Chapter 3 Flashcards

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All power resides in central government

One layer-one level

A

Unitary governments

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Many levels of government with shared power

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Federalism

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2
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Interaction among levels of government such as national, state and local sharing info, regulations and transferring of funds

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Intergovernmental relations

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3
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10th amendment where powers not thought of by the government are still reserved for the people

Such as the south couldn’t leave the union during the Civil War

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Supremacy clause

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4
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Case where national government was declared supreme over state governments and implied powers necessary and proper and promoted state policies

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Mcculloch vs. Maryland

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5
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Listed in numbers of what government could do or their powers

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Enumerated powers

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6
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Making all laws necessary and proper for execution

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Implied powers

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7
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Allowing all laws necessary and proper to be passed to carry out enumerated powers

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Elastic clause

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8
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Case where the idea that government could regulate economy or any form of commerce activity came about

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Gibbons vs. Ogden

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9
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Requiring each state to recognize the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of other states

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Full faith and credit

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10
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Person who commits crime in more than one state must go back to the state where the worst crime occurred

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Extradition

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11
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Getting privileges like other states citizens

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Privileges and immunities

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12
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Simple layer cake

Government and state do different things

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Dual federalism

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13
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Marble cake

States and governments work together in coordination

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Cooperative federalism

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14
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Moving away from Federal government doing things to local government doing things

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Devolution

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15
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Money is used to make state governments do what federal governments want to do

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Fiscal federalism

16
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Federal Funds given to state and local governments by congress

A

Grant in aid

17
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Money given to certain categories

A

Categorical grants

18
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Money given for a project

A

Project grants

19
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Money based on a formula

A

Formula grants

20
Q

Money given to states to do what they want with i

States like this grant the most

A

Block grants

21
Q

Where does ultimate power come from in the federal system of the USA

A

Constitution - supreme law of the land

22
Q

Why has federal spending as a portion of GDP increased

A

We want government to do more (more responsibilities)

23
Q

Powers delegated to the national government and not states

A
Marriage
Death penalty
Speed limits
Drinking age
Driving age
24
Q

Shared powers (taxation)

A

Concurrent powers

25
Q

Why is drinking age 21 nationwide

A

In order to receive highway funds