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29 Cards in this Set
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Block Grants
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Federal Grants automatically given to states or communitites to support broad programs
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in areas such as community development and social services
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Centralists
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People who favor national action over action at the state and local levels
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Anti-Federalists
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Checks and Balances
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Design that limits government's power by requiring that power be balanced among the different government institutions
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Madisonian Model: set power against power
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Commerce Clause
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Congress have powers to regulate interstate and international commerce. Every form of commercial activity/counteractions
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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Concurrent Powers
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Powers given to both the National and state governments
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The act of taxing
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Decentralists
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people who favor state or local action rather than national
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Federalists
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Direct Democracy
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Voters have a direct impact on policy making and the political procress by means of voting
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Direct voting=Direct democracy
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Elastic Clause
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Congress have the power to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out their job (enumerated powers)
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Final paragraph of Article 1, Section 8
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Enumerated Powers
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Powers that are specifically addressed in the Constitution (particularly for Congress)
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Federalism
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A system of shared power between national and state governments
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Sharing is Caring
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Indirect Democracy
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Opposite of direct democracy
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people don't vote
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Mandates
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A request of congress to upgrade or expand a program to increase funding from grants
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Police Powers
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Powers of the states to protect the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the public
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Popular Sovereignty
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The idea that a government is created by and subject to the will of the people
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Reserved Powers
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Powers specifically reserved to state governments
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Amendment 10
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Bicameral Legislature
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Legislature divided into two houses
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Congress + Senate = ?
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Categorical Grant
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Federal grants that are only used for specific purposes ("categories"). These come with strings attached
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Confederation
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A union of political organizations
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Cooperative Federalism
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Powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government
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Dual Federalism
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State and National government remain supreme within their own spheres
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No overlapping powers
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New Federalism
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System in which the national government restores greater authority back to the states
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Formal Amendment
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Changes or additions that become part of the written language of the Constitution itself
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Implied Powers
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Powers that go beyong enumerated powers. They are NOT specifically addressed in the Constitution
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Informal Amendment
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A change in meaning, but not the wording, of the Constitution.
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Judicial Review
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The power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress are Constitutional
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Seperation of Powers
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Each three branches of government are to be independent of the others so that one can not control the other
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Montesgieu- power is not shared
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Shay's Rebellion
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Series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers to block foreclosure proceedings
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DOWN WITH THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Super Majority
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A majority greater than a simple majority of one over half
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2/3, 3/5
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Unicameral Legislature
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There is only one house
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Congress - Senate = JUST Congress
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