AP NSL Ch 3 Vocab
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| AFDC | Provided financial assistance for children whose families have low or no income | ||||
| Alexander Hamilton | Wrote majority of the federalist papers and helped to write the Constitution. | ||||
| Block Grants | Grants of money from the fed gov't given to states for use in general areas rather than for specific programs | ||||
| Categorical Grants | Federal grants for specific purposes such as building an airport. | ||||
| Conditions of Aid | Terms set by the nat gov't that the states must meet if they wish to receive fed funds. | ||||
| Confederation | Political system in which states or regional gov'ts retain ultimate authority except for the powers that are expressly delegated otherwise. | ||||
| Devolution | Shift of responsibilities from the nat gov't to state gov'ts | ||||
| Dual Federalism | Nat gov't is supreme in its own sphere and state gov'ts are supreme in their own spheres. Spheres should be kept separate. | ||||
| Federal System | The sovereignty is shared so that on some matters the nat gov't is supreme and in others the states are. | ||||
| Federal Republic | Federation of states with a republican form of gov't. | ||||
| Grant-in-aid | money given by the nat gov't to the states. | ||||
| Initiative | Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot. | ||||
| Intergovernmental Lobby | Local and state gov'ts and their agencies lobby the federal gov't for their desired funds. | ||||
| Insterstate commerce | Trade among states. | ||||
| Intrastate Commerce | Trade between states. | ||||
| land grant colleges | Money granted to states so they can build colleges. | ||||
| James Madison | Principal author of the Constitution and 4th president of the US. | ||||
| Mandates | Terms set by fed gov't that the states must meet whether or not they accept fed grants. | ||||
| Medicaid | Health program for people with low income and resources. | ||||
| Model Cities | An element of LBJ's Great Society and War on Poverty meant to improve troubled cities. | ||||
| National Interests | The interests of the country. | ||||
| Necessary and Proper Clause | Gives Congress the ability to carry out its assigned duties. | ||||
| Nullification | The state can declare null and void a fed law, in the states opinion, that violates the Constitution. | ||||
| Police Powers | State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals. | ||||
| Recall | Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office. | ||||
| Referendum | Procedure allowing voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature. | ||||
| Revenue Sharing | Fed sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenues with the states. | ||||
| Second Order Devolution | The flow of power and responsibility from states to local gov'ts. | ||||
| Sovereignty | Supreme or ultimate political authority. | ||||
| States Rights | refers to the political powers that U.S. states possess in relation to the federal government, as guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. | ||||
| 10th Amendment | States that if it is not enumerated in the Constitution then it is reserved to the states. | ||||
| Third Order Devolution | The use of non-governmental organizations to implement public policy. | ||||
| Unitary System | Sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the nat gov't. |
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Created by:
chiodosbabe07
on 2010-10-24