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| Powers Delegated to the National Government |
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- Express powers stated in constitution.
- Inherent Powers that allow the nation to present a united front to foreign powers.
- Implied powers that may be inferred from express powers.
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| powers delegated for the states |
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- to conduct elections
- to create a republican form of government
- to charter local governments
- to exercise all powers not delegated to the national government or denied to the states by the constitution
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| Concurrent Powers Shared by the National and State Government |
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- To tax citzens and Business
- to protect civil rights
- to establish courts
- to pass and enforce laws
- to borrow and spend money
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| The ______ Admendment took some jurisdiction away from the national courts. |
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the ______ Admendment enabled the congress to levy and income tax.
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| the _______ admendment authorized congress to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquor. |
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| The ____ admendment repealed the eighteenth admendment and states the authority to regulate liquor sales |
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| The ____ admendment limited the power of congress to set member salaries |
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| The _____ admendment extended the suffrage to all males |
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| The _____Admendment took the right to elect their united state senators away from the state legislators and gave it to the voters in each state |
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| The _____ Admendment extended women suffrage |
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| The _______ Admendment gave Washington D.C. the right to vote for president and vice-president |
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| _______ admendment prohibited any state from taxing the right tovote |
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| The ____ admendment extended 18 years old |
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| The _____ admendment took away from the electorate the right to elect any person to the office of president for more than two full terms |
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| The _____ admendment abolished slavery |
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| The _____ admendment granted national citizenship and prohibited states from abridging privileges of national citizenship |
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| the ______ admendment corrected deficiencies in the operation of the electoral college that were revealed by the development of the two party system |
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| The ____ admendment altered the calendar for congressional sessions and shortened the time between the election of presidents and their assumptions of office. |
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| the ____ admendment provided procedures for filling vacancies in the vice-president ad for determining whether presidents are unable to perform their duties |
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| government by the people either directly or indirectly with free and frequent elections |
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| the set of arrangments and process checks and balances, federalism, separatian of powers, rule of law, due process, and a bill of rights |
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| the idea that a just government must derive its power from the consent of the people it governs |
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| participation in voluntary associations that reinforce democratic and civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences |
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| government by religious leader, who claim divine guidance |
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| supporters of ratification of the constitution whose position promoting a strong central government was later voiced in the federalist party |
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| Government in which citizens come together to discuss and pass laws and select rulers |
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| Government that derives its power indirectly from the people, who elect those who will govern; also called a republic. |
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| government according to the expressed preferences of the majority |
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| One's basic beliefs about political values and the role of government |
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| the first constitution of the american states, drafted in 1777, ratified in 1781, and replaced by the present constitution in 1789 |
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| Articles of confederation |
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| the prinicple of a two-house legislature |
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| constitutional grant of powers that enables each of the three branches of government to stop some acts of the others and therefore ensure that no branch can dominate |
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| election open to all members of the party in which voters choose persons who will be the party's nominees in the genral election. |
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| procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a states constitution |
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| the power of a court to refuse to enforce a law or a government regulation that in the opinion of the judges conflicts with the constitution, or , in a state court, that conflicts with state constitution |
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| formal accusation against a public official and the first step in removal from office |
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| a long-recongized doctrine with some constitutional standing that permits a president to withhold sensitive documents and information from congress and the courts |
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| Constitutional Division of powers among the legislative, executive and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making the laws |
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| Procedure whereby a certain number of voters, may, by petition, Propose a law or constitutional amendment and ahve it submitted to the voters |
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| Procedure for submitting to popular vote the removal of officials from office before the end of the term |
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| a directive issued by presidents or governors that has the force of law |
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| a constitutional arrangment in which power is concentrated in a central government |
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| a constitutional arrangment in which sovereign nations or states, by compact, create a central government but carefully limits its power and do not give it direct authority over indivduals |
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| powers specifically granted to one of the branches of national government by the constitution |
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| powers inferred from express powers that allow congress to carry out its functions |
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| clause of the constitution setting forth the implied powers of congress |
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| Necessary and proper clause |
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| those powers of the national government in the field of foreign affairs that the supreme court has declared do not depend upon constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government |
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| a requirment imposed by the federal government as a condition of receipt of federal funds |
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| powers the constitution gives to both the national and state governments, such as the power to levy taxes |
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| clause in the constitution requiring eahc state to recognize the civil judgements rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid documents |
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| full faith and credit clause |
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| legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officals of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed |
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| an agreement among two or more states. the constitution requires that most such agreements be appoeved by congress |
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| Program from 1972 to 1987 whereby federal funds were provided to state and local governments to be spent largely at the discretion of the recieving governments, subject to few and very general conditions |
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| a selective perception based on individual background, attitudes, and biases that leads one to beleive in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group |
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| a social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race |
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| the difference between the political opinions or political behavior of men and women |
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| the study of the characteristics of populations |
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| the rights of all citzens to dignity and worth |
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| a belief that ultimate power reisdes in the people |
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| the widespread belief that individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success and that the united states is a land of opportunity |
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| an economic system characterized by private property, competitive markets, economic incentives, and limited government involvement in the production and pricing of goods and services |
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| domination of an industry by a single company |
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| federal laws that try to prevent monopolies from dominating an industry and restraining trade. |
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a belief in the positive uses of government to bring about justice and equality of opportunity
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| a belief that limited government ensures orders, competitive markets, and personal opportunity |
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| an economic and governmental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange |
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| an ideology that is dominated by concern for the environment but also promotes grass-roots democracy, social justice, equal opportunity, nonviolence, resprect for diversity, and feminism |
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| an ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on a sharply limited government, promoting a free-market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and an absence of regulation in moral and social sphere |
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| a company with a labor agreement whereby union memberhsip is a condition of employment |
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