Six Basic Principles
Examples of Informal Amendment Procedures
Division of Power
National Government and 50 States
Interstate Relations
100
Power is divided between national and state government.
What is federalism?
100
Structure of federal court system.
What is Basic Legislation?
100
Make treaties.
What is a National Reserved Power?
100
General term for federal money or resources granted to states or local governments.
What are grants-in-aid?
100
Fugitive from justice from one state is returned to that state.
What is extradition?
200
Power lies with the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
200
Using troops in other countries without declaring war.
What is Executive Action?
200
To Punish Crimes.
What is a shared power by both National and State Government?
200
Federal money given to States or other local governments with fewer-than usual strings attached.
What is a block grant?
200
In terms of Privileges and Immunities- A person must live in state for a while before they can vote or hold public office.
What is a reasonable discrimination a state can exercise against a citizen of another state.
300
Government is divided into three branches.
What is Separation of Powers?
300
Marbury vs Madison.
What is Court Decision?
300
To set up Public School Systems.
What is a State Reserved Power?
300
Federal money granted to a State for a specific purpose.
What is a Categorical Grant?
300
Port of New York Authority- to manage and develop harbor facilities bordering both states.
What is a reason for an Interstate Compact?
400
Government is restricted in what it can do.
What is Limited Government?
400
Presidential Cabinet.
What is Custom?
400
To prohibit racial discrimination in access to restaurants.
What is a National Implied Power?
400
Federal money given to private agencies, States, or local governments that apply for it.
What is a project grant?
400
Marriage licenses, car registrations, and deeds of property.
What are areas states give Full Faith and Credit to citizens of other states?
500
Courts decide whether or not something is constitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
500
National Conventions for Nominations.
What is Party Practice?
500
To regulate immigration.
What is a National Inherent Power?
500
Federal aid program in place from 1972-1987 in which Congress gave a share of federal tax revenue to the States.
What is revenue sharing?
500
No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other states.
What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
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