Posi Chapt 3/4

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Which form of government lead the Framers to call a convention in Philadelphia to address the short comings?

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Confederation

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What did the national government lack?

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Central Taxing Power

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What are the four main attributes that characterize a federal system?

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Enumerated Powers, Reserved Powers, Concurrent Powers, Prohibited Powers

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Enumerated Powers:

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Specifically granted to the national government

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Implied powers:

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Powers necessary to carry out constitutionally enumerated functions of the government

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Reserved Powers:

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Powers given specifically to the states

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Concurrent powers:

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Powers shared jointly by the federal and state governments

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Powers of National Government:

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Make war, coin money, admit new states, regulate interstate commerce, raise army and navy, establish uniform naturalization laws, fix standard weights and measures

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Powers prohibited to National Government:

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Capitation tax, taxing state exports, preferential treatment for ports, granting titles of nobility

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Powers prohibited to states:

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make treaties, impairment of contracts, taking exports, make war

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What did the Gibbons v. Ogden deal with?

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Federalism, steamboats

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If you have a federal law and a state law, which law should win?

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Federal

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Unicameral:

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single- body legislature

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Great Compromise:

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Agreement at the Constitutional Convention splitting the legislature into two bodies. 1.) Apportioned by population. 2.) assigning each state two members

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Federalism:

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Form of power sharing between the states and the national government

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Under a federal system:

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Some powers are controlled by national government, some are reserved by the states

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Faction:

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group that places it's own good above the good of the nation as a whole

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Steps for Ratification:

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Approval by State Legislators of 3/4 of the states OR Approval by ratifying conventions in 3/4 of the states

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Method for Proposing Amendments:

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2/3 vote of both houses of congress OR National Convention call by congress on the request of 2/3 of the states.

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What are the basic principles that inform our constitution?

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Separation of Powers, checks and balances, and a division of power between the states and the national government (federalism)

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In what ways does constitutional change occur?

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Can change through amendment or the supreme court can effect change by exercising judicial review to interpret the document over time.

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Nullification:

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States have the authority to declare national acts unenforceable within their borders

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Who developed the philosophy of Nullification?

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Jefferson and Madison

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Cooperative Federalism:

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federal/state partnerships as the primary means for solving public policy problems

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Judicial Review:

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the power of the courts to declare actions of the legislature and the executive branches invalid or unconstitutional

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Revenue Sharing

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Richard Nixon proposed this program. It funneled money directly to states nad local governments on the basis of formulas that combined population figures with levels of demonstrated need.

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Reagan favored a model of smaller government called:

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Devolution

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Devolution:

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returned power to states and localities. local use of federal funds

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Categorial Grants:

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Federal programs that provide funds for specific programs such as flood assistance

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Block grants:

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Federal programs that provide funds for broad categories of assistance such as health care of law enforcement

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Executive Branch:

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The White House, President, and VP

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Legislative:

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U.S Capitol, Congress, House of Representatives, Senate

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Judicial:

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The Supreme Court

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What is the most common source of faction?

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Human Nature

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What is the most dangerous faction?

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Majority

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1st Object of the Government?

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Protect the unequal abilities in acquiring property

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15th Amendment:

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African American Males could vote

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19th Amendment:

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Women could vote

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26th Amendment

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those over age of 18 could vote