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1
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An understanding of federalism must begin with the _______.

A

Constitution

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Constitution grants three types of power to the national government

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  1. Expressed
  2. Implied
    3, Inherent
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The _____ ______ are those powers directly expressed or stated in the constitution.

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Expressed powers

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4
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Most of the powers are found in the ____ ____ articles of the constitution.

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First three

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They include the power to ____(1) __ and ___(2)___ ______ __(3)_____, ____(4)___, ___(5)___ ___ _____ and _____, and ___(6)____ _____ ____ ____ ___ ____

A 
1. Levy
2 Collect taxes
3. coin money
4. make war 
5.raise an army and navy
6. regulate interstate commerce among the states.
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Expressed powers are also called ________ ______.

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enumerated powers

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The power to draft people into the armed forces is implied by the power given to the _______ to ____ an ____ and ______

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government, raise, army, navy

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8
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The basis of the implied power is the _____ and ______ clause ( article I, Section 8)

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necessary and proper clause

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The necessary and proper clause is also known as the ______ _____.

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Elastic clause

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10
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Implied powers have helped the national government _____ and _______ its authority to meet many problems the Founders did not foresee.

A

Strengthen and expand.

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11
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Powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government are its _______ _____.

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Inherent powers

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Article I, section 9, enumerates those things that government cannot do:

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  1. tax exports

2. interfere with the ability of states to carry out their responsibilities.

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Article I, section 10, presents a list of powers denied to the states:

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  1. No state can make treaties or alliances with foreign nations
  2. Coin money
  3. Make laws impairing the obligation of contracts.
  4. Grants titles of nobility.
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States must have _____ ______ to collect duties on exports or imports or to make agreements- called ________- with other states.

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  1. Congressional permission

2. compacts

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The constitution obliges the national government to do three things:

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  1. Must guarantee each state a republican form of government.
  2. Must protect states from invasion and domestic violence.
  3. Has the duty to respect the territorial integrity of each state.
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16
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Congress has given the _____ the authority to send federal troops to put down domestic disorders when state officials ask for help.

A

president

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17
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When national laws are violated, federal property threatened, or federal responsibilities interfered with, the president may send troops to a state without a _____.

A

request

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18
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The government can provide ___-___ ____ to help people repair damages.

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Low-cost loans

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19
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When Congress allows senators and representatives from each state to take their seats in congress, it is a ruling that the state has a ______ form of government.

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Republican

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The government cannot use territory that is part of an existing state to create a new state unless the government has permission from the_____ of the state involved.

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legislature

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21
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The _______ gives congress the power to admit new states to the union.

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Constitution

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22
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There are two restrictions on the power to admit new states to the union.

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  1. No state may be formed by taking territory from one or more states without the consent of the states involved and of Congress.
  2. Acts of admission, are subject to presidential veto.
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23
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Procedure for admission begins with Congress passes an ______ ____.

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Enabling act

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24
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When Signed by the president, the enabling act ____ the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution.

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enables

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V____, K________, T________, M_____, and W_____ V_______ were created from existing states.

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Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maine, West Virginia

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26
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Puerto Ricans rejected statehood by vote in ____.

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1993

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27
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C______ or the p________ may impose certain conditions before admitting a new state.

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Congress or President

28
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The _______ _______ has ruled that the president or congress may impose conditions for admission of a state.

A

Supreme court

29
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Once admitted to the _____,each state is equal to every other state and has rights to control its internal affairs.

A

union

30
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Each state is also ______ ______ from every other state in the union.

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Legally seperate

31
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All states in the union are bound to support the ________.

A

Constitution

32
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The _______ ________ _______ (NGA) supports federalism by helping governors in state policy making and influencing national policy.

A

National Governors’ Association

33
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The NGA held ______ and ________ materials on subjects such as organizing the governor’s office, dealing with the press, and organizing intergovernmental relations.

A

seminars and published

34
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Beginning in the _____s, governors focused their attention on national policy conerns/

A

1980s

35
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NGA and its Affiliates addressed e________, W________, and H_____-C____ reforms as well as the changing balance in the federal system.

A

Educational, welfare, health-care

36
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The states perform two important functions for the national government:

A
  1. State and local governments conduct and pay for election of all national government officials.
  2. States play a key role in the process of amending the constitution.
37
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No amendment can be added to the constitution unless t___-f____s of the states approve it.

A

Three-fourths

38
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Article IV of the constitution requires the states to do the following:

A
  1. Give “ full faith and credit” to the laws, records, and court decisions of the other states.
  2. Give one another’s citizens all the “privileges and immunities” of their citizens.
  3. Extradite
39
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Each state must r______ the laws and legal proceeding of the other states.

A

recognize

40
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This clause applies only to c____ l__.

A

civil law

41
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Without a civil, each state could treat all other states like f______ c_________.

A

Foreign countries

42
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P____ A_____ refer to civil laws passed by state legislature.

A

Public Acts

43
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R______ mean documents as mortgages, deeds, leases, wills, marriage licenses, car registrations, and birth certificates.

A

Record

44
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The phrase j_______ p_________ refers to various court actions such as judgments to pay debt.

A

judicial proceeding

45
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The P_____ and I_______ clause means that one state may not discriminate unreasonably against citizens of another state.

A

Privileges and Immunities Clause

46
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The privileges and immunities Clause must provide other S_____ with the same p_____ and I_______ it provides to its own citizens.

A

States, privileges, and immunities.

47
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One example of the Privilege and immunities clause is passing through or live in any state, use the c____, make c_____, buy, sell, and hold p______ and m_____.

A

courts, contracts, property

48
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The privileges and Immunities clause does not apply to v____, serving on j_____, or using certain p_____ f_____.

A

Voting, juries, public facilities.

49
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Nonresidents may be required to pay higher___ for hunting or fishing licenses than residents.

A

fees

50
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Colleges and Universities may charge higher t____ fees to students from other states than they do to resident students.

A

tuition

51
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Article __, Sec___ provides for the extradition of fugitives.

A

Article IV Sec. 2

52
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Congress has made the governor of the state to which fugitives had f___ responsible for returning them.

A

fled

53
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Congress has acted to close the extradition loophole by making it a f____ c_____ to flee from one state to another in order to avoid prosecution for a felony.

A

Federal Crime

54
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National government or foreign countries may also be part of an i_______ c_____.

A

Interstate compact

55
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C_____ must approve interstate compacts

A

Congress

56
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Once a compact has been signed and approved by congress, it is binding on all S___ signing it.

A

states

57
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Its terms are enforceable by the s______ c___.

A

Supreme court

58
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Many compacts today deal with the d_____ and c______ of natural resources.

A

Devolopment and conservation

59
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Suites among t___ or more states are heard in the supreme court.

A

Two

60
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There are two views on how federalism should operate.

A

States’ rights position-favors state and local action in dealing with problems.
Nationalist position-favors national action in dealing with these matters.

61
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States’ rights view holds that the c_______ is a compact among states.

A

Constitution

62
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They argue that the states created the n______ g______ and gave it only certain limited powers.

A

national government

63
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Believe state gov’ts are c____ to the people and better reflect their wishes than the national government.

A

closer

64
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The ___th amendment says powers not delegated to the national gov’t are reserved to the states or the people.

A

10th

65
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N________ position rejects the idea of the constitution as merely a compact among states.

A

Nationalists

66
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They argue that it was the p_____, Not the states who created both the national gov’t and the states.

A

people

67
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Nationalists believe that the powers expressly delegated to the national gov’t should be e____ as necessary to carry out the peoples will

A

expanded.

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