Vocabulary

Question 1

American Political Culture

Answer 1

the set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that Americans share

Question 2

Social Contract

Answer 2

people allow their governments to rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society

Question 3

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 3

the idea that the government’s right to rule comes from the people

Question 3

Democracy

Answer 3

a system of government where power is held by the people

Question 4

Welfare

Answer 4

ask Diekema

Question 5

Federalism

Answer 5

A system that divides power between the national and state governments

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Enumerated (expressed) Powers

Answer 6

Powers explicitly granted to the national government through the Constitution

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Exclusive Powers

Answer 7

Powers only the national government may exercise

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Implied Powers

Answer 8

Powers not granted specifically to the national government but considered necessary to carry out the enumerated powers

Question 9

Bill of Attainder

Answer 9

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Question 10

Habeas Corpus

Answer 10

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Question 11

Ex Post Facto Laws

Answer 11

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Question 12

Commerce Clause

Answer 12

Grants Congress the authority to regulate interstate business and commercial activities

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Necessary and proper clause (elastic clause)

Answer 13

Grants the federal government the authority to pass laws required to carry out its enumerated powers

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Supremacy clause

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Establishes the Constitution and the laws of the federal government passed under its authority as the highest laws of the land

Question 15

Concurrent powers

Answer 15

Powers granted to both states and the federal government in the Constitution

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Reserved powers

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Powers not given to the national government, which are retained by the states and the people

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Full Faith and Credit Clause

Answer 17

Constitutional clause requiring states to recognize the public acts, records, and civil court proceedings from another state

Question 18

Powers granted by the State (1)

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Reserved Powers

Question 19

Powers granted by both the Federal (National) and State (1)

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Concurrent Powers

Question 20

Powers granted by Federal (National) (2)

Answer 20

Enumerated and Implied powers

Question 21

Extradition

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The requirement that officials in one state return a defendant to another sate where a crime was committed

Question 22

Privileges and Immunities Clause

Answer 22

Constitutional clause that prevents states from discriminating against people from out of state

Question 23

Other name for Expressed Powers

Answer 23

Enumerated Powers

Question 24

Other name for Delegated Powers

Answer 24

Enumerated Powers

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Dual Federalism

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Where state and national governments deal with their own stuff and don't interact Ex: Layer cake

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Cooperative Federalism

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Where state and national government mingle Ex: mixed up cake

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Dual Federalism Analogy

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Layered CAKE

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Cooperative Federalism Analogy

Answer 28

Mixed up Cake

Question 29

eminent domain

Answer 29

When the government takes your property

Question 30

Odinance

Answer 30

a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority

Question 31

Labs of democracy

Answer 31

The states sometimes can come up with cool, unique or successful programs that can be replicated on national level ex: Obamacare was inspired by Massachusetts

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Interstate

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The interaction between states borders

Question 33

Doctrine of Nullification

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supports state rights - it held that states have the right to declare null and void any federal law they deem unconstitutional

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Intrastate

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in-a-state interaction. The interactions in a state

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Article 5

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Changing the Amendment process voted on 3/4 of state legislative

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Article 6

Answer 36

Supremacy Clause

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Article 4

Answer 37

Sets relationships in between the state and national government (FEDERALISM!)

Question 38

10th Amendment

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Reserves powers not delegated to the national government to the states and the people; the basis of federalism.

Question 39

Partisan

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A partisan is a committed member of a political party

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Unicameral

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One chamber that makes legislative decisions

Question 41

Bicameral

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Two chambers that make legislative decisions

Question 42

Constituent

Answer 42

voter