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Federalism Flashcards

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What is the supreme law of the land?

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The US Constitution

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What is federalism?

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A system of gov’t in which a written constitution divides the powers of gov’t on a territorial basis

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List the Federal Powers

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A. Delegated Powers
B. Denied Powers
C. Reserved Powers
D. Exclusive Powers
E. Concurrent Powers
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Delegated Powers

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Powers given to the national government

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Examples of delegated powers

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A. Expressed Powers
B. Implied Powers
C. Inherent Powers

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Denied Powers

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Things the federal government can’t do

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Examples of Denied Powers

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A. Stated- Bill of Rights
B. Silent- if the constitution doesn’t specifically say, you cannot do it.
C. National government can did nothing to threaten the federal system; cannot abolish state government

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Reserved powers

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Powers that belong to the states.

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Exclusive Powers

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Powers that only the national government can exercise.

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Concurrent Powers

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Exercised by both national and state government

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List the Federal Government Obligations to the States

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A. Guarantee that each state has a Republican gov’t
B. Provide protection from foreign invasion & domestic violence
C. Respect each state’s territorial integrity
D. Admitting new states

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Cooperative federalism

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A. Grants-in-Aid
B. Block Grants
C. Revenue Sharing
D. State Aid to Federal Government

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Grants-in-aid

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Federal money and resources that are given to the states (Morrill Act, 1862; land-grant college)

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Block Grants

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Federal money and resources given to the states with few restrictions

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Revenue Sharing

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Federal government gives a percentage of its tax revenues to the states

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State Aid to Federal Government

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States are in charge of national elections

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Interstate Relations

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A. Interstate compact
B. Full faith & credit
C. Extradition
D. Privileges and immunities

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Interstate compact

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Agreement between state and a foreign country

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Full faith & credit

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Each state must accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state

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Extradition

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Legal process in which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state from another

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Privileges and immunities

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Contracts signed in one state are recognizable by all other states

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