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1
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a way of organizing a country so that two or more levels of government have authority over the same land and people

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federalism

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2
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___ results in decentralized politics and policies

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federalism

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3
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Supremacy Clause states that the U.S. Constitution and the laws of Congress are the supreme laws of the land.

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Article VI

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4
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States that states hold any powers not granted in the constitution, and national government cannot usurp this power

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The Tenth Amendment

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5
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Court case establishing judicial review

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Marbury v. Madison

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The power of the Supreme Court to interpret and uphold the letter of the Constitution.

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Judicial Review

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Used the Necessary & Proper Clause to establish implied powers–congress can have whatever powers necessary to carry out its pre-established responsibilities.

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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Used the commerce clause to expand the power of the national government.

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Gibbons v. Ogden

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States’ obligation to recognize official documents and judgements rendered by other states (Article IV, Section 1)

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Full faith and credit

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States’ obligation to grant the citizens of any state all the privileges of citizens of any other state when they are within the borders of said other state.

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Privileges & Immunities

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States must return criminals to the state where they committed or were charged with a crime for punishment.

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Extradition

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A system of government in which both the states and national government remain supreme within their own separate spheres.

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Dual Federalism

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A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between state and federal governments.

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Cooperative Federalism

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A system of government in which the federal government spends, taxes, and provides grants to the states.

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Fiscal Federalism

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Federal grants to be used for a specific purpose (money with strings attached)

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Categorical Grants

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Grants for social security, public housing, etc. that are calculated based on a preestablished formula

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Formula Grants

17
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Grants given automatically to support broad programs.

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Block Grants

18
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____ force state and local governments to comply w/ federal rules or risk loosing grants for other projects.

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Mandates

19
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A type of mandate in which the federal government provides some, but not all of the funds needed to fulfill the mandate. The state must produce the rest of the money themselves.

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Underfunded Mandate

20
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The Policy Making System (5 Steps)

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People, Linkage Institutions, Policymaking Institutions, Policy, Political Culture

21
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Institutions that make authoritatively binding decisions for society.

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Governments

22
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Political culture in which government is extremely active for the betterment of society

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Moralistic

23
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Political culture in which the government is seen as a marketplace commodity which should supply itself only when people demand.

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Individualistic

24
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Political culture in which government is for the elite; mass participation is not stressed.

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Traditionalistic

25
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In the fight of state versus federal government, ____ government always wins.

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Federal

26
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Popular participation in the government

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Democracy

27
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System in which the people themselves can initiate and decide policy questions by popular vote.

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Direct Democracy

28
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Direct Democracy mostly occurs at which level of government?

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Local

29
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A form of direct democracy where voters have the ability to place a law or amendment on the ballot without legislative involvement.

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Initiative

30
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A form of direct democracy where the electorate (voters) have to approve legislative decisions before they become law.

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Referendum

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A form of direct democracy which allows voters to remove an elected official before the end of their term.

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Recall

32
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Decision making by representatives of the people, as opposed to by voters themselves.

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Republicanism

33
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The year Texas became a state

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1845

34
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The year the current Texas Constitution was ratified

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1876

35
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The constitution is outdated and overly detailed. It has ___ amendments.

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517

36
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Which is more detailed: state or federal constitutions?

A

State

37
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What state has passed the most constitutional amendments (900)?

A

Alabama

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