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26 Cards in this Set
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Federalism |
-Divides power between at least 2 Political units; the central government and the smaller subunits underneath it
- All units have sovereignty |
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Sovereignty |
Supreme power to regulate it's own internal affairs without outside interference |
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Unitary system |
-A government where the national government has all the authority
-80% of countries have this system
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Confederal government |
-When the state's have all the power
-U.S. under the articles of Confederation |
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National Supremacy Clause |
The national law is supreme |
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Necessary and Proper Clause |
-The ability to make law as necessary
-National power |
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Full faith clause and credit clause |
- When one state passes a law and someone moves they have respect that law
-If you move to a new state that state cannot treat you differently |
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Privileges and Immunites |
prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner |
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Dual Federalism (Layer Cake) |
Where the different levels of government is distinct and they don't interact with each other |
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Cooperative Federalism (Marable Cake) |
Federal government worked with state government |
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Picket fence Federalism |
Within a picket there is cooperation among The different levels of government |
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Coercive Federalism |
When the federal government "blackmails" the states to get what they want |
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New Federalism |
Shift of decision making power to state government |
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Categorical Grant |
Money for a specific purpose |
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Block grant |
Money that's not for a specific purpose |
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Amendments |
A change |
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Amendment 1 |
-Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Assembly, -Right to PetitionThe government cannot support any religion or prevent citizens from worshiping as they please; thegovernment cannot censor people or the media; people have a right to gather peaceably; and people cancomplain to the government. There are exceptions to these rights. |
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Amendment 2 |
-Right to Bear Arms
-People have the right to own weapons. |
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Third Amendment |
-Quartering Troops
-Citizens cannot be forced to house soldiers in their homes during peacetime and only during wartime as thelaw requires. |
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Fourth Amendment |
-Right to Privacy, Search Warrants
-Officers of the law must get a warrant from a judge to search and take property or persons. A judge musthave a “reasonable cause” to issue a warrant to officers and the warrant must describe the place to besearched and the items or persons to be taken. There are exceptions to this amendment. |
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Fifth Amendment
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Rights of the Accused, Due Process, Right to Remain Silent
-A grand jury must determine if there is enough evidence to send to trial a person accused of a serious crime.A person cannot be put on trial more than once for the same crime (double jeopardy). A person has the rightnot to answer questions asked by officials. The government must follow certain fair procedures (due process)before it can take away life, liberty, or property. |
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Sixth Amendment
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-Right to a Speedy and Fair Trial, Right to Face Accusers, Right to a Lawyer
-An accused person will not be held in jail for a long period of time before their trial begins. An accused personwill also get a public trial before a fair jury. An accused person has a right to face their accusers. If anaccused person cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided to defend them. |
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Seventh Amendment
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-Civil Suits
-A jury may be provided if one person sues another person and the case involves more than $20 (these casesare generally no longer heard in federal court). |
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Eighth Amendment |
-Reasonable Bail and Punishment
-Bail will not be set unusually high as to make it impossible for someone to pay. No cruel or unusualpunishment will be used against an accused or a convicted person. |
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Ninth Amendment
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-People’s Rights
-Citizens have rights beyond those written in the Constitution and they cannot be taken away. |
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Tenth Amendment
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-States’ Rights
-Those powers not given to the federal government are given to the states. |