AP Gov-Unit 2 Review Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
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.
Define Unitary Government	A system in which all power resides in the central government and people directly vote for central government positions.
Define Confederacy	A system in which the states are sovereign and the central government exists solely to benefit the states.
Define Federal Government	A system in which central and state governments have important powers and authority over the same people.
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).
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)
What are Enumerated powers?	Powers that are clearly written in the constitution for the federal government.
What are Implied powers?	Powers that can be inferred from the enumerated powers stated in the constitution.
What are Reserved powers?	Powers that are not given to or prohibited from the federal government are powers of the states
What are Concurrent powers?	Powers that both the federal and state governments share.
What are Denied powers?	Powers that neither the federal or state governments hold.
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.
What was the outcome of the Gibbons vs. Ogden case	Congress expands commerce definition to "business or commercial activity within and between states"
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.
What's another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause?	The elastic clause
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.
What is Judicial Review?	The power of the courts to review the actions of the government to determine whether or not they were constitutional.
How were the Bill of Rights Incorporated?	The addition of fourteenth amendment was

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