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federalism
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Who established the federal system by dividing power between national and state government | Framers |
| Unified system of government where the power is shared between the federal and state government | Federalism |
| Framers got the ideas about governing from? | European philosophers of the eighteenth century |
| which is an expressed power of the federal government not shared with the states | Declaring war |
| Implied power of federal government | Regulating radio and TV stations |
| Power reserved to the states | Controlling public school systems |
| Creating local governments is which type of power | reserved |
| power to borrow money | concurrent |
| meaning of supremacy clause | If federal and state laws have a conflict, then federal laws take precedence |
| Federal government is denied the power to | take away peoples freedom of speech |
| Protects people who committed the crime before it was illegal | Ex-post facto law |
| under the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution a state must | Honor the public acts and court proceedings of other states |
| Main responsibility to resolve conflict between state and federal government lies with? | The supreme court |
| State and national government had equal and distinctly different powers and influence | Dual federalism (Layered cake) |
| key issue in the court case Maryland vs mcculloch | could a state tax a federal institution? |
| states could refuse to obey or enforce federal laws with which they disagree | Doctrine of nullification |
| States have the right to separate themselves from the union | Doctrine of succession |
| How did the civil war effect federalism | war resulted in new federal power over the states |
| purpose of interstate commerce act | regulating the railroad industry |
| Joint and state efforts to resolve conflict during and after the New Deal | cooperative federalism |
| Federal grants to lower government (with string) and if the state didnt pay back then cooperative funds were withheld | Creative federalism |
| meaning of supremacy clause | If federal and state laws have a conflict, then federal laws take precedence |
| Federal government is denied the power to | take away peoples freedom of speech |
| Protects people who committed the crime before it was illegal | Ex-post facto law |
| under the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution a state must | Honor the public acts and court proceedings of other states |
| Main responsibility to resolve conflict between state and federal government lies with? | The supreme court |
| State and national government had equal and distinctly different powers and influence | Dual federalism (Layered cake) |
| key issue in the court case Maryland vs mcculloch | could a state tax a federal institution? |
| states could refuse to obey or enforce federal laws with which they disagree | Doctrine of nullification |
| States have the right to separate themselves from the union | Doctrine of succession |
| How did the civil war effect federalism | war resulted in new federal power over the states |
| purpose of interstate commerce act | regulating the railroad industry |
| Joint and state efforts to resolve conflict during and after the New Deal | cooperative federalism |
| Federal grants to lower government (with string) and if the state didnt pay back then cooperative funds were withheld | Creative federalism |
| specifically listed powers of national government | Enumerated powers |
| Not specifically listed power of national government | Implied powers |
| why is the 16th amendment so important in the system of fical federalism | It allows for a significant increase in federal income through the income tax |
| why did ronald reagan use block grant in the 1980s | he wanted to reduce the size of the federal government |
| requirements imposed by federal government as a condition in recieving grant money | Federal mandates |
| when congress places demands on a state without grant money | unfunded mandate |
| a grant used for a specifc use ex. New airport | Categorical grants |
| a grant given for a general purpose ex. welfare and public health | Block Grants |
| Demands as a condition to receiving grant money | Federal mandate |
| When was federalism invented | In Philadelphia 1987, constitional convention |
| Powers in the national government that are not specifically listed in the Constitution | Inherited powers |
| Constitution has less to say about this type of power | state powers |
| Powers not given to the National government are given to the states ( if inside the constiution) | reserved powers |
| collecting taxes, building roads, and conducting commerce are examples of what type of power | Concurrent powers |
| Tax must be equal for all states and states are required to extradite a person | National and state regulations |
| Devolution | returning power to the states |
| political leaders wanted to reverse national government expansion | new federalism |
| a system of taxing, spending, and providing aid in the federal system | fical federalism |
| includes money/resources the government provides for the state and local activities | Grants in aid |