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AP/C Gov Federalism

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Block grants   form of fiscal federalism where federal aid is given to states with few strings attached  
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categorical grants   include project and formula grants and aim at assisting the states in areas such as health, income security, and education  
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competitive federalism   begun under Nixon and known as New Federalism; stressed downsizing of federal government and more reliance on revenue sharing and grants  
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cooperative federalism   developed during New Deal; characterized by federal government's becoming more intrusive in what were traditionally state powers  
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creative federalism   developed during Johnson; characterized by Great Society programs which placed major responsibility on federally funded programs  
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dual federalism   earliest type of relationship established between federal government and states where federal government's powers were defined as delegated and state powers were reserved  
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fiscal federalism   concept of federalism where funding is appropriated by federal government to states with specific conditions attached; legislation can be in form of mandates  
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funded mandates   regulations passed by Congress or issued by regulatory agencies to states with federal funds to support them  
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layer cake federalism   federalism characterized by national government exercising its power independently from state governments  
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marble cake federalism   also known as cooperative federalism; developed during New Deal and is characterized by federal government's becoming more intrusive in what was traditionally states' powers  
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unfunded mandates   those regulations passed by Congress or issued by regulatory agencies to states without fedreal funds to support them  
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federalism   way of organizing nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority over same area and people  
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unitary government   all power resides in central government  
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confederation   national government is weak and most or all of power is in hands of its components  
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intergovernmental relations   interactions among national, state, and local government  
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supremacy clause   Constitution, laws and treaties are supreme law of the land; dealt with question of which govt. should prevail in disputes  
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Tenth amendment   powers not delegated to US by Constitution, not prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to states or to people  
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McCulloch v. Maryland   Congress has implied powers; national policies take precedence over state policies  
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implied powers   Congress has power to "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers"; based on elastic clause  
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enumerated powers   powers specifically listed in Article 1 Section 8 of Constitution  
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Full faith and credit   states are required to honor public acts, records, and civil judicial proceedings of every other state  
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extradition   states are required to return person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment  
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privileges and immunities of citizens   citizens of each state receive all the privileges and immunities of any other state in which they happen to be  
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dual federalism   layer cake federalism; states and national government each remain supreme within their own spheres  
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cooperative federalism   marble cake federalism; mingled responsibilities and blurred distinctions between levels of government  
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grants-in-aid   main instrument the national government uses for both aiding and influencing states and localities  
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project grants   most common type of categories awarded on basis of competitive applications  
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formula grants   distributed according to formula  
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underfunded mandate   states have to budget more funds for project in order to receive federal grant money  
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