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17 Cards in this Set
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federalism |
a) a governmental system in which authority is divided between two sovereign levels of government: national and regional. b) a two-chambered govt of national and regional c) state and national governments |
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confederacy |
a) a governmental system in which sovereignty is vested entirely in subnational (state) governments b) a king of a state c) a realm |
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block grants
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a) federal grants-in-aid that permit state and local officials to decide how the money will be spent within a general area, such as education or health
b) how much money gets spent on stuff like medicine and school c) education funds |
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categorical grants |
a) federal grants-in-aid to states and localities that can be used only for designated projects. b) money for public works projects c) public works projects |
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cooperative federalism |
a) the situation in which the national, state, and local levels work together to solve problems.
b) teamwork between national, state, and local c) teamwork |
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devolution |
a) the passing down of authority from the national government to the state and local governments. b) giving authority to state and local from national c) national guard coming to save the day |
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dual federalism |
a) a doctrine based on the idea that a precise separation of national power and state power is both possible and desirable.
b) separation of national and state is good c) what we have now |
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enumerated (expressed) powers |
a) the seventeen powers granted to the national government under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. These powers include taxation and the regulation of commerce as well as the authority to provide for the national defense. b) our rights that we have c) freedom of speech |
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fiscal federalism |
a) a term that refers to the expenditure of federal funds on programs run in part through states and localities b) money program c) wealth |
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grants-in-aid |
a) federal cash payments to states and localities for programs they administer. b) free money to the states c) like grants to college |
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implied powers |
a) the federal government’s constitutional authority (through the “necessary and proper” clause) to take action that is not expressly authorized by the Constitution but that supports actions that are so authorized. b) necessary and proper things that are just common sense c) reserve clause |
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Nationalization |
a) the process by which national authority has increased over the course of U.S. history as a result primarily of economic change but also of political action b) nationalizing c) USA |
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“necessary and proper” (elastic) clause |
a) the authority granted Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution “to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper” for the implementation of its enumerated powers. b) make common sense laws law c) the common sense |
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reserved powers
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a) the powers granted to the states under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.
b) the reserve clause c) 10th amendment |
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sovereignty
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a) the supreme (or ultimate) authority to govern within a certain geographical area.
b) being a king or queen c) a kingdom |
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supremacy clause
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a) article VI of the Constitution, which makes national law supreme over state law when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.
b) a national supreme court to check the national govt's doings c) usa |
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unitary system
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a) a governmental system in which the national government alone has sovereign (ultimate) authority.
b) a king c) a dictatorship |
