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Chapt. 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| System of rule in which formal and effective limits are put on govt. poewrs | Constitutional Govt. |
| System of govt. in which power is divided into central and regional govt. | Federalism |
| Power divided into Fed. and state | Dual Federalism |
| Congress has the power to regulate commerce among states and foreign nations | Commerce Clause |
| Policies made by the national govt. inside state borders | National Govt. Policies Domestic |
| Policies made by the state govt. | State Govt. Policies |
| Policies made by the local govt. | Loval Govt. Polcies |
| State's Rights: | Principle that states should oppose increasing authority of the national govt. |
| Policy that remoces a program from one level of govt. and passes it down to a lower level | Devolution |
| States must respect laws/judicial crap of other state | Full faith and Credit Clause |
| Citizens of any state are promised protection in any state as if they were citizens | Priviliges and immunity Clause |
| Local Legislature | Ordinance |
| States encouraged to pursue goals with grants-in-aid | Cooperative Federalism |
| National powers exercised separately of State govt. | Layer cake federalism |
| Funds given to a state/local from Congress | Grants- in-aid |
| Funds given with direction of how to use money | Conditions of aid |
| Funds given with a specific purpose | Categorical Grants |
| State applies for grants/ awarded based on competition | Project Grants |
| Grants awarded based on formulas | Formula Grants |
| Rise/decline of Federal Aid | Congress decided to give more or less |
| Unrestricted funds used for any purpose | Revenue sharing |
| Feds. tell state they must do something or else loose funding | Mandate |
| States must comply with fed. Mandates without funding | Unfunded Mandate |
| Funds given to states to pay for things without many restrictions | Block Grants |
| Superior position assigned to Congress by the constitution | Legislative Supremacy |
| Presidency is controlled by one party and congress holds other party | Divided govt. |
| Laws passed by the national govt. are superior to that of states laws | Supremacy Clause |
| Congress has the right to make all laws necessary or proper | Necessary and Proper Clause |
| Congress can pass laws pertaitning tot ehr general welfare of people | General Welfare Clause |
| Powers assigned to Congress in Article 1 | Delegated Powers |
| Powers given to the govt. that are specific in the const. | Expressed Powers |
| Powers shared by the national and state | Concurrent Powers |
| Powers that implied to the govt. in constitution | Implied Powers |
| Powers given to the head of state without permission from another branch | Reserved Powers |
| Process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to another state | Extradition |
| Right to trial to determine if a person is being held unlawfully | Writ of Habeas Corpus |
| If a person commits a crime before it is a crime they cannot be held responsible | Ex Post Facto Laws |
| Governed by one unit (Central Govt.) | Unitary System of Govt. |
| Two levels of govt. | Federal System |
| Most power goes to the states | Confederate System of Govt. |
| commerce Clause Nec. and Proper Clause, mandates, grant-in-aid | National Govt. powers to control state govts. |
| power to regulate conditions of employment, racial segregation, devolution | Powers of states |
| make laws, levy taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce | Powers of Congress |
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