tax
Borrow Money Establish courts Make and Enforce Laws Charter banks and corporations Spend money for the general welfare Take private propertey for public purposes, with just compensation |
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Name three State Powers
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Set time, place, and manner of elections
Ratify amendments to the federal Constitution Take measures for public health, safety, and morals Exert powers the Constitution does not delegate to the national government or prohibit the states from using Establish local Governments Regulate Commerce within a state |
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Federal system
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National and state gorvenments derive all authority from the people
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Unitary system
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Local and regional governments derive all authority from a strong national government
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Enumerated powers
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17 specific powers gratned to Congress under Article I, Sec. 8
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Necessary and proper clause
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Elastic Clause, Article I Sec. 8, gives congress authority to carry out enumerated powers
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Supremacy clause
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Article VI, national Law is supreme
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Privileges and immunities clause
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Article IV, all citizens are afforded the same rights (inter-state)
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Tenth Amendment
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"Defines american federalism"
Powers not given to US are reserved to the States |
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Concurrent Powers
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Shared powers/authorites between state and national governments
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Bill of Attainder
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A law making something illegal without trial.
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Ex post facto law
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Law passed after act to make legal act illegal
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Full faith and credit clause
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Article IV, judicial rulings enforcable in other states. (honor the judgement of other state courts)
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Interstate compacts
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Contracts between states that carry the force of law
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Dual Federalism/Layer Cake Federalism
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Seperate and equally powerful levels of government
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Sixteenth Amendment
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Income Tax
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Seventeenth Amendment
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Senators directly elected
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Cooperative federalism
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Marble Cake federalism, intertwined relationship; new deal, FDR
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Categorical Grant
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Grant for specific purpose
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New Federalism
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Returms administrative power to state governments; Regan, 1980
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Block Grant
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Grant for wide purpose (education, health services)
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Unfunded mandates
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Laws requiring state enforcement without funding
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Preemption
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Supremacy clause, national government overides
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Sovereign Immunity
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States are free from lawsuit unless they give permission
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Formal Methods of Amending the Constitution
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Proposed by 2/3 of congress, ratified either by 3/4 of state legislators, or by conventions in 3/4 of states.
Proposed by national convention by 2/3 of state legislators, ratified by 3/4 of state legislators. |
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Federalists
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Strong central government (first US party)
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Informal Mehods of Amending the Constitution
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Judicial Review
Social and Cultural Change |
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Anti-Federalists
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Strong state governments
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The Federalist Papers
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Supported ratification of Constitution (Madison, John Jay, Hamilton)
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Great Compromise
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House = Population
Senate = Equal |
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Virginia Plan
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Favors large states
Bicameral legislature, choses exuecutive and judiciary |
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New Jersey Plan
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Favors small states, senate
Congress= supreme law Supreme, limited judiciary |
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Articles of Confederation (ratification date)
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1781
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First Continental Congress
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Opposition of the Coercive Acts, Drafted Declaration of Rights and Resolves
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Second Continental Congress
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Army should be raised
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Committes of Correspondence
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Molded early american public opinion
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Confederation
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League of Independent States
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Stamp Act Congress
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Complained about violated rights, first official inter-colonial meeting
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Mercantilsm
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Increasing wealth through favorable balance of trade (imperialistic)
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Natural Law
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Universal ethical principles (Enlightenment)
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Popular Sovereignty
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People can govern themselves
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Civil Society
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Civilized conduct; open debate/discussion about public policy
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Totalitarianism
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Total ECONOMIC control
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Hobbes
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Leviathatn, Government saves people from themselves
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Locke
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Government through Consent of people
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Devolution Revolution
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Returned Power to the States
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