Chapter 3 Terms

3. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
6. Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws needed to benefit the greater good, and that has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically give to it by the Constitution
8. A system in which the states are sovereign and the national government is allowed to do only that which the states permit
10. Supreme or ultimate political power
12. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
14. Idea that the federal and state governments share power in many policy areas
17. Government authority shared by national and local governments
18. Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate
19. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature

1. Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
2. The transfer of power from the national government to state and local governments
4. Idea that different states can implement different policies, and the successful ones will spread
5. A decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
7. Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
9. A system in which sovereignty is shared
11. A system in which sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government
13. Money given by the national government to the states
15. Local units of government have a specially protected existence and can make some final decisions over some governmental activities
16. The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
20. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office