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19 Cards in this Set
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Unitary Government
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grants specific powers to local governments, but in theory it can reclaim powers at any time.
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Confederation
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limited powers possessed by the central government.
central government can make laws for the nation as a whole, but cannot regulate the actions of citizens. |
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Federalism
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neither central government nor the state governments exercise the total power of government.
Legal power is divided between them. |
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Delegated Powers
(expressed or enumerated powers) |
Article 1, Section 8
Congress has authority to tax, spend, and regulate interstate commerce. |
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Implied Powers
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Article 1, Section 8
gives Congress the right to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all the powers vested by the Constitution. |
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Limitations on National Government
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Article 1, Section 9
-bills of attainder -ex post facto laws -writ of habeas corpus |
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bills of attainder
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legislative acts that single out certain people for punishment without a judicial trial
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ex post facto laws
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laws that make criminal an act that was legal when it was performed, or increase the penalty for a crime after it has been committed.
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writ of habeas corpus
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a court order that protects people from arbitrary imprisonment by requiring officials of the government to bring them before a court and state the reasons for the detention
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Reserved Powers of the States
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Tenth Amendment
-makes it clear that all powers that are not delegated to the national government or denied to the states are reserved for the states or the people |
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Reserved Powers
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give the states the authority to pass laws that promote health, welfare, safety, and morals of their citizens.
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Concurrent Powers
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are those that can be exercised by both the states and the federal government.
ex. power to tax and spend, borrow money, eminent domain, establish courts, and enforce the laws. |
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Limitations on the States
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Article 1, Section 10
States are barred from action in foreign affairs. May not "enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation" with a foreign nation. |
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Interstate Relations
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1. Full faith and credit clause
2. privileges and immunities clause 3. interstate rendition clause 4. interstate compacts 5. original jurisdiction |
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Full faith and credit clause
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requires the states to honor the final civil rulings of other states, such as marriages, divorce decrees, and final court judgements.
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Privileges and immunities clause
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Interstate rendition clause
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....be delivered up to be removed to theState having jurisdiction of the Crime.... "EXTRADITION"
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Interstate compacts
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agreements between two or more states. Must receive the approval of the U.S. Congress before it can go into effect.
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original jurisdiction
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in case of a dispute between two or more states.
Supreme Court sits as a trial court to settle the problem. |