Ap Gov Unit 1 Vocabulary

A theory that there is more than one basic substance or principal

A theory of the state which seeks to describe and explain the power relationships in contemporary society

A state in which many groups or factions are so strong that a government is unable to function

A form of government in which all laws are created by a general vote of society

A variety of democratically founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people

The original constitution of the US,ratified in 1781,which was replaced by the US constitution in 1789

A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units

A plan,unsuccessfully proposed at the constitutional convention providing for a legislature of two houses with proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches to be chosen by the legislature

This was a proposal for a new form of government and called for the number of votes each state received in Congress to be based on population rather than each state receiving one vote

An agreement that slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of determining representation

An advocate of supporter of federalism

A person who opposed the adoption of the United States Constitution

A political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers

A doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people

An act of vesting the legislative,executive and judicial powers of government in separate bodies

A system in which the different parts of an organization(such as government) have powers that affect and control other parts so that no part can become too powerful

The distribution of power in an organization(as a government) between a central authority and constituent units

A constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to an annual legislature or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional

Powers that are specifically assigned to the various branches of the federal government

A power that is reasonably necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of a power expressly granted

The Congress shall have the power to ..make all laws which shall be necessary and Proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers,and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the United States,or I'm any department or officer there

The powers that are necessary for a branch of government to get its job done

A political power exercised independently I'm the same field of legislation by both federal and state governments

A political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority

The duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts,records,and judicial proceedings of every other state."

The action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime

If a federal law and a state law come into conflict with one another,the federal law will take priority over the state law

The state of Maryland had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the second bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland

A political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments in clearly defined terms with the state government exercising those powers according to them without interference from a federal government

Concept of federalism in which national state and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve problems rather than making policies separately but more or less equal or clashing over a policy in a system dominated by a national government

The transfer or delegation of power to a lower level,especially by central government to local or regional administration

The means by which a government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence the nation's economy

An amount of money given to a local government institution or a particular scholar

Grants issued by the United States Congress which may be spent only for narrowly defined purposes

A grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services

An official order to commission to do something

A stature or regulation that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements

The principles, often unwritten,on which social laws are based

An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits

Rights that people supposedly have under natural law

A landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the court forms the basis for the exercise of judicial review in United States under Article III of the Constitution