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1
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Article that limits the powers of the states

A

Article VI

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2
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Name of the clause that says states shall no violate Article VI when making laws

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Supremacy Clause

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Concept the founding fathers came up with to protect themselves from all powerful central gov

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federalsim

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4
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what type of power is granting someone a title of nobility

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denied powers

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5
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implied powers

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powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers

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6
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how many years have we had the constitution

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237

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level of gov that regulates interstate commerce

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federal

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level of gov that regulates intrastate commerce

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state

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2 or more govs having power over the same people in the same territory

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federalism

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10
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the US establishing the voting age to 18 is an example of what clause

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supremacy clause

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11
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developing nuclear weapons is an example of what powers

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implied

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12
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levying taxes is an example of what powers

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concurrent and expressed

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13
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ability to administer elections and establish voting laws in a example of what powers

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reserved

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14
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5 concurrent powers via federalism

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levy taxes
borrow money
charter banks
protect public health
establish courts

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15
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3 powers directly stated in the Constitution

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declare war
conduct foreign affairs
set immigration policy

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3 powers that state govs can do via federalsim

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establish schools
conduct elections
provide licenses and rules for marriage

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17
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Act that congress must pass for territories to become states

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enabling act

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18
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sums of money given to state or local govs for specific purposes

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federal grants

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19
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federal govs ability to take over a state function

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preemption

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20
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supreme court case settled the argument over what level of gov has more power

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mcCulloch v maryland

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21
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requires states to meet minimum national standards

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mandates

22
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who holds the ultimate sovereign power in our republic

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the voters

23
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what pres sent troops to little rock

A

dwight eisenhower

24
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what fraction of states have to approve amendments

A

3/4 or 38 states

25
Q

US’s 5 territories

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guam
puerto rico
american samoa
northern mariana islands
virgin islands

26
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the 1990 nurtritional and education act is an example of

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a restraint

27
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restraint

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an act that limits a state’s ability to regulate an area

28
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FIT

A

federal income tax

29
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what supreme court case overruled plessy v ferguson

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brown v board of education

30
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in order to vote in a different stats, what must you establish

A

residency

31
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why do states attract businesses

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grow economy

32
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3 reasons to regulate business

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benefits economy
keeps unemployment down
protect consumers

33
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interstate compacts are used to deal with what types of problems

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regional

34
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what 2 states had issues over boundaries in 1970

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Tennessee and arkansas

35
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what level of gov establishes policies that state schools must follow

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state gov

36
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what 3 areas does the state budget reveal

A

wealth
problems
priorites

37
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extradite

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to return a fugitive who fled across states lines

38
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what was the first interstate compact

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port of new york authority

39
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what is the main cause of diputes in the west

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water resources

40
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5 region names in US

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midwest
new england
mid atlantic
southeast
southwest

41
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2 areas that state govs regulate

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water and air pollution

42
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states rights

A

favors state and local govs
conservative, republican, libertarian

43
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nationalists

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favors national action
liberal, democrat, progressive

44
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key element that increases political participation

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voting

45
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element of gov that decreases the rick of a monopoly

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federalism

46
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necessary and proper clause

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elastic clause

47
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public policy

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course of action that a gov takes

48
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what made affordable care act of 2010 ok

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falls under congress’s taxing power

49
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what level of gov has recently toon more responsibility

A

state

50
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what act abolished states discriminatory voting practices

A

civil rights act of 1964

51
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one size fits all

A

nationalist

52
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sunset laws

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laws with an automatic end date

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