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Power of National & State Government
Federalism
Separation of Power
Checks and Balances Individual Rights
Development & Advantages of a Common Market
The Role of Political Parties and Interest Groups
100
Declare war, make treaties, print and coin money, regulate commerce
What powers does the National Government have?
100
The constitutional system that shares powers between the national and state governments
What is Federalism?
100
The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches
What are checks and balances?
100
Tax goods from other states to protect their own business and industries
What did many states do under the article's of confederation?
200
Regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes
What is the Commerce Clause?
200
Divides power between the federal and state governments
What does Federalism do?
200
Actively allows the government to regulate itself from becoming too powerful
How do checks and balances work?
200
When the government made the entire US a free-trade zone
How did the common market develop?
200
A way citizens can chose their leaders
What is the role of political parties?
300
Schools, marriage, establishing local governments, licensing property, licensing doctors, and commerces
What laws can the states make?
300
Giving specific powers to specific branches of government
What is Separation of powers?
300
Natural rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What are individual rights?
300
Goods and resources flow more easily across the country
What are the advantages of a common market?
300
An organization that actively promotes the views of some part of the public on specific issues
What are interest groups?
400
Accepting other states laws and decisions
What is giving "full faith and credit"?
400
A unified nation while also protecting local control
What does Federalism allow?
400
The government and constitution so that liberty couldn't be taken away by anyone
What protects individual rights?
400
Created a national economy
What did the common market do for the economy?
400
Work to elect candidates who promise to listen to them
How can interests groups influence government?
500
Raise taxes, build roads, and borrow money
What can the powers of Federalism do?
500
To insure that no one branch of government becomes too powerful and establishes a monarchy or dictatorship
What is purpose of the separation of powers?
500
Separation of powers
What is like checks and balances?
500
By having goods easily crossed state lines
How did the common market help interstate businesses?
500
Try to persuade lawmakers and government officials to take actions in their favor
What is the role of interest groups?