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  1. 1. And if a state adopts a disastrous new policy, at least it would not be a ... for everyone. On the other hand, if a state's new programs work well, other states can adopt their ideas and adjust them to their own needs.
  2. 4. But even though ... other countries practice it today, federalism has provided the balance that the United States has needed since 1787.
  3. 6. The British government was — and remains — a ... system, or one in which power is concentrated in a central government.
  4. 7. The Articles of Confederation represented an opposite form of government, a ... , which has a weak central government and strong state governments.
  5. 10. system Power is shared by the national and state governments.
  6. 11. Is a compromise meant to eliminate the disadvantages of both systems.
  7. 12. national ... and general election is the second step to becoming president
  8. 13. the legal process in which an accused criminal is returned to the state where the crime was committed, is also required by Article IV.
  9. 15. In a federal system, power is ... by the national and state governments