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15 Cards in this Set
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Divided Goverment
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idea of federalism- power divided between national and regional (state) governements
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Delegated Powers
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powers given to the national government through the constitution- includes expressed, implied, and inherent
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Expressed Powers
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are directly stated in the constitution ex.coin money, raise an army
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Enumerated Powers
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expressed powers that are numbered 1-18 in the constitution
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Implied Powers
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powers necessary to carry out the expressed powers
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Inherent Powers
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powers that the government has just becuase it is a governement
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Reserved Powers
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powers reserved for the states- in reality all powers not directly given to the national governement
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Supremacy Clause
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the national government is supreme and no state laws can contradict national laws
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Concurrent Powers
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powers that both the national and state governements have
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Denied Powers
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powers that are specifically denied to all levels of governement ex.bill of rights
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Public Policy
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course of action the governement takes in response to some issue or problem
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Sunset Laws
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an example of how federalism affects public policy- governement organizations get routine checks to make sure they are still necessary
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Sunshine Laws
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an example of how federalism affects public policy- governement officials cannot hold closed meetings
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Political Participation and Federalism
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there are many chances on all levels for people to be involved in government
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Differences Among States
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states all have different laws and different environments so we can choose what environment we want to live in
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