Pols 137

Front 1

Define Federalism

Back 1

A system of govt in which powers are divided between a central (Natl) govt and regional (state) govts.


Executive, Legislative, Judicial

Front 2

Define Power

Back 2

Ability of 1 person to get another to do what he wants.

Front 3

Name 3 ways to exert Power

Back 3

1. Coercion - force
2. Persuasion - convince
3. Construction of Incentives - where 2 of the 3 choices are bad and you must pick the 3rd regardless

Front 4

Name the 2 types of Power

Back 4

1. Manifest - obvious
2. Implicid - not as obvious (understood)

Front 5

Define Political Indoctrination

Back 5

The system must be taught so it can be passed on to the next generation or it dies.

Front 6

Define Capacity

Back 6

The ability to do things or get things done.

Front 7

Name the 3 forms of Govt

Back 7

1. Federalism
2. Unitary
3. Confederate

Front 8

Define Unitary govt

Back 8

**One in which all authority is derived from a central authority.

Power flows down (Natl to State to People)

It's efficient - it works.

This was the first form of govt of the colonies from England.

Front 9

Define Confederate govt

Back 9

**A league of sovereign states in which a limited central govt exercises few independent powers.

Power flows up. State/Local flows up to Natl.

Very inefficent form of govt.

1st form of govt of US

Front 10

What was the 1st written form of govt?

Back 10

Articles of Confederation

Front 11

Name 4 types of Federalism

Back 11

1. Nation-centered
2. State-centered
3. Tenth Amendment
4. Compact theory

Front 12

Define nation-centered federalism

Back 12

A theory holding that national govt is dominant over the states.

Front 13

Define state-centered federalism.

Back 13

A theory holding that the national govt represents a voluntary compact or agreement between the states, which retain a dominant position.

Front 14

Define Tenth Amendment

Back 14

The amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1791, reserving powers to the state.

Front 15

Define Compact Theory

Back 15

A theory of federalism that became the foundation for the state' rights arguments.

Front 16

Define Federal system of govt

Back 16

**A means of dividing power between National and State govts.

Front 17

Name 4 clauses in the Constitution

Back 17

1. National supremacy clause
2. Necessary and Proper clause
3. Interstate Commerce Clause
4. Sixteenth Amendment

Front 18

Define National Supremacy clause

Back 18

Article VI of the constitution, which makes national laws superior to state laws.

Front 19

Define Necessary and proper clause.

Back 19

Portion of Article I, Section 8, of the constitution that authorized Congress to enact all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its responsibilities.

Front 20

Define Interstate Commerce Clause

Back 20

Article I, Section 8, of the US Constitution, which permits congress regulate trade with foreign countries and among the states

Front 21

Define 16th Amendment

Back 21

Enacted in 1913, an amendment that grants the natl govt the power to levy income taxes.

Front 22

Define Devolution

Back 22

The delegating of power and programs from the federal to state and local govts.

Front 23

Political documents

Back 23

Every line addresses who wins and who loses something.

Written by someone who doesn't represent the whole of people

Front 24

Define Model State Constitutionalism

Back 24

An ideal of the structure and contents of a state constitution.

Front 25

Define Positive Law tradition

Back 25

A state constitutional tradition based on detailed provisions and procedures.

Front 26

Define Higher law tradition

Back 26

A state constitutional tradition based on basic and enduring principles that reach beyond statutory law.

Front 27

Name the years for the 4 MO constitutions

Back 27

1821
1865
1875
1945

Front 28

4 ways to change the constitution

Back 28

1. Constitutional commission
2. Constitutional convention
3. Initiatives
4. Judicial review/Interpretation

Front 29

Define Constitutional Convention

Back 29

An assembly of delegates chosen by popular election or appointed by popular election or appointed by the legislature or the governor to revise an existing constitution or to create a new one.

Front 30

Define Constitutional Commission

Back 30

A meeting of delegates appointed by the governor or legislature to study constitutional problems and propose solutions

Front 31

Define Initiatives

Back 31

A proposed law or constitutional amendment that is placed on the ballot by citizen petition.

Ballot and Legislature proposal

Front 32

Define Judicial Review

Back 32

The power of the US Supreme Court or state supreme courts to declare unconstitutional not only actions of the executive and legislative branches, but also decisions of lower courts.

Front 33

Political Science - two types of:

Back 33

1. Traditionalist (study people)case studies
2. Behavioralist (study behavior) quantify by numbers.

Front 34

Define Judicial Federalism

Back 34

Idea state supreme courts and state courts basing their decisions on state constitutions instead of national constitutions.