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American Political Culture

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

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Social Contract

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

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Popular Sovereignty

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

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Democracy

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a system of government where power is held by the people

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Welfare

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ask Diekema

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Federalism

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A system that divides power between the national and state governments

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Enumerated (expressed) Powers

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Powers explicitly granted to the national government through the Constitution

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Exclusive Powers

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Powers only the national government may exercise

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Implied Powers

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

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Bill of Attainder

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Habeas Corpus

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Ex Post Facto Laws

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Commerce Clause

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Grants Congress the authority to regulate interstate business and commercial activities

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Necessary and proper clause (elastic clause)

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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

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Concurrent powers

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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

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

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Powers granted by the State (1)

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Reserved Powers

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

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Concurrent Powers

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Powers granted by Federal (National) (2)

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Enumerated and Implied powers

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Extradition

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

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Privileges and Immunities Clause

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

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Other name for Expressed Powers

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Enumerated Powers

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Other name for Delegated Powers

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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

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Mixed up Cake

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eminent domain

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When the government takes your property

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Odinance

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a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority

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Labs of democracy

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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

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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

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Supremacy Clause

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Article 4

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

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10th Amendment

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

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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

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Bicameral

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Two chambers that make legislative decisions

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Constituent

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voter

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AP Government (4 decks)

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