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4. amendment: ratified in 1797 and reserving powers to the state.
6. The ability of government to respond effectively to change, make decisions efficiently and responsively, and manage conflict.
10. This conflict is particularly common in two policy areas very dear to state and local governments.
16. reducing the size and cost of something, especially government.
17. This is an unofficial region of the united states, generally compromising the South and the West.
18. As a rule, state governments prefer to increase user charges, gasoline taxes, and so-called sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco and only reluctantly raises sales and income taxes.
20. This is an unofficial region of the United States, generally consisting of the Northeast and the Midwest.

1. the first state sponsored program to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs in Ireland and Canada
2. This state gives the police broad power to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally.
3. What is the United States a nation of?
5. to citizenship: A federal proposal that sets up a procedure for becoming a legal resident.
7. system in government in which powers are divided between a national government and state governments.
8. An anticipatory condition, as opposed to a reactive one.
9. Wars: These are political conflicts that emerge from deeply held moral values.
11. A characteristic of a government that is open and understandable, one in which officials are accountable to the public.
12. Territorial range of government authority.
13. culture: The attitudes, values, and beliefs that people hold toward government.
14. day funds: money set aside when a states finances are healthy, for use when state revenues decline.
15. Mandates: the costly requirements that federal legislation imposes on states and localities.
19. What is the most intractable problem for states and localities.
20. Foundation: Each year they sponsor Innovations in American Government.