Forging Federalism
The traditional system in which independent states hold the most power and weak central authority provides common defense or economic benefits?
What is a Confederation
This amendment of the Bill Of Rights protects state authority by reserving to the states all power not specifically granted to the national government.
What is The Tenth Amendment
What is the division of power between the national and state governments?
What is Federalism
What is loyalty and devotion to one's nation called?
What is Nationalism
A system in which power is shared between national and state governments.
What is Federalism
The constitution divides power between the national and state government, local governments derive their authority strictly from their level of government.
What is the State Government
Controlling public education, conducting elections, and establishing local government belongs to this broad category retained by states.
What is Reserved Powers
What type of grant gives states money for a specific purpose?
What is Categorical Grants
What is pride in and support for ones country called?
What is Patriotism
The national government's authority over the entire country.
What is National Power
What the national government handles tasks like declaring war and making money, establishing schools is a power that resides at this level?
What is the State Level
What is the Eighteenth Amendment
What are requirements the federal government places on states?
What is Federal Mandates
What is the process of adopting the culture and customs of a new counytry?
What is Assimilation
Money that the federal government gives to state or local governments.
What is Federal Grants
This level of government employs by far the most nonmilitary personnel at 13.7 million workers?
What is Local Government
Found in article 6, section 2, this clause declares that national laws and treaties are the "supreme law of the land" when they clash with state laws.
What is Supremacy Clause
What is the process of transferring power from the federal government back to the states?
What is Devolution
What is the idea that people from different cultural backgrounds can maintain their identities within a country.
What is Multiculturalism
A legal requirement imposed by the government.
What is Mandate
As public trust in government gets stronger, the people of america express an unusually strong version of this patriotic outlook compared to citizens or other nations.
What is Nationalism
Government authorities shared by both national and state government- such as the power levy taxes and borrow money.
What is Concurrent Powers
What clause makes federal law superior to conflicting state laws?
What is Supremacy Clause
What is the belief that a nation should be united by shared political values and citizenship rather than ancestry?
What is Civic Nationalism
the belief that people share a common national identity and allegiance.
What is Nationalism