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Federal system
Unitary system
Enumerated powers
Necessary and proper clause
System of government where the national government and state g…
System of government where the local and regional governments…
Seventeen specific powers granted to Congress under Article I,…
Gives congress the authority to pass all laws "necessary and p…
Federal system
System of government where the national government and state g…
Unitary system
System of government where the local and regional governments…
Unitary Government
Federalism
Sovereign Power
Article II
Power is centralized within the national gov't. The most commo…
A gov't that divides sovereign power across at least two polit…
Means that each unit of gov't has some degree of authority and…
Gives the states the power to choose electors for the electora…
Unitary Government
Power is centralized within the national gov't. The most commo…
Federalism
A gov't that divides sovereign power across at least two polit…
Unitary Government
Confederations
Federalism
What does federalism apply to in our go…
gives people certain rights but ultimately the power rests in…
central government has restricted powers but the people hold m…
Power in the people and power in the central government
Domestic affairs because foreign and military affairs are the…
Unitary Government
gives people certain rights but ultimately the power rests in…
Confederations
central government has restricted powers but the people hold m…
Federalism
Unitary System
Confederal System
Elastic Clause
A system of government in which power is divided by a written…
A centralized government system in which local or subdivisiona…
A system consisting of a league of independent states, each ha…
Clause that says Congress can do whatever is necessary to exec…
Federalism
A system of government in which power is divided by a written…
Unitary System
A centralized government system in which local or subdivisiona…
Unitary
Confederation
Enumerated Powers
Supremacy Clause
a form of government in which the power is central; not separa…
union of sovereign states, united for purposes of common actio…
list of items found in Article 1, Section 8 that set forth the…
Article 6, Clause 2 establishes that the constitution, federal…
Unitary
a form of government in which the power is central; not separa…
Confederation
union of sovereign states, united for purposes of common actio…
Federal System
Unitary System
Confederal System
Reasons US developed into a Federal sta…
central & state gov't share power. it's a much larger system t…
A centralized governmental system in which local or sub-divisi…
A system consisting of a league of independent states, each ha…
bc its a large country, made managing easier... a way to appease…
Federal System
central & state gov't share power. it's a much larger system t…
Unitary System
A centralized governmental system in which local or sub-divisi…
Block Grant
Categorical Formula Grant
Categorical Project Grant
Centralized Federalism
A grant-in-aid for a broadly defined policy area, whose fundin…
A grant-in-aid for a narrowly defined purpose, whose dollar va…
A grant-in-aid for a narrowly defined purpose for which gov't…
Intergovernmental relations in which the national gov't impose…
Block Grant
A grant-in-aid for a broadly defined policy area, whose fundin…
Categorical Formula Grant
A grant-in-aid for a narrowly defined purpose, whose dollar va…
classic liberalism
ideology
ideologue
pragmatic
ideology founded by Adam Smith to keep gov. out of economy.
belief system that society can be improved by following certai…
someone who believes passionately in an ideology.
using whatever works without theory or ideology
classic liberalism
ideology founded by Adam Smith to keep gov. out of economy.
ideology
belief system that society can be improved by following certai…
Unitary System
Confederal System
Enumerated Powers
Elastic Clause (Necessary and proper cl…
A centralized governmental system in which ultimate government…
A system consisting of a league of independent states, in whic…
Powers specifically granted to the national government by the…
The clause that grants congress the power to do whatever is ne…
Unitary System
A centralized governmental system in which ultimate government…
Confederal System
A system consisting of a league of independent states, in whic…
Disadvantages of Federal System:
Advantages of Federal System:
"States Rights" and Doctrine of Nullifi…
Dual Federalism
-States and local government can block important national poli…
-Allows for big variations in how people are treated... -States c…
John Calhoun believed the states had the right to nullify laws…
suggests that federal/states had own responsibility and should…
Disadvantages of Federal System:
-States and local government can block important national poli…
Advantages of Federal System:
-Allows for big variations in how people are treated... -States c…
Theories of government (Political Theor…
Initiative and referendum (Constitution…
Declaration of Independence (1776)
Articles of Confederation (1781-1789)
Elitist theory-a small segment of the society dominated by the…
Initiatives and referendums are key components of direct democ…
Ideas taken from Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu... Locke's prin…
State governments stronger than central government... No chief e…
Theories of government (Political Theor…
Elitist theory-a small segment of the society dominated by the…
Initiative and referendum (Constitution…
Initiatives and referendums are key components of direct democ…
Who was president during WWI?
