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1
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what are the limitations of the Articles of Confederation

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13 independent states; no executive branch; no judiciary; central gov. had no real enforcement; Congress had no authority; 9/13 states needed to agree for new legislation to pass; consent of all 13 states was required to amend the Articles

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who were the federalists

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supporters of the proposed new constitution

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who were the anti-federalists

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critics of the constitution

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what year did the constitution come into effect

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1788

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how many states passed the constitution

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9

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what are the first two things congress passed

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bill of rights and judiciary act of 1789

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what is the 10th amendment

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the powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

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what is federalism

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a division of power/sovereignty between the central government and subnational governments

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what powers were grated to Congress

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tax and spend; make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foreign powers

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what are police powers

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the power reserved to the government to regulate the health, safety, and morals of citizens

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what is the supremacy clause

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any law made by the federal government shall be the supreme law of the land

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what is dual federalism

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the federal government and the state governments inhabit separate spheres

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what is cooperative federalism

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federal government, states, localities share responsibilities

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what are the benefits of federalism

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Works against concentration of power; states are the labs of democracy; states and localities are more responsive to local needs; allow for flexibility

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What evolved the constitution

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The civil war amendments; emancipation; national citizenship/citizenship by birth; voting rights

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What is selective incorporation

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The gradual process through which the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights have been “incorporated” into the 14th Amendment

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What are grants-in-aid

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Programs through which Congress provides money to state and local governments on the condition that the funds be employed for purposes defined by the federal government

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In which case did they try to ban handguns in Chicago

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McDonald vs. Chicago

19
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What came about in the New Deal

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Emergency banking act; bank holiday; federal deposit; insurance corporation; glass-Stegall act

20
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What is the Glass Stegall act

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Divorced commercial banking from investment banking

21
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What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act

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Paid farmers to limit production so production that the prices of their commodities would rise

22
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What is the civilian conservation corps

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Conservation projects for young men 18-25

23
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What is the Federal Emergency Relief Agency

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Civil works administration; works progress administration

24
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What programs did the social security act create

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Old age pensions; assistance for the indigent elderly, the blind, and the disabled; aid to families with dependent children; funding for local public health work

25
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What programs did the Great Society create

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Medicare; Medicaid; elementary and secondary education act; civil rights act; voting rights

26
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What are parties

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Coalitions of individuals/groups who seek to influence government by winning elections

27
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What are institutions

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Institutions are stable, they are recognized as having value, and they help create recurring patterns of behavior

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How are institutions helpful

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Both constrain and enable behavior by imposing form and consistency

29
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What are exogenous institutions

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Institutions that originate outside of normal politics (federalism, congress, the presidency, the courts)

30
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What kind of institution are political parties

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Endogenous

31
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What is Duverger’s Law

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Within the context of single member plurality voting, strong incentives exist to form two broadly based political parties

32
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What is Anthony Downs

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Parties will seek to designate platform that reaches the “median voter”

33
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What is Larry Bartles

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Partisanship shapes the way that we perceive reality – our political beliefs are shaped more by our “tribal affiliations” than by rationality or reality

34
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What is party identification

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Serve as the “standing decisions” for voters, and are not easily changed

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What makes a critical election

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Durable new groupings of interests are created

36
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What is the Welfare State

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A political system that accepts and embraces the idea that government has a role to play in helping to guarantee individual economic security

37
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What is the Rube Goldberg State

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Complex mix of public and private action, as well as national and state action, that constitutes the American approach to social welfare

38
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What is social insurance

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A contributory government-sponsored program that seeks to provide protection against risk

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What is means-tested programs

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Provide cash or in-kind assistance to low income individuals and the basis of defined economic characteristics

40
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Which programs are directly delivered from the national government

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Social security, Medicare, supplemental security income

41
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Which programs are federal-state cooperation (grants in aid)

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Food stamps, unemployment, Medicaid, temporary assistance for needy families

42
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What are tax expenditures

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Government spending through the tax code

43
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Who were the ripon republicans

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The republicans that wanted to go back to their roots

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