Ap Gov Unit 1 Vocab

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Block Grants

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Federal Grants automatically given to states or communitites to support broad programs

Hint 1

in areas such as community development and social services

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Centralists

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People who favor national action over action at the state and local levels

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Anti-Federalists

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Checks and Balances

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Design that limits government's power by requiring that power be balanced among the different government institutions

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Madisonian Model: set power against power

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Commerce Clause

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Congress have powers to regulate interstate and international commerce. Every form of commercial activity/counteractions

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Gibbons v. Ogden

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Concurrent Powers

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Powers given to both the National and state governments

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The act of taxing

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Decentralists

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people who favor state or local action rather than national

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Federalists

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Direct Democracy

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Voters have a direct impact on policy making and the political procress by means of voting

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Direct voting=Direct democracy

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Elastic Clause

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Congress have the power to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out their job (enumerated powers)

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Final paragraph of Article 1, Section 8

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Enumerated Powers

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Powers that are specifically addressed in the Constitution (particularly for Congress)

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Federalism

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A system of shared power between national and state governments

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Sharing is Caring

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Indirect Democracy

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Opposite of direct democracy

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people don't vote

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Mandates

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A request of congress to upgrade or expand a program to increase funding from grants

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Police Powers

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Powers of the states to protect the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the public

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Popular Sovereignty

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The idea that a government is created by and subject to the will of the people 

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Reserved Powers

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Powers specifically reserved to state governments

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Amendment 10

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Bicameral Legislature

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Legislature divided into two houses

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Congress + Senate = ?

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Categorical Grant

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Federal grants that are only used for specific purposes ("categories"). These come with strings attached

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Confederation

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A union of political organizations

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Cooperative Federalism

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Powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government

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Dual Federalism

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State and National government remain supreme within their own spheres

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No overlapping powers

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New Federalism

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System in which the national government restores greater authority back to the states

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Formal Amendment

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Changes or additions that become part of the written language of the Constitution itself

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Implied Powers

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Powers that go beyong enumerated powers. They are NOT specifically addressed in the Constitution

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Informal Amendment

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A change in meaning, but not the wording, of the Constitution.

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Judicial Review

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The power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress are Constitutional

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Seperation of Powers

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Each three branches of government are to be independent of the others so that one can not control the other

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Montesgieu- power is not shared

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Shay's Rebellion

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Series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers to block foreclosure proceedings

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DOWN WITH THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

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Super Majority

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A majority greater than a simple majority of one over half

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2/3, 3/5

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Unicameral Legislature

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There is only one house

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Congress - Senate = JUST Congress