American Government: Chp. 10 - American Federalism

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  1. 3. General purpose grants that allow states to have more jurisdiction in how to use the funds.
  2. 5. Powers which are reserved by the Constitution for the states or the people.
  3. 7. Belief that a state could ignore a law if they deemed it unconstitutional.
  4. 10. Laws that seek punish someone retroactively.
  5. 12. Monies that the national government gives to states or local governments for some designated purpose.
  6. 13. Special rights and protections guaranteed to the citizens of a state.
  7. 14. Tax mandated by the 16th amendment.
  8. 15. System that divides political power between the national government and the state government.
  9. 18. Powers given to the national government by the Constitution.
  10. 19. Conflict between Southern states and the federal government (1861-1865).
  11. 20. Surrendering of an accused or convicted felon to the state from which he fled.
  12. 22. Orders that have become increasingly burdensome to the states.
  13. 23. political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments
  14. 25. Federalism where Congress issues more penalties than incentives.
  15. 27. Rules that govern the use of money given to states through federal grants.
  16. 28. System where the local units possesses all political power & delegates select powers.
  17. 29. Federalism that attempted to return more decision-making power to the states.
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  1. 1. Mandates that are required, but do not provide adequate monies for their costs.
  2. 2. When a federal law supersedes or overrides a similar state law.
  3. 4. Type of republic that America is.
  4. 6. Conditions of aid given or provided.
  5. 8. Powers stated in the Constitution.
  6. 9. Powers given by the Constitution to both the national and the state governments.
  7. 11. Powers not expressly stated in the Constitution.
  8. 15. Has to do with the division of power among the governments within a nation.
  9. 16. Amendment to the Constitution that instituted the income tax.
  10. 17. Federalism that central government began to work with states.
  11. 21. Case which banned Congress from policing local school zones.
  12. 24. System where the central government possesses all of the power.
  13. 26. Grants that are for a more specific purpose.