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Government Terms
Mr. Rice 5th block
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the act of transferring Federal level operations such as health care, over to the states, giving the states more power | devolution revolution |
| a system of gov. in which both the states and the national gov. remain supreme, within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies | dual federalism (layer cake federalism) |
| a system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government. They may also share costs, administration, and even blame for programs that work poorly. | cooperative federalism/marble cake federalism |
| competition between governments results in the best society, with the most freedom & the most prosperity | competitive federalism |
| the view that, because the national gov. is supreme, the states only have those powers which the national gov. permits | permissive federalism |
| represents a system in which there is sensitivity to the legitimate interests of both states and national governments | "Our Federalism" |
| a way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central gov. most national gov. today | unitary system |
| the Congress should gave power to lay and collect tazes, duties, imports and exports, to pay debts, and provide for the common defense and general welfare, but all duties, imports and exports shall be uniform througought the US | express powers |
| powers of the federal gov. that go beyond these enumerated on the Constitution. for congress these powers are listed in Article 1, Section 8 and include the power to coin money, regulate its value, and impose taxes | implied powers |
| the final paragraph of Article 1 section 8 of the Constitution which authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out the enumerated powers | necassary and proper clause |
| powers delegated to the national gov. because it is the gov. of a sovereign state within the world community | inherent powers |
| a frant of power to Congress not an express limitation on the power of the state to regulate the economy | commerce clause |
| an order from the central gov. that all state and local gov. must comply with | federal mandate |
| powers shared by the federal and state gov. | concurrent powers |
| Artice 4 section 1 of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the official documents and cruel judgements rendered by the courts of other states | full faith and credit clause |
| the surrender of an alleged fugitive from justice or criminal by one state, nation or authority to another | extradition |
| formal agreement entered into with the consent of congress, between or among states | interstate compact |
| federal laws overtake state laws and if taken to court, national will win | national supremacy |
| the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preferance to others | preemption |
| central/internal group who believed in a central gov. | centralists |
| to distribute the administrative power to funtions of central authority | decentralists |
| all rights not delegated to the federal gov. by the constitution nor denied by it to the states | states rights |
| federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categores of state and local spending | categorical-formula grants |
| is awarded on the basis of competitive applications | project grants |
| a consolidated grant of federal funds, formerly allocated for specific programs, that a state or local government may use at its discretion for such programs as education or urban development | block grants |
| a technique of congress to establish federal regulations | direct orders |
| occur when a condition on one federal grant is extended to all activities supported by federal funds, regardless of their source | cross-cutting requirements |
| using federal dollars in one program to influence state and loccal policy in another | crossover sanctions |
| total-> rests on the nat. gov. power ------ partial-> establishing basic polices but requires states to administer them | total and partial preemption |
| during the great society, the marble cake approach of intergovernmental | creative federalism |
| the pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system it is the conversation of the national gov. realtions with state and local gov. | fiscal federalism |
| congres should have the power to make all laws necassary and proper for carrying into executing the foregoing powers. | necassary and proper clause |
| individuals can express prefereances regarding the development of public policy | linkage institutions |