Who was president during the Civil War?
Who was president when the Great Depres…
Who was president when the Korean War b…
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Hoover
Truman
Who was president during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Confederal System
Unitary System
Federalism
Self Government
System of government in which ultimate authority rests with th…
System of government in which ultimate authority rests with th…
Rule of government in which sovereignty is continually divided…
Rule by the people.
Confederal System
System of government in which ultimate authority rests with th…
Unitary System
System of government in which ultimate authority rests with th…
federation
confederation
delegated (express) powers
necessary and proper clause
constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed betwe…
constitutional arrangement in which sates, by compact, create…
powers given explicitly to national govt in the constitution
article I, section 8 clause 3. Set forth implied powers of con…
federation
constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed betwe…
confederation
constitutional arrangement in which sates, by compact, create…
Utopia
Philsopher-king
The noble life
Classless society
Any voluntary system embodying perfect political and social or…
Wise philospher who governs Plato's ideal city in The Republic.
To convince the lower class of its proper status, the philosop…
in Marxist political theory, the ideal society in which wealth…
Utopia
Any voluntary system embodying perfect political and social or…
Philsopher-king
Wise philospher who governs Plato's ideal city in The Republic.
Block Grants
Categorial Grants
Commerce Clause
Concurrent Powers
federal grants-in-aid that allow states considerable discretio…
congressional grants given to states and localities on the con…
Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution, which delegates to…
authority possessed by both state and national governments, su…
Block Grants
federal grants-in-aid that allow states considerable discretio…
Categorial Grants
congressional grants given to states and localities on the con…
Block Grants
Centralists
Categorical Grants
Conditions of Aid
A grant from a central government that a local authority can a…
People who favor national action over action at the state and…
The main source of federal aid to state and local government,…
Federal rules attached to the grants that states receive. Stat…
Block Grants
A grant from a central government that a local authority can a…
Centralists
People who favor national action over action at the state and…
Federalism
Tenth Amendment
Police Power
Full faith and credit clause
The term that describes the sharing of powers between the nati…
stated that the powers not delegated to the national governmen…
A state government's authority to regulate the safety and mora…
Which constitutional clause has been central in debates over g…
Federalism
The term that describes the sharing of powers between the nati…
Tenth Amendment
stated that the powers not delegated to the national governmen…
Federalism
Unitary System
Confederal System
Elastic Clause
A system of government in which power is divided by a written…
A centralized government system in which local or subdivisiona…
A system consisting of a league of independent states, each ha…
Clause that says Congress can do whatever is necessary to exec…
Federalism
A system of government in which power is divided by a written…
Unitary System
A centralized government system in which local or subdivisiona…
devolution
federalism
enumerated powers of Congress
necessary and proper clause
the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal g…
a political system in which power is divided between the centr…
congressional powers specifically named in the Constitution (a…
constitutional authorization for Congress to make any law requ…
devolution
the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal g…
federalism
a political system in which power is divided between the centr…
Federal System
Confederation
Unitary System
Tenth Amendment
System of Government in which the national government and stat…
Type of Government in which the national government derives it…
System of government in which the local and regional governmen…
The final part of the Bill of Rights that defines the basic pr…
Federal System
System of Government in which the national government and stat…
Confederation
Type of Government in which the national government derives it…
ad hoc federalism
block grants
categorical grants
concurrent powers
the process of adopting a state or nation centered view of fed…
a type of federal grant that provides funds for a general poli…
a type of federal grant that provides money for a specific pol…
the powers listed in the Constitution as belonging to both the…
ad hoc federalism
the process of adopting a state or nation centered view of fed…
block grants
a type of federal grant that provides funds for a general poli…
Ad Hoc Federalism
Block Grants
Categorical Grants
Concurrent Powers
The process of adopting a state or nation centered view of fed…
A type of federal grants that provides funds for a general pol…
A type of federal grant that provides money for a specific pol…
The powers listed in the Constitution as belonging to both the…
Ad Hoc Federalism
The process of adopting a state or nation centered view of fed…
Block Grants
A type of federal grants that provides funds for a general pol…