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Political Science 101
Vocabulary 3
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Undergraduate 2
04/19/2009

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Block Grant
Definition
federal grant to a atate governement that imposes minimal restrictions on the use of funds
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Categorial Grant
Definition
federal grant to state government that imposes programic restrictions on the use of funds
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Commerce Clause
Definition
constitutional provisons that gives congress power to regulate commerce "aiming the states"
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Cooperative Federalism
Definition
theory that all levels of government can work together to solve common problems
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Devolution
Definition
return of government responsibilities to state and localities
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Dual Sovernty
Definition
theory of federalism by which both national government and state have final authority over there own policy domains
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Elastic Clause
Definition
nessasary and proper clause
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Federalism
Definition
division of sovernty between at least two different levels of government
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Line Item Veto
Definition
power of most govenors to reject specific componentsf legislation rather then entire bills
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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decision od 1819 in which the supreme court declared unconstitutional the states power to tax a federal government entity
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Nullification
Definition
a doctorine that gives states the authority to declare acts of congress unconstitutional
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Reappropriationment
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the redrawing of state legislative and congressional districts that occurs after each decinnial cenusus
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Soverign Immunity
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legal doctrine protecting states from lawsuits filed under national legislation
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Spending Clause
Definition
constitutional provisions that gives congress the power to collect taxes to provide for the general welfare
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Unfunded Mandates
Definition
federal regulations that impose burdens on state and local governments with out appropriating enough money to cover costs
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