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Chap 3 Part 2

Terms in this set (20)

Preemption
The power of the federal government to override a state action
intergovernmental lobby
interest group made up of mayors, governors, and other state and local officials who depend on federal funds
Full Faith and Credit Clause
constitutional clause requiring states to recognize the public acts, records, and civil court proceedings from another state
14th Amendment
constitutional amendment asserting that persons born in the united states are citizens and prohibits states from denying persons due process or equal protection under the law
Privileges and Immunities Clause
prevents states from discriminating against people from out of state
Extradition
the requirement that officials in one state return a defendant to another state where a crime was committed
revenue sharing
federal government apportions part of its tax income to other units of government (states)
fiscal federalism
federal governments use of grants in aid to influence policies in the states
creative federalism
allows the federal government to decide what the states need, and then provide them with the resources.
unfunded mandates
federal requirement the states must follow without being provided with funding
Ex post facto laws
a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences that were committed before the law was enacted
bill of attainder
a legislative act declaring a person, or a group of people, guilty of some crime and, punishing them, often without a trial
Grants-in-aid
federal money provided to states to implement public policy objectives
Grants-in-aid
federal money granted to a recipient to fund a project or program, not a loan, and therefore do not have to be repaid
selective incorporation
process through which the supreme court applies the fundamental rights in the bill of rights to the states on a case by case basis
devolution
returning more authority to state or local governments
revenue sharing
when the federal government apportions tax money to the states with no strings attached
13th Amendment
Outlawed slavery in the US
16th Amendment
national income tax
17th Amendment
Direct election of senators
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