Study sets matching "government chapter 3 political science"
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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…
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…
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 Grants
Categorical Grants
Concurrent Powers
Confederal System
A grant from a central government that a local authority can a…
Intergovernmental grants with specific instructions to state a…
Powers that are shared by both the federal and state governmen…
A structure of government i which several independent sovereig…
Block Grants
A grant from a central government that a local authority can a…
Categorical Grants
Intergovernmental grants with specific instructions to state a…
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…
federalism
rule of law
constitutionalism
Federal Powers
division of powers among central gove to several regional gove…
(limited government) government and its officers are never Bov…
government is conducted according to constitutional principals
-Maintain army and navy... -declare war... -coin money... -regulate tra…
federalism
division of powers among central gove to several regional gove…
rule of law
(limited government) government and its officers are never Bov…
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…
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…
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…
All states but ______________ have a tw…
"Laboratories of federalism/democracy"…
If Virginia law conflicts with federal…
In recent years, the Supreme Court has…
Nebraska
providing sources of innovation
supremacy
state and local
All states but ______________ have a tw…
Nebraska
"Laboratories of federalism/democracy"…
providing sources of innovation
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…
Unitary Government
Confederation
Diffusion
Granted Powers
A national polity governed as a single unit, with the central…
A group of independent states or nations that yield some of th…
The spreading of policy ideas from one city or state to others…
National government powers listed explicitly in the Constituti…
Unitary Government
A national polity governed as a single unit, with the central…
Confederation
A group of independent states or nations that yield some of th…
Bill of Attainder
concurrent powers
cooperative federalism
county
a law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial
powers shared by the national and state governments
the intertwined relationship between national, state, and loca…
the basic administrative unit of local government
Bill of Attainder
a law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial
concurrent powers
powers shared by the national and state governments
Comparative method
Comparative politics
Ethnocentrism
Cultural relativism
Identifying and analyzing similarities and differences between…
Seems to identify and explain the essential similarities and d…
The tendency to see others through one's own subjective lens.
The tendency to excuse a moral wrong because of cultural accep…
Comparative method
Identifying and analyzing similarities and differences between…
Comparative politics
Seems to identify and explain the essential similarities and d…
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
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…
Compromise
Civic Culture
Checks and balances
Exceptionalism
Decision-making procedure in which all sides make concessions…
Culture characterized by trust, legitimacy, and limited involv…
Informal American term denoting the fact that one branch of go…
The theory that the United States occupies a special niche in…
Compromise
Decision-making procedure in which all sides make concessions…
Civic Culture
Culture characterized by trust, legitimacy, and limited involv…
philosophy
capitalism
Utopian
political realism
study of questions about existence, knowledge, ethnics, justic…
economic system in which production and distribution of good r…
idealized place or system, an ideally perfect society; individ…
approach to politics that emphasis power and interests over id…
philosophy
study of questions about existence, knowledge, ethnics, justic…
capitalism
economic system in which production and distribution of good r…
Sovereignty
Federalism
Dual federalism
Layered cake
The quality of being supreme in power or authority, of nationa…
The division of power between a central government and regiona…
A view that holds the Constitution is a compact among sovereig…
Dual federalism. Citizens cutting into the political system wi…
Sovereignty
The quality of being supreme in power or authority, of nationa…
Federalism
The division of power between a central government and regiona…
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…
Federalism
Unitary system
Confederal system
Federal
type of government with a stronger central government
a single power in which the central government is ultimately s…
a system of government in which sovereign states delegate powe…
a system that divides up power between a strong national gover…
Federalism
type of government with a stronger central government
Unitary system
a single power in which the central government is ultimately s…
Preamble
Articles
Constitutionalism
Rule of law
Introduction
Numbered sections of a document. The unamended constitution is…
Basic principle that government and those who govern must obey…
Concept that holds that government and its officers are always…
Preamble
Introduction
Articles
Numbered sections of a document. The unamended constitution is…
Pragmatic
Ideaologue
Ideology
Classic Liberalism
Using whatever works without theory or ideology.
Someone who believes passionately in an ideology.
Belief system that society can be improved by following certai…
Ideology founded by Adam Smith to keep government out of econo…
Pragmatic
Using whatever works without theory or ideology.
Ideaologue
Someone who believes passionately in an ideology.