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Bock AP Gopo 2
AP Government and Polotics, Set 2
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12th Grade
01/19/2012

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Federalism is the system of government which
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national and state governments shared governments given to them by the constitution
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Delegated/expressed/enumerated powers
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belong to the national government
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Reserved Powers
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Belong to the states (not in Constitution)
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Concurrent Powers
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Shared by both
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4 Delegated powers
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- Print Money
- Regulate interstate/national trade
- Making treaties and conducting Foregn policy
- Declaring war
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3 Reserved powers
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- Power to issue licenses
- Regulation of intrastate commerce
- Responsibility to run and pay for federal Elections
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Concurrent Powers
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- Collecting taxes, build roads, operate courts of law, and borrow money
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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requires states to honor one another's licenses, marriages, and acts of state courts
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Privileges and Immunities Clause
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States may not refuse police protection or access to its courts to U.S. citizens who live in a different state
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Commerce Clause
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Expanded federal power in terms of commercial activities (Control over radio signals, telephone messages, and financial transactions)
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Supremacy Clause
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Conflicts between federal law and state law must be resolved in favor of federal law
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Advantages of Federalism 1
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-Allows for Mass participation by constituents through voting
- Keeps the government close to the people
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Advantages of Federalism 2
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- Promotes Diverse policies that encourage experimentation and creative ideas
- Allows for government at many levels (federal, state, and local)
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Advantages of Federalism 3
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- States retain some power/rights and have choices about public policy issues
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Disadvantages of Federalism 1
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-Can lead to duplication
-Promotes inequality because states differ in resources they can devote to providing services
-Enables local intrests to delay or even thwart majority support for a policy
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Disadvantages of Federalism 2
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-Creates confusion because different levels of government may not be consistent
- Can result in corruption and stalemate since government is spread out amoung many groups
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Factions, framers knew what about them?
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Neither of them (poor majority, wealthy few) could be trusted
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What was the solution to the non-trust of factions?
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they made three branches of government, (L, E, J,)
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Could an individual serve in more than one branch of the government at once?
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NO>
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Checks and Balances - President nominates what 3 groups?
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Federal judges, cabinet officials, and ambassadors (President nominates, senate must approve)
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Checks and Balances - Negotiation of
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Treaties, (president nominates, Senate approves)
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Enactment of legislation
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Congress passes law
president can veto
congress can override
courts can overturn laws
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What is the only way judges can overturn laws?
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on unconstitutional grounds
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What is a Proposed Amendment?
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A change (addition) to the constitution (used 27 times) that illustrates the the Federal structure of American Gov't
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An ammendment must be introduced in
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Both houses of congress
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an amendment must be approved
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by 2/3 in both houses
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an amendment must be ratified by
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3/4 state legislatures
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States are allowed to determine
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amount of votes to ratify
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The Bill of Rights was originally written by
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James Madison
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The supreme court has put
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limitations on these rights
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First Amendment says what 3 things?
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Freedom of religion, speech&press, and freedom of assembly and petition
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Second Amendment protects
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a citizens right to bear arms
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Third Amendment Forbids
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quartering of soldiers and direct public support of Armed forces
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Forth Amendment
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Protects against unreasonable search and seizure
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Exclusionary rule
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any evidence gathered unnlawfuly must be exluded from the judicial process
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Fifth amendment gives the greatest protection against what?
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against federal government
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5th Amendment Guarantees a
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grand jury for suspects accused of capital crimes
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5th Amendment protects against
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double jeapordy
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5th Amendment establishes
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eminent domain ( the government can seize private property it gives "just compensation"
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5th Amendment prohipits
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self9inermination
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5th Amendment mandates
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due process of law
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Sixth Amendment allows for what 5 things?
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-Impartial Jury
-Speedy trial
-Right to be informed of charges (habeas corpus)
-Right to conflict and subpoena witnesses
-Right to a lawyer
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Seventh Amendment allows for
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Trial by jury in lawsuits over $20
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Eighth Amendment prohibits
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excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment (central constitutional issue is the death penalty)
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Ninth Amendment protects rights that are
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not specifically mentioned in the constitution
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Tenth Amendment claims states have
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"reserved powers" over areas not delegated by the constitution ( these cant contradict Constitution)
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10th Amendment often conflicts with
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Necessary and Proper clause
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10th Amendment - states rightists interpret it as
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greatly restricting the powers of the national Government
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States' rightists define federalism as
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a relationship in which states retain most of the political power
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Nationalists believe the federal government is
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supreme in all matters and ultimately in control
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Federal programs implemented by both
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state and local governments by means of federal funding
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Grants in aid out right
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gifts of money to the public
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Categorial grants - Nationalists like them because they have
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strict restrictions (head start, medicaid, food stamp programs)
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Block Grants - states' rightists like them because they have
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no restrictions and allow for experimentation
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State governments must have a state constitution that has been
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approved by congress
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Nebraska has the only unicameral
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State governments have who to interpret laws?
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state judiciaries
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The Governor leads the executive branch of the
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state and has duties similar to the presidents duties to the nation
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Line-Item veto
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governors can reject parts of bills
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presidents can lineitemveto because
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the supreme court ruled it would take away power from legislature
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