Govt Test Oct2011
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| bicameral | legislature with two chambers
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| Concurrent Powers | powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments
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| Cooperative Federalism | the federal system under which the national and state governments share responsibilities for most domestic policy areas
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| Devolution | the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal government to the states
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| Dual Federalism | the federal system under which the national and state governments are responsible for separate policy areas
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| Judicial Review | power of the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of laws
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| Legislative Supremacy | an alternative to judicial review, the acceptance of legislative acts as the final law of the land
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| McCulloch v Maryland | (1819) confirming the supremacy of national over state government
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| Necessary and Proper Clause | constitutional authorization for Congress to make any law required to carry out its powers
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| Parliamentary System | government in which the executive is chosen by the legislature from among its members and the two branches are merged
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| Recall Elections | votes to remove elected officials from office
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| Referendum | An Election in which a bill passed by the state legislature is submitted to voters for approval
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| Republic | A government in which elected representatives make the decisions
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| Supremacy Clause | constitutional declaration (Article VI) that the Constitution and laws made under its provisions are the greatest law of the land
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| Gibbons v. Ogden.Supreme | (1824) establishing national authority over interstate business
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