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AP gov ch 3
AP Gov ch 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 10th amendment | reserves powers not delegated to the national government to the states |
| concurrent powers | powers granted to both states and the federal government in the constituion |
| reserved powers | powers not given to the national government which are retained by states and the people |
| confederal system | A system where the subnational governments have most of the power |
| federal system | a system where the power is divided between the national and state governments |
| exclusive powers | powers only the national government may exerisize |
| 3 ways of dividing power within a government | unitary system, confederal system and federal system |
| extradition | the requirement that officials in one state return a defendant to another state where the crime was commited |
| cooperative federalism | a form of American federalism in which the states and the national government work together to shape public policy |
| 13th amendment | outlaws slavery |
| 14th amendment | provides the persons born in the US are citizens and prohibits states denying people due process or equal protection under the law. |
| 15th amendment | gave African American the right to vote |
| dual federalism | a form of American federalism in which states and the national government operate independently in their own area of public policy |
| selective incorporation | the process through which the supreme court applies fundamental rights in the bill or rights to the states and on a case by case basis |
| New Deal | took state powers away/increased powers of national government, took advantage of the states crisis and fall out and were to desperate to fight the power, switched from dual federalism to cooperative federalism in many areas traditionally just for states |
| revenue sharing | when the federal government apportions tax money to the states with no strings attached. |
| grants in aid | federal money provided to states to implement public policy objectives |
| fiscal federalism | the federal government use of grants in aid to influence policies of states |
| categorical grants | grants in aid provided to states with specific provisions on their use |
| unfunded mandate | federal requirements that states must follow without being provided funding |
| block grant | a type of grant in aid that gives state officials more authority in disbursement of the federal funds |
| devolution | returning more authority to state/local governments |
| US v lopez case impact | limits the federal government ability to pass legislation under the commerce clause, gave more power to the states. |
| lopez facts | kid at school with gun, arrested/charged, challenged saying that the act exceeded congresses power to legislate under the commerce clause/ |
| McCulloch v maryland facts | Congress created bank in Maryland, Maryland tried to run it out of business by taxing it 15000, bank refused to pay and Maryland court ruled it unconstitutional and it appealed to supreme court |
| McCulloch v Maryland impact | bank (McCulloch) won. created implied powers doctrine- altered power of national government and relationship between states and national government. Policy has helped commerce clause cases. |
| unitary system | A system where the central government has all of the power over subnational governments |
| commerce clause | Grants congress the authority to regulate interstate business and commercial activity |
| modern American federalism and education | Modern federalism is shown in how the government may impose requirements on state governments in order to receive funding. (This was shown explicitly in education in the No Child Left Behind Act) |
| how were states rights involved in us vs lopez | reaffirmed states rights under the 10th amendment, reserving powers to states |
| Article I of constitution | Establishes the Legislative Branch |
| Article II:of constitution | Establishes the Executive Branch |
| Article III:of constitution | Establishes the Judicial Branch |
| Article IV: of constitution | Relations between different states |
| Article V: of constitution | Amending the Constitution |
| Article VI:of constitution | Establishes that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land |
| Article VII: of constitution | How the Constitution was Ratified |
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