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Chapter 4- Federalism Flashcards

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What is federalism?

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A division of powers between the national and state gov

Creates a dual system of government (2 levels)

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What are the major strengths of federalism?

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Allows for local action for local concerns and national action for national concerns

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What is the relationship between local governments and state govs?

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Local govs are the subunits of the state govs

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What are the 4 types of powers?

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Delegated, Exclusive, Reserved, and Concurrent

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What are delegated powers?

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Powers granted to the national gov by the Constitution (coin money, regulate commerce, establish post office etc)

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What are the three types of delegated powers?

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Expressed, Implied, and Inherent

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What are expressed powers?

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Spelled out in words in the constitution?

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What are implied powers?

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Powers suggested but not stated in the Constitution “necessary and proper clause or elastic clause”

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What are inherent powers?

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Powers given to the national government because it is a government of a sovereign state (inherited)

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What are exclusive powers?

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Powers given exclusively to the federal gov not states

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Reserved powers

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Powers not given the national gov and not denied to the states

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What are concurrent powers?

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Powers that the states and national gov share

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What is a supremacy clause?

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Resolves conflicts between the two levels of government by setting up a ladder of laws

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What are the 5 levels of the supremacy ladder?

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  • united states constitution
  • acts of congress/national laws
  • state constitutions
  • state laws
  • city/county laws (local)
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Who decides the supremacy levels?

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Supreme Court acts as the umpire of the Supremacy Clause — makes rulings and final decisions

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What article discusses the national governments obligations?

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Article 4

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What are the four obligations of the National government?

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  1. Guarantees each state a republican form of government
  2. Protects states from foreign invasion and domestic violence (attack from other countries/terrorism snd riots at home and natural disasters)
  3. Respect territorial integrity of states (recognize states’ boundaries)
  4. Admitting new states
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Who has the power to admit new states?

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Congress

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What is the 5 step procedure for admitting a new states?

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  1. Territory asks for admission — Congress
  2. Enabling Act passed Congress gives the territory permission to set up a state constitution.
  3. Popular vote (people vote)
  4. Act of admission- Congress agrees to grant statehood
  5. President signs into law
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What are the two types of federalism?

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Dual federalism and cooperative federalism

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What is dual federalism?

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Government power was strictly divided by the states and national government-national government was small

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What is cooperative federalism?

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Established social programs to assist states with regulation- narional gov became very karge

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What are the 4 programs that the federal government uses to help the states?

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  1. Grants-in-aid
  2. FBI assists state and local police
  3. Trains the national guard for the states
  4. Takes a census for the states
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How do the states assist the federal government? (3)

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  1. States and local police assist the fbi
  2. States run the naturalization immigrant programs
  3. States run all national elections
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What are the 4 interstate relations?

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  1. Interstate compacts
  2. full faith and credit
  3. Extradition
  4. Privileges and Immunities
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What are interstate compacts?

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Agreements among 2 or more states/foreign states (more than 200)

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Wh@t are 4 issues the interstate compacts deals with?

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  1. Conservation of resources
  2. Fighting forests fires
  3. Combat water/air pollution
  4. Harbor control
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What 2 interstate compacts have all 50 states joined in?

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  1. Compact for the supervision of Parolees and Probationers

2. Compact on Juvenile Delinquents

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What is full faith and credit?

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States must recognize the validity of records, docs, and civil court decisions in other states.

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What are the 2 parts of full faith and credit?

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  1. Documents/Records- birth certificates, marriage, licenses, property deeds, etc.
  2. Civil Court Decisions- wills, divorce, decrees, etc
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What are the 2 exceptions to full faith and credit?

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  1. Quickie divorces (william v north carolina)

2. One state dies nit have to enforce another states criminal laws

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What is extradition and what does it help prevent?

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The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned by another states. It prevents fugitives from escaping justice.

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What is Privileges and Immunities?

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States cannot draw unreasonable distinctions (discrimination) between their own residents and residents of other states.
Must be allowed to buy, own, rent, or sell property, or marry within its borders, make contracts, etc.

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What are 4 reasonable distinctions?

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  1. Can’t vote
  2. Can’t hold a public office
  3. Can’t practice law, medicine, teach, etc without a license
  4. Charge more for college/tuition/hunting and fishing licenses etc.

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