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Chapter 6
Federalism: National, State, and Local powers
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Social Studies
12th Grade
10/16/2011

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Term
Civil liberties
Definition
The most important freedoms--Freedoms that you have just because you are a person. --> Natural Rights, Unalienable Rights
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of happiness, speech, assembly, religion
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Due Process
Definition
A person's life, liberty, or property cannot be taken without a legal trial.
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Incorporation
Definition
The Supreme Court uses parts of the Bill of Rights to make decisions vs. States. Here they used the Due Process Clause from the 14th amendment (Stops state from taking away a person's right to life, liberty, or property without being fair).
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Slander
Definition
Saying something that is not true about another person that tries to hurt that person.
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Self-incrimination
Definition
Saying something about yourself that makes you look guilty
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Civil rights
Definition
The rights you have because you are an American --> How you are treated by law--equal rights as others and fair treatment
trial by jury, to have a lawyer, the right to vote, the right to make a complaint to the government without being punished
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Libel
Definition
Writing or drawing something that is not true about another person that tries to hurt that person
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Prior restraint
Definition
Government tries to news because the information could hurt the nation.
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Double Jeopardy
Definition
If a person is tried for a crime and found not guilty, that person cannot be tried again for the same crime.
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Expressed Powers
Definition
Powers for the national (the entire U.S.) government
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Reserved Powers
Definition
Powers for the states
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Concurrent Powers
Definition
Powers that the U.S. and the states share
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Positives of a Federal System
Definition
* The majority people cannot hurt the minority people (variety of choices--dorms)
* People who have different values/beliefs can live together in peace
* States can try new ideas & solutions
Encourages people to get involved
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Negatives of a Federal System
Definition
* Laws are not the same (drinking age, driving rules, job requirements)
* Tension and stress between states
* Who has the power? National or State
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Dual Federalism
(1970 - 1933)
Definition
U.S. powers vs. State Powers
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Regulate federalism (1960's)
Definition
Money from the government given to state/local governments for a specific reason, but with very hard rules to follow.
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New Federalism
(1968)
Devolution
( 1970's &1980's)
Definition
Bring back "true" federalism--power to the state & local government.
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