the process of proposing legislation by citizens through and election
What is Initiative
100
Natural rights of people and their establishment of a government through a social contract to maintain those rights.
What is John Locke
100
Devolution of responsibilities from national government to state and local governments.
What is New Federalism
200
The national government has no limitations on its power.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
200
stated in the Leviathan that life of an individual in the State of Nature was poor, nasty, brutish and short
What is Thomas Hobbes
200
every power to conduct foreign affairs inherently belongs to the nation.
What is Inherent Powers
200
Methods to deal with problems of federalism
What is An Essay Review
200
Paterson's small state plan to have representation for each state in a unicameral (one house) legislature.
What is New Jersey Plan
300
A large social organization consisting of structures and processes which policies are determined for society as a whole.
What is Government
300
perverted form of pluralism in which groups are too strong and government is too weak
What is Hyper Puralism
300
Politics is "Deciding who gets what and how"
What is Harold Laswell
300
Unity in Diversity. Efficiency in Government, Testing of Policies and training of leaders, liberty and self-government
What is Advantages of Federalism
300
Christianity, capitalism, and American constitutionalism
What is Nonessential conditions for the success of Democracy
400
National government may provide grants to states to aid states.
What is Grants-in-Aid
400
Role of political parties, national conventions, changes in the Election of President brought about by customs and usage.
What is Informal Changes in the Constitution
400
Policy responsibilities are divided like layers between national, state, and local governments.
What is Layer Cake Federalism
400
Law avoidance, law enforcement, Interstate Conflicts, Urban crisis, Evasion of responsibility for problems, federal interference in states, Disunity, Governmental complexity, Costly.
What is Disadvantages of Federalism
400
low at 50% in national presidential elections. Less than 35% in congressional elections.
What is Percentage of Voting in the U.S.
500
total value of goods and services produced in a country in a given year
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
500
States have the right to conclude agreements like the New York Port Authority (1921) by New York
What is Interstate Compacts
500
Government laws are generally accepted as necessary, proper, and legally binding.
What is Legitimacy
500
Perception of political life in Europe, Articles of Confederation experience, Hobbes influence. Mistrust will cause people to check the ambition of one another.
What is Mistrust of Human Nature by the Founding Fathers.
500
Government of the people operating through multiple interest groups.