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Federal System
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intrastate commerce
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commerce within sates
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Sovereignty
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Power w/out external control
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Extradite
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return criminals to a state
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Virgina Plan
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15 Resolutions
Madison and Randolph
Aims to decrease the authority of states
Representation based on population, Senate chosen by the House
Executive and judiciary are chosen by the legislature
Does NOT give Congress the power to regulate and tax
Sets the framework for the federalist aspect of the debate
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Supporter of a nationalist position
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Congress has given the President authority to send _________ troops to put down domestic disorders when state official ask for help
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preemption
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the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
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2nd Amendment
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right to keep, bear arms
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Confederation
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A loose grouping of independent political units, such as states or countries, whose main purpose is to govern the relationship between those units
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Interstate Compacts
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Cooperative agreements made between states, subject to congressional approval, to address mutual problems.
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formula grants
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amount varies based on formula
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Model Cities
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Program inaugurated by Johnson that offered federal subsidies for urban redevelopment pilot programs.
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Grant-in-Aid
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Money provided by one level of government to another to be spent for a given purpose
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Who enforces the promise of a republican form of government?
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congress
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Privileges and Immunities
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States are prohibited from unreasonably discriminating against residents of other states
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reserved powers
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those powers that the constitution does not grant to the national government and does not, at the same time, deny to the states.
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delegated powers
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Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
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national interests
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governmental concerns considered to be primarily the responsibility of the central government
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Waiver
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A decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
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bill of rights
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first 10 amendments to constitution
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dual federalism
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Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept seperate.
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counties
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The largest territorial unit between a city and a town.
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fed (unfunded) mandates
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disliked by states, (states registering guns) states have to do something with no $
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project grants
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Federal categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of the merits of applications. A type of the categorial grants available to states and localities.
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mandates
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Tells the state government what it must do, period.
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commerce power
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constitution gives congress the power to regulate interstate and international commerce
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Police Powers
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State power to effect laws promoting health, safety, and morals.
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implement state law
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What is local governments' only job?
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Federalist No. 10
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Madison. Government should protect the interest of all factions. Main goal of the Constitution is to protect states from invaison.
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Express Preemption
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A federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
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nullification
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theory that states have the right to declare a federal law invalid
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devolution federalism
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developed during the nixon era. it called for the return of some authority to the states
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Revenue Sharing
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Law providing for the distribution of a fixed amount of federal tax revenue to the states for almost any purpose. Program ended in 1986.
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Preferred Position
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Justices should be very careful when intruding on 1st Amendment rights.
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Dilon's Rule
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this rule authorizes a municipality to exercise only those powers expresly given, implied by or essential to the accomplishment of its enumerated powers
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States' Rights
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the belief that an individual state may restrict federal authority
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Unfunded Mandates
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(no money option) rule passed by congress that puts regulation on states; something states have to enforce but congress does not give states money to fund it
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Pruneyard Shopping Center case
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ex. of new judicial federalism-California state sonstitution extended greater freedom of expression than did the 1st amendment. Allowed people to use privately-owned shopping center as a forum for free speech
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block grants
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Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services.
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Tenth Amendment
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clause that stipulates that powers not delegated to the US are reserved to the states or to the people
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Separation of Powers
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The constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law.
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Income Tax
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a tax levied on individual and corporate earnings.
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Picket fence federalism
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A model of federalism in which specific programs and policies (depicted as vertical pickets in a picket fence) involve all levels of government - national, state, and local (depicted by the horizontal boards in a picket fence).
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U.S. vs. Darby
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said 10th amendment said states have individual powers not superior ones
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cooperative federalism
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A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government. They may also share costs, administration, and even blame for programs that work poorly.
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10th amendment
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The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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necessary and proper clause
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Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
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The commerce clause
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Only Congress has the ability to regulate interstate commerce (buying and selling)
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federal regime
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system in which local units of govt have a specially protected existence and can make the final decisions over some govermental activities
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privelage and immunities
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citizens of each state gain privileges in other states
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Welfare Reform Act (1996)
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Congress returned control of welfare systems to state governments.
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An attack by a foreign power on a state is considered an attack on the ________ _______
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United States
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bill of attainder
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A law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial
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Second-order devolution
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the flow of power and money from the states to local governments
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Devolution revolution
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The effort to slow the growth of the federal government by returning many functions to the states
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full faith and credit
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requires each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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The Supreme Court upheld the power of the national government and denied the right of a state to tax the federal bank using the Constitution's supremacy clause. The Court's broad interpretation of the necessary and proper clause paved the way for later rulings upholding expansive federal powers.
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What does extradition mean?
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Legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one is returned to that state
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The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 was conspicuous because it allowed women who were the victims of gender-based violence to
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D) sue in federal court.
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Privileges and Immunities Clause
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A clause in Article IV, Section 2, of the Constitution according citizens of each state most of the privileges of citizens of other states.
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On what kinds of issues do Catholic Republicans sometimes adopt positions contrary to Church teaching?
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Domestic social policy issues, such as taxes,immigration and health care.
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