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AP Gov-Unit 2 Review

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Define Federalism   A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same area and people.  
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Define Unitary Government   A system in which all power resides in the central government and people directly vote for central government positions.  
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Define Confederacy   A system in which the states are sovereign and the central government exists solely to benefit the states.  
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Define Federal Government   A system in which central and state governments have important powers and authority over the same people.  
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Define the Dual Theory of Federal Government   The theory of federal government that displays two distinct spheres of power. State and Central government are distinctly different (layered cake).  
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Define the Cooperative Theory of Federal Government   The theory of federal government in which central and state governments work together in order to achieve goals. (marbled cake)  
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What are Enumerated powers?   Powers that are clearly written in the constitution for the federal government.  
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What are Implied powers?   Powers that can be inferred from the enumerated powers stated in the constitution.  
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What are Reserved powers?   Powers that are not given to or prohibited from the federal government are powers of the states  
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What are Concurrent powers?   Powers that both the federal and state governments share.  
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What are Denied powers?   Powers that neither the federal or state governments hold.  
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What was the McCullough vs. Maryland case and what did it show?   Fed gov't creates national bank, state of Maryland didn't like this & taxed national bank, & fed gov't refused to pay tax. The outcome showed that the federal government has the power to create bank without state interference because of supremacy clause.  
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What was the outcome of the Gibbons vs. Ogden case   Congress expands commerce definition to "business or commercial activity within and between states"  
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What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?   States that congress has the power to make laws deemed necessary to carry out the power already granted in the constitution.  
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What's another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause?   The elastic clause  
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What is the Interstate Commerce Clause?   Refers to Article 1, section 8 that states that congress has the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations as long as interstate commerce.  
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What is Judicial Review?   The power of the courts to review the actions of the government to determine whether or not they were constitutional.  
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How were the Bill of Rights Incorporated?   The addition of fourteenth amendment was  
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