Unit 1

Question 1

Categorical Grants

Answer 1

federal grants specific purposes

Question 2

Habeus Corpus

Answer 2

an orded to “protect the body” - bring the arrested individual before a judge.

Question 3

Pluralism

Answer 3

belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy

Question 4

Recall

Answer 4

procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office.

Question 5

Ex Post Facto

Answer 5

a law that criminalized action retroactively

Question 6

Confederal

Answer 6

a governmental system in which sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the states.

Question 7

Referendum

Answer 7

procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passes by the legislature

Question 8

Under the original constitution, state legislatures selected their states two _____

Answer 8

Senetors

Question 9

Line Item Veto

Answer 9

form of veto declared unconstitutional by the supreme court in Clinton v, NYC

Question 10

Concurrent

Answer 10

powers shared by national and state governments

Question 11

Conditions of Aid

Answer 11

terms set by federal gov’t that states must meet if they are to receive federal $$

Question 12

Mandates

Answer 12

Terms set by federal gov’t that states must meet; not attached to federal grants

Question 13

According to madison, a large republic is more likely to result in selection of ______ leaders.

Answer 13

Virtuous

Question 14

Enumerated

Answer 14

Powers granted to the national gov’t

Question 15

Initiative

Answer 15

process that permits voters to put issues directly on the ballot

Question 16

Police

Answer 16

The state’s power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals.

Question 17

Revenue Sharing

Answer 17

Another name for block grants

Question 18

Devolution

Answer 18

the effort to transfer responsibility for the running of programs from the federal gov’t to the states

Question 19

Block Grants

Answer 19

federal grants devotes to a general purpose with few restrictions on state discretion

Question 20

Nullification

Answer 20

the doctrine that allows states to void federal law if the state deems the law unconstitutional

Question 21

Unitary

Answer 21

a governmental system with spvrignity wholly in the hands of the national gov’t

Question 22

Attainder

Answer 22

a bill (law) that declares a person guilty without a trial