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american dream: USA is a land of oppurtunity and success
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block: fav grant of republicans
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block grant: gov limits these grants to speicific amount but can be used for whatever
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capitalism: economic system supported by mainstream america
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categorical-formula: fav grant of democrats
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centralist: believe in national action
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congress: has control over interstate commerce
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decentralists: believe in state or local action
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due process: laws must be enforced equally
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express vs implied powers: clearly stated vs implied
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failure of conservatism according to liberals: not enough gov intervention in the economy
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failure of liberalism according to conservatives: too much gov involvement
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how does private property relate to capitalism: both are about having the freedom to make your own decisions
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how is federalism creative: it encourages experimentation
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liberatarianism: minimal gov,freemarket economy, noninterventionalist foreign policy, absense of regulation
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major features of american political ideology: liberalism, conservatism, socialism, libertarianism
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MCculloch vs Marland: decided that a state couldnt tax an instrument of the national gov
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preemption: justified the civil rights act of 1964
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rich to poor: asian,white,hispanic, black
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rule of law: gov is based on a body of law applied equally by procedures
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social conservatism: strong gov action on lifestlye
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types of federal grants: categorical-formula, project, block
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what constituitoinal pwers do state govs receive for the constituitoin: all powers not granted to the national gov