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28 Cards in this Set
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AFDC
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Program to distribute welfare benefits that fromerly was federally funded but devolved to the states in 1996
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block grants
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A federal grant that could be used for a variety of purposes, usually w/ few accompanying restrictions
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categorical grants
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a federal grant that for a specific purpose, often with accompanying conditions and/or requiring a local match
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conditions of aid
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federal rules that states must follow if they choose to recieve the federal grants with which the rules are associated
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confederation or confederal system
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a system in which the state governments are sovereign and the national government may do only what the states permit
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devolution
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an effort to shift responsibility for a wide range of domestic programs from Washington to the states
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dual federalism
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the doctrine the both state and national governments are supreme in their respective spheres
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federal system
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a system in which sovereignty is shared between the national and the state governments
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federal republic
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the Founders' term for a federation
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grants-in-aid
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Federal funds provided to states and localities
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intergovernmental lobby
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An interest group made up of mayors, governors, and other state and local officials who depend on federal funds
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interstate commerce
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business that is conducted in more than one state
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intrastate commerce
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business that is conducted entirely within one state
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land grant colleges
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state educational institutions built with the benefit of federally donated lands
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James Madison
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The federalist author who said that both state and federal governments "are in fact but different agents and trustees of the people constituted with different powers"
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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A Supreme Court decision embodying the principle of implied powers of the national government
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mandates
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Federal rules that states must follow, whether they receive federal grants or not
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Medicaid
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Federally funded medical care for the poor
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Model Cities
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a program proposed in the 1960s to give federal funds to a small number of large cities with acute problems
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national interests
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Governmental concerns considered to be primarily the responsibilty of the central government
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necessary-and-proper clause
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the term used by the Supreme Court to create the category of implied powers of the national government
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nullification
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A doctrine espoused by Calhoun that states could hold certain national policies invalid within their boundaries
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revenue sharing
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a federal grant that requires no matching funds and provides freedom in how to spend it
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sovereignty
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supreme or ultimate politcial authority
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states' rights
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government concerns considered to be primarily the responsibilty of the state governments
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10th Amendment
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The clause that stipulates that powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the state or to the people
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unitary system
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a system in which sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government
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New Federalism
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Nixon's attempt in the 1970's to reduce federal restrictions on grants in aid
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