American Government Flashcards

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Unitary system

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The central government possesses all the power and rules through local governmentsq

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Preemption

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Occurs when the federal law overrides a similar state law what

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Confederate system

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A system of government in which the local governments possess all the power and delegates select the powers of the central government often rendered as a Confederacy

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Federal grants

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Monies that the national government gives states a local governments for some design purpose

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Federal system

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A system of government that divides political powers between the national government and the state governments

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Privileges and immunities

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The special right and protection guaranteed to the citizens of the state

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Concurrent powers

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Those powers given by the constitution to both the national and state government

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Extradition

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The surrender of an online criminal to the nation state or city from which he flat

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Reserved powers

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Those powers which are reserved for the constitution for the state or the people

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Full faith and credit

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The act of one stay honoring the civil laws and court decisions of other states

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Secretary of State

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Handles all the documents and records

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Block granted

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General-purpose grants I give the state more liberty and deciding how to use the

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Item veto

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Executive power of some state governors to feed only a portion of the bill

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Categorical grants

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Chris setter for a more specific purpose give Congress more control over the states

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Federalism

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A division of the power of government between the national government and the state government

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Board of commissioners

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The most common type of County administrative board it is usually consists of 3 to 7 elected members who hold no other offices

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County

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The largest unit of local government in most states

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State Supreme Court

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The highest court in the state

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Treasurer

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An executive officials who manages an appropriate state funds

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Sales tax

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A tax on the purchase of goods and services the most important source of revenue among the states today

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Inc.

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To include each other

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Mayor council form

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Oldest most widely used form of city government

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Commission form

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Form of municipal government under which members of the city Council are popularly elected

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Income tax

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A direct tax upon a person earnings a progressive income tax is one in which people who earn more pay a higher percentage of tax or income

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Suburbs

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He developed area outside of cities limits often as separately Inc. city or town

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Town meeting

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A form of direct democracy practiced in many New England towns

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Law-enforcement

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The means by which a nation state or community keeps order

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County seat

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The city in which a county government has its headquarters

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Recall

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The process by which voters of state may remove an official from office but election before his term is expired

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Parrish

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Another name for A county

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Voice vote

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A method of voting in which the presiding officer simply calls for a is a nays and make the decision based upon what he hears

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Property tax

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A direct tax on real property or personal property the chief source of income for countries

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Mandates

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Rules issued by a superior government to inferior government