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AP NSL Ch 3 Vocab

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show Provided financial assistance for children whose families have low or no income  
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Alexander Hamilton   show
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Block Grants   show
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show Federal grants for specific purposes such as building an airport.  
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show Terms set by the nat gov't that the states must meet if they wish to receive fed funds.  
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show Political system in which states or regional gov'ts retain ultimate authority except for the powers that are expressly delegated otherwise.  
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Devolution   show
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show Nat gov't is supreme in its own sphere and state gov'ts are supreme in their own spheres. Spheres should be kept separate.  
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Federal System   show
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show Federation of states with a republican form of gov't.  
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Grant-in-aid   show
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show Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot.  
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show Local and state gov'ts and their agencies lobby the federal gov't for their desired funds.  
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Insterstate commerce   show
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Intrastate Commerce   show
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show Money granted to states so they can build colleges.  
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James Madison   show
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Mandates   show
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Medicaid   show
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Model Cities   show
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show The interests of the country.  
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show Gives Congress the ability to carry out its assigned duties.  
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Nullification   show
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Police Powers   show
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Recall   show
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show Procedure allowing voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature.  
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show Fed sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenues with the states.  
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Second Order Devolution   show
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Sovereignty   show
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show refers to the political powers that U.S. states possess in relation to the federal government, as guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment of the Bill of Rights.  
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10th Amendment   show
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show The use of non-governmental organizations to implement public policy.  
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show Sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the nat gov't.  
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