American Democracy
Federal Grants-in-Aid
Constitutional Principles
Origins of American Federalism
States Rights vs. Nationalist Approach
100
The form of democracy, used in the United States, in which people elect representatives to serve their interests.
What is Representative Democracy?
100
A federal grant in which the federal government allocates money to be used for specific programs or purposes.
What is a categorical grant?
100
A system of limiting powers between multiple branches of government, designed to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
100
The intermingling of spheres of influence between the national and state governments.
What is Cooperative Federalism?
100
This amendment gives broad powers to the states and furthers the States' Rights approach.
What is the 10th Amendment?
200
A compromise that combined plans that favored large and small states and created a two-chambered legislature, with one house popularly elected based on population and the other house based on equal representation and elected by state legislatures. Bonus: What were the two plans that this compromise combined?
What is the Connecticut Compromise? Bonus: What were the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
200
A federal grant, given to states, to be spent on a broad range of programs.
What is a block grant?
200
1. The power of courts to strike down laws or governmental actions 2. The case that established the precedent of said power.
What is Judicial review and Marbury v. Madison?
200
One reason for federalism is if it cannot get passed at the national level it can be passed on a state by state basis. This is also known as...
What is multiple points of access?
200
This approach embraces a loose constructionist view and believes in strong central government.
What is the nationalist approach?
300
The constitutional Framers who viewed elites as most fit to govern and favored a strong central government.
Who are the Federalists?
300
A general allocation of excess federal money given to states to spend as they please. Often associated with Nixon and Reagan administrations.
What is revenue sharing?
300
The process for legally amending the constitution.
What is a 2/3rds vote from both houses and ratification from 3/4ths of state legislatures?
300
Powers in a federal system of government that are shared by both the State and the federal government.
What are concurrent powers?
300
The program enacted by the Nixon Administration that devolved power back to the states.
What is New Federalism?
400
The view that economic elites control government; the view that corporate, military, and political elites control government; the view that no single elite have a monopoly on government Please name in order
What are the Marxist, Power-Elite, and Pluralist views?
400
The type of grant that a specific government agency or interest group would greatly rely on for funding.
What is a categorical grant?
400
DAILY DOUBLE! These are 3 examples of checks and balances.
What are the veto, appointment and confirmation by the Senate, Congressional appropriations, and Senate treaty ratification?
400
The term used to describe when states are used to test out different ideas or governmental policies.
What are laboratories of democracy?
400
The Supreme Court case that legitimized the power of the necessary and proper clause.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?
500
1) eradicate the Articles of Confederation 2) establish a republican government 3) establish a constitutional government 4) protect property rights 5) more powerful central government
What were the areas of agreement among delegates going into the Constitutional Convention?
500
The location in the constitution that gives Congress the power to grant aid.
What is Article 1, Section 8?
500
The philosopher who first introduced the concept of checks and balances in government.
Who is Baron de Montesqueiu?
500
The Supreme Court case that ruled that the federal government could not intervene in states' issues in Maryland. Established the concept of Dual Federalism.
What is Barron v. Baltimore (1833)?
500
The clause in the constitution that gave enforcing power to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and expanded the power of the Federal Government.
What is the Commerce Clause?
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