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Unit 3 Flashcards

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Federal System

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National gov’t and states derive authority from the people.

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Unitary System

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Local and regional gov’t derive authority from national gov’t.

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Confederate System

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National gov’t derives authority from states.

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Enumerated powers (article and definition)

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Article 1 section 8; Powers that are given to the national gov’t in the constitution.

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Examples of enumerated powers

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-Coining $$
-Foreign relations
-Provide for army/navy
-Declare war

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Nessesary and Proper Clause (article and definition)

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Article 1 section 8; National gov’t can enact “nessesary and proper” laws for exersizing enumerated powers. (implied powers)

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Implied powers

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Not stated powers of the national gov’t that are not stated in constitution.

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How did the framers prevent financial problems?

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The framers created a strong national gov’t who has the power to raise revenue (taxes) to prevent financial wars between states.

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Supremacy Clause (article and definition)

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Article VI; the national government is always supreme over the states when in the situation of conflict

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What supreme court case strengthens and identifies the idea of the Supremacy Clause?

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McCulloch vs. Maryland

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What are the STATE powers?

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-two senators
-create the mannor and run elections
-have electors
-represents citizens
-ratify amendments
-exert reserved powers
-establish local gov’t

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Reserved powers

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Any power not given to national gov’t is given to the states.

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What amendment is reserved powers?

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10th amendment

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What are the NATIONAL powers?

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-collect duties
-regulate commerce
-coin $$$
-rules nationalzation
-post office
-declare war
-provide for navy/army
-make implied powers

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Concurrent powers

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Powers shared by both the national and state gov’t.

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What are the CONCURRENT powers?

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-tax
-barrow $$
-establish courts
-make/enforce laws
-charter banks
-spend $ for general welfare

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Bill of Attainder

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A law declaring act illigal without a judical trial.

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Ex post-fact law

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Making an act punishable as a crime even if action was legal at the time it was commited.

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What are the BANNED powers?

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-favoring states
-laying duties on certian states
-no granting noblity
-gov’t workers cannot accept salaries of gifts from foreign heads of state.

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Full Faith and Credit Clause (article and definition)

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Article IV; judical decrees made in 1 state will be binding/enforcable in any other state.

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Privelage and Immunity Clause (article and definition)

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Artcile IV; citizens in each state are given same rights.

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Extradition Clause (article and definition)

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Acrticle IV; requires state to extradite or return criminal to state where they have been convicted ar are to stand trial.

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Soveirgnty

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The power and authority to rule.

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Dillions Rule

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Local gov’t does not inheret soveirgty and are authorized by state gov’t.

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Charter

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What local gov’t needs to create basic policy and be approved by state.

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What do counties do?

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Support welfare, local courts, document births and deaths, etc.

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Municipality

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City gov’t for populated areas.

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Special District

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Local gov’t units restricted to particular functions
Ex.) sewage, parks, school districts

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Dual Federalism

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-National gov’t rules by enumerated powers only
-National gov’t has a limited set of constitutional purposes-> everything else is a state power

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What has soveirgnty in a state?

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The state gov’t has soveireignty with-in it state boarders.

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What has soveirgnty in the USA?

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The national gov’t

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Main idea of Dual Federalism

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Both the state and national government are seperate, and will never cross (layer cake)

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Cooperative Federalism

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National and state agencies undertake government functions jointly rather than exclusivly (marble cake)

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Commerce Clause

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A power can become a national power if it involves state commerce (McCollach vs. Maryland)

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Fiscal Federalism

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How the federal gov’t uses $$$

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Grants-In-Aid

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$ provided by on elevel to another to be spent for a given purpose
National $$$ —> States

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2 types of Grants-In-Aid

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Categorical Grants and Block Grants

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