Federalism
Refers to a government which vests power in a national government, leaving subnational (state and local) governments as administrative appendages that merely carry out national policies.
Unitary
According to one of our authors, _________ leads to political elites more likely to adopt anti-immigrant policies.
anti-immigrant sentiment
are legislative districts that elect more than one district.
Multi-Member Districts
The four jobs of the Governor are 1. Chief Executive Officer, 2. Policy Maker, 3. Intergovernmental Liason and 4. (This)
Crisis Manager
The power of a supreme court to judge whether a law is in violation of the state constitution and, if so, to nullify that law.
Judicial Review
Refers to an action of a state being justified in rejecting national legislation and could render federal laws void and unenforceable if it refused to accept them.
Nullification (Nullification Crisis is accepted)
According to this author, constitutional amendments directly affect voter ____________.
behavior
Essentially act as a ‘back up plan’ when these independent committees cannot meet the redistricting deadline.
Back-up Commissions
In most state, the annual address by the governor to the state legislature at the beginning of its session in which he or she describes the condition of the state and presents a policy agenda for the coming legislative session
State of the State Address
Referring to courts that deal with virtually any type of case.
General Jurisdiction
When there is a conflict between national laws and internation treats, approved by Congress, and state law then the National law is supreme this clause is triggered!
Supremacy Clause
According to one of your authors, they state that a greater presence of (this) leads to women more like to run for governor.
is the process of drawing government district boundaries for political advantage.
Gerrymandering
refers to the main public representative of a government
Head of State!
To settle a dispute by judicial procedure.
Adjudication
Occurs when the federal government takes regulatory action that overrides state laws.
Federal Preemption
This author states that if the governor wishes to be effective, then they will need to help (this) the legislature.
district lines are drawn to directly benefit racial minorities
Majority-Minority Gerrymandering
The intangible goodwill or support for an elected official that can be used to influence the actions of other officials informally.
Political Capital
This type of court is interested in the facts of the case and what those facts do to inform a court’s ruling
Trial Courts
Refers to the the Bill of Rights applying not only to the federal government but to the state governments especially the removal of discriminatory barriers.
Incorporation of the Bill of Rights (Incorporation is also accepted)
As men are not angels, you need to model (these) to sustain and moderate such behavior.
institutions!
occurs when the districts in a legislative chamber are not equal in population.
Malapportioned
In some states, these officials are heavily involved in criminal prosecutions, but more commonly, AGs focus on civil law issues, often acting as consumer advocates.
Attorney General
Refers to the administrator hired by a court system to handle the bureaucratic chores of the system, including personnel and budget issues.
Director of State Courts.