Ap Gov Unit 1 Vocabulary

a theory that there is more than one basic

substance or principle

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 democracy 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 fora legislature of two houses with proportional representation in each house andexecutive 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 or 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 a government) have powers that affect and control the 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 the constituent units

a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative 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 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 in any Department or Officer thereof

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

a political power exercised independently in 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 state governments exercising those powers accorded to them without interference from the federal government

concept of federalism in which national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems, rather than making policies separately but more or less equally or clashing over a policy in a system dominated by the 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 a nation's economy

an amount of money given to a local government, an 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 or commission to do something

a statute 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 undernatural law