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Government ##2

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delegated powers   powers the constitution grants or delegates to the national government  
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expressed powers   powes directly expressed or stated in the constitution  
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implied powers   powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressely defined in the constitution  
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reserved powers   powers reserved to the states  
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inherent powers   powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government  
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concurrent powers   powers that both the national government and state governments have  
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denied powers   powers denied to all governments  
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public acts   civil laws passed by the states  
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civil law   laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or a state  
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criminal law   one that defines crime and provides for their punishment  
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public records   records of public activity like marriage and divorce  
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judicial proceedings   court action  
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extradite   return to a state  
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felon   a crime  
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enabling act   enables the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution  
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mandate   a formal order given by a higher authority  
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bureacracy   government administrators  
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united states conference of mayors   official free from party affiliations for cities with a population of 30 thousand or more  
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sunshine laws   a law prohibiting public officials from holding meetings not open to the public  
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sunset laws   a law that requires periodic checks or government agencies to see if they are still needed  
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interstate compacts   agreements made between two or more states  
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sixteenth amendment   gave congress the power to tax incomes  
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war powers act   forbids the president to commit american forces to go into war for more than 60 days without congressional notification  
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full faith and credit clause   each state must recognize the laws and legal proceedings of the other states  
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privileges and immunities clause   the rights to pass, live, marry, use contracts, buy, and sell in any state  
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commerce clause   all activities concerned with the production, buying, selling, and transporting of goods  
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civil rights act of 1964   forbidding racial discrimination in public accomodations such as hotels and restaurants  
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chief justice roger taney   under him the supreme court often supported states rights against powers of the national government  
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david levitt   a 6th grader who did something with pinellas schools to feed the homeless  
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public policy   the course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem  
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federal grant   main way the national government provides money to the states  
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preemption laws   power to assume responsibility for a state government function, in order to gain authority over a state  
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one power that the constitution denies to the states   on state can made treaties or alliances with other countries because a state doesnt represent a nation  
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why laws differ from state to state   because different states have different needs and boundaries  
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how does the privileges and immunities act apply to nonresidents and in-state colleges   they have to pay more of a fee because they dont pay taxes which supports the colleges  
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in what two ways can congress use its taxing power to increase national governments authority   tazes may be used to regulate business and congress may use taxes to influence states to adopt certain programs  
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3 constitutional provisions that have allowed the national government to expand its power   war power, power to regulate interstate commerce, and power to tax and spend  
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two ways congress has influenced the policies of state and local government   providing money through various federal grants and by imposing mandates that take way the ability of a state and local governments to make their own policies  
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examples of expressed powers   coin money, declare war, and interstate trade  
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examples of implied powers   bank, draft the war  
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examples of inherent powers   immigration laws  
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exs. of reserved powers   regulate public schools, control interstate commerce, pay for all national elections, and protect the publics health, welfare and morals  
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exs. of concurrent powers   taxes, borrow money, and establish courts  
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exs. denied powers   national governments cant tax imports or interfere with states and states cant make treaties, coin money, or grant titles  
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supremacy clause   acts and treaties of national government paramount to the states  
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guarantees to the states from national government   republican form of government, protect states from invasion (violence), and federal government cant invade a state(territorial integrity)  
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nonresidents can:   make contracts, pass, marry, sell, buy, and use the courts  
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nonresidents cant:   vote,hold office, or practice professions  
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federalism   allows citizens to participate at different levels of government  
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