DOCUMENTS/GRANTS
TERMS/LAWS
CONSTITUTION I
CONSTITUTION II
MISCELLANEOUS
100
It is the concept that refers to the requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with certain rules.
What is a "federal mandate"?
100
It is the term for powers that come from the "necessary and proper"/"elastic" clause.
What is "implied" powers.
100
It is the doctrine that asserts the superiority of national law over state law.
What is the "supremacy" doctrine?
100
It is the compromise that provided a bicameral legislatur with equal representation in the Senate.
What is the "Great Compromise"?
100
It is the group that actually elects the president of the United States.
What is the "Electoral College"?
200
It is a grant that dispenses funds based on variables such as state population and need.
What is a"formula" grant?
200
They are powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
What ar "concurrent" powers?
200
It is the concept that allows each branch of the government to check the actions of the other.
What is "check and balance"?
200
It is another name for the clause in Article I, section 8 of the Constitution that grants the power to do whatever is "necessary and proper" or appropriate to execute its specifically delegated powers.
What is the "elastic clause"?
200
It was the reason for the first national income to be passed.
What was the Civil War debts?
300
Under the Articles of Confederation, which group had the power to regulate foreign affairs and establish coinage and weights and measures.
What is the Congress?
300
Making international treaties, setting up the postal service, and printing money are powers that belong only to this government
What is the "national" government?
300
It is the concept in the Constitution that prevents tyranny either of the majority or the minority.
What is "separation of powers"?
300
They are the powers expressly delegated to the national government by the Constitution.
What are "enumerated" powers?
300
It is an ideological belief that national uthority is preferred over individual states' rights.
What is liberalism or progressivism?
400
The original purposes of government.
What are security and order?
400
It is the doctine of shared powers, but lately states' rights have been promoted over national powers.
What is "dual" federalism?
400
It is a system of government where the central governing unit only has those powers granted it by the states.
What is a "confeserate" or "confederal"system?
400
It is a system of government that was a compromise between those who favored a strong central government and those who favored strong state governments.
What is a "federal" system?
400
This ideological group has traditionally opposed increasing the size and scope of the federal government.
What is the "conservatives"?
500
This division of government may not make treaties with foreign nations.
What is th "state" government?
500
They are the two most inportant sources of political socialization.
What are the family and the educational system?
500
It was important for the ratification of the Constitution because sime state would not have voted to ratify had the Federalists been unwilling to promise to include these amendments.
What is the "Bill of Rights"?
500
It partially apportioned the House of Representatives and the Electoral College on the basis of property, illustrated the power of the southern states at the convention, and gave more voting power to southern slave-owners.
What is the "three-fifths" compromise?
500
This 2001 Act increased federal control over education and educational funding.
What is the "No Child Left Behind" Act?
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