Checkup 2 Flashcards
Which type of government in which a written constitution divides power between central and constituent governments?
Federal government
Which theory of evolution was applied to social and political spheres?
Social Darwinism
procedure of surrendering an alleged criminal by one state or authority to another
extradition
sharing of powers between state and federal governments
cooperative federalism
conditional donation of federal funds to a state or local government
grant-in aid
government in which the will of the people is formulated and expressed through elected representatives
indirect democracy
government in which citizens elect or acquiesce to representatives according to requirements of law
republic
government in which the people, in mass mettings, directly translate their will into law
direct democracy
the supreme law of the United States
Constitution
group that coordinates interstate cooperation
Council of State Governments
The ____________________ is the document that makes the United States a federal government.
Constitution
Several ____________ entities united in a federal government because of: their ____________ for economic advantage; their _________ of political association; their common political/and or cultural _______________; their __________ of union to secure independence; their _________ for freedom from foreign domination; their ___________ insecurity; their _________ for common defense
independent; desire; history; institutions; necessity; desire; military; need
The tyrannies of ___________ government and of the ________________ are avoided by __________________.
unlimited; people; federalism
The division of ___________ helps keep a government from becoming too powerful.
powers
A ____________ defines rights of government and the people but is subject to neither.
constitution
The only federal laws and treaties superior to, or above, state and local laws are those made with the goal of carrying out the ____________________.
Constitution
Federal power has steadily _______________ through the doctrine of ______________ powers, for which the national _______________ has been chiefly responsible.
increased; implied; judiciary
As a result of the doctrine of social Darwinism, government was given responsibility and power to create a/an _________________ to make it possible for man to reach perfection.
environmentT
This led to government programs and laws limited at social and economic __________________________.
equality
_______________ has become the dominant characteristic of our government.
Welfare
The federal government must guarantee the state a ________________ form of government, protect them against foreign __________________, guarantee their protection against ___________ violence, and respect their territorial __________________.
republican; invasion; domestic; integrity
The term “full _________ and ___________” refers to the fact that every state must recognize the validity of the public acts, records, and judicial _____________ of every other state.
faith; credit; proceedings
Persons moving from one state to another are protected from unreasonable ___________________ by the Constitution.
discrimination
A request for extradition is made by the _______________ of one state to that of another state.
governor
Two things financed by grants-in aid: _____________ and ___________________________________.
welfare; highway maintenance
The four conditions placed on grants-in aid are: the state must use the money for _________________________________; the state or local _______________ must contribute a designated proportion of the total cost of the program or project; the state must establish or appropriate an ______________ to administer the program or project; the state must recognize the right of the national government to set certain _____________, _______________ plans and policies, and impose certain __________________ in connection with the program.
the exact purposes specified; government; agency; standards; approve; regulations
A state failing to meet these conditions ______________ the grant.
forfeits
The federal government _________________ have constitutional authority to issue grants-in aid.
does not
Public _______________ is one area that is the responsibility of state or local governments, although Congress has appropriated money to provide grants-in aid for that purpose.
education
The Constitution _______________ guarantee the right to an education.
does not
Supporters of grants-in aid believe they help states fulfill _________________ responsibilities.
social
The strength of the ___________ government(s) is completely dependent on the ___________ government(s), although both increased centralization and expansion of grants-in-aid have strengthened both.
state; federal
