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Chapter 3 - Federalism
AP Government
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Political Studies
12th Grade
12/21/2010

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federalism
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system of shared power between two or more levels of government
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unitary government
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a system where all power resides in the central government
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intergovernmental relations
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term used to describe the entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments
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supremacy clause
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states the supreme law of the land is the Constitution, national government, and treaties
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Tenth Amendment
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powers not delegated to national government are reserved for those of the state and the people
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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1819 Supreme Court case to establish the supremacy of the national government over the states due to both enumerated and implied powers of Congress
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enumerated powers
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shared powers between the state and federal government
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concurrent powers
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shared powers between state and federal government
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implied powers
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those suggested by enumerated powers
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elastic clause
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Congress has the power to carry out proper laws and make them if needed
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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further expanded Congress' power to regulate interstate and international commerce by defining the latter as broad
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full faith and credit
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requires states to provide reciprocity toward other states' acts, records, and civil judicial proceedings
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extradition
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each state must return a person charged with a crime in another state to that one for trial and imprisonment
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privilege and immunities
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states can't discriminate against citizens from other states
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dual federalism
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each layer of government reigns supreme within their area of power
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cooperative federalism
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state and federal powers have shared influence
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competitive federalism
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state and federal spheres of power compete for more power
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general revenue sharing
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federal government shares money with state governments
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fiscal federalism
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spending, taxation, and grants in the federal system
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mandates
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funding states must implement as a result of a federal law that was passed
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categorical grants
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can only be used only for specific purposes or categories of state/local spending
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project grants
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categorical grant awarded on the basis of competitive applications
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formula grants
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categorical grant where state and local governments do not apply for a grant but are given funds on the basis of a formula
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block grants
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broad program grants given more or less automatically to states and communities which exercise discretion in how money is spent
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states' rights
Definition
rights reserved for the states
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