Ch.2 Texas And The Nation

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Sovereign

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Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area

Question 1

Federalism

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A system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional governments

Question 2

Duel federalism

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The system of government that prevailed in the United States from 1789 to 1937, in which most fundamental governmental powers were strictly separated between the federal and state governments

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Layer cake federalism

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A way of describing the system of duel federalism where there is no interaction between the levels of government

Question 4

Cooperative federalism

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A type of federalism existing since the new deal era in which grants in aid have been used to encourage states and localities (without commanding them) to pursue nationality defined goals. Also known as “intergovernmental cooperation”

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Marble cake federalism

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A way of describing cooperative federalism where is interaction between the levels of government

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New federalism

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Attempts by president Nixon and Reagan to return power to the states through block grants

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Block grants

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Federal grants that allow states considerable discretion in how the funds are spent

Question 8

Coercive federalism

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Federal governmental efforts to accomplish national policy goals by presenting state power, forcing states to change their policies, and forcing the expenditure of money without compensation by the national government