gov chapter 4 Flashcards
power of state government to set up a public school system
reserved power
used to convict a man of something not a crime when he did it
ex post facto law
federal payment to states for a broad range of health programs
block grant
power to acquire new territory
inherent power
giving states more power to decide how to manage their welfare programs
devolution
power of federal government to regulate interstate commerce
implied power
power of federal government to set of federal courts
expressed power
federal payment to arizona to reduce pollution in phoenix
categorial grant
federal rule requiring new speed limit signs, paid for by states
unfunded mandate
power of state and federal government to tax income
concurrent powers
legal process for returning a suspect to the state where a crime took place
extradition
period when federal and state governments prevailed in their own spheres
dual federalism
transfer of money from the national government to the state or local level
grant-in-aid
system for sharing authority over a land among different levels of government
federalism
requirement that states respect the official acts of other states
full faith of credit clause
period when states recieved federal grants to achieve national goals
new federalism
federal law outlawing monopolies in order to achieve national goals
sherman antitrust act
federal law giving land to states to finance colleges
morril act
period when states gained more power over the use of federal grants
creative federalism
provision that states must not violate the constitution, federal laws, or treaties
supremacy clause
senates poeer to approve internation treaties negotiated by the president is an example of
checks and balances
what is a power the executive branch has to check the legislative branch
veto
when the president vetoes a law passed by congress, the president is applying the principle of
checks and balances
whoch system of government is an indirect form of democracy, placing political decision making atleast one step away from the people
republic
which type of government system did the united states have in its earliest days
a confederal government
which system of government is largely an american incention
federal
the executive and legislative branches of government are fused in which type of givernment
parlamentary
in a presidential system the president is in charge of the
executive branch
the people have ultimate authority in which types of government
republic/democracy
the cast majority of the workss nations have which type of government
unitary
the power to carry out enforce and administrate law is know as
executive power
which theory holds that the first governments formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of the state
social contract
which power involves the authority to interpret the laws and to settle disputes between members of society
judicial
what principle of americsn democracy is at work when two opposing groups relax som eof their demands in an attempt to reach an agreement
compromise
great compromise acceptable to states
equal representation in the senate
three fiths of a states slave population would be
counted towards taxation
what did the constitution do about atlantic slave trade
congress had to wait 20 years to abolish it
first ten amendments
bill of rights
decide wether a federal law or action is constitutional
the supreme court
the framers of the constitution got many ideas from
european philosophers
power to borrow money
expressed power
creating local governments
reserved power
main responsibility for resolving conflicts
supreme court
according to the doctrine of nullification the states could
ignore laws they didnt like
purpose of interstate commerce act of 1887
regulate railroads
the federal governemnts chief tool for influencing states and communities
fiscal federalism or grants
what best defines federal mandates
federal government requires it but may not fund
supporters of devolution would argue that environmental protection is
best left to state and local government
what is the best argument for giving states a role in controlling immigration
they have to pay some of the cost
what justification has the national government used for imposing federal mandates such as school busing, desegregation, and affirmative action
equal protection clause of the 14th amendment
powers shared by both the state and the national government are called _________
Concurrent powers
the power to establish the internal revenue system is an ____________ of congress
implied power
the ________________ limited the power of the federal government
10th amendment
a federal grant to help a state build a specific dam would be a _____________
categorical grant
congress has often used _____________ to get states to enforce civil rights
federal mandates
if a conflict arises between a state law and a federal law ____________ is supreme
federal law
the system for sharing power between national and state governments is called __________
federalism
enumerated, or _________, powers are carefully spelled out in the constitution for each branch of the federal government
expressed
the tenth amendment leaves __________ powers to the states
reserved
the sherman antitrust act sought to regulate large buisnesses which formed _______ by gaining exclusive control of particular goods or services
monopolies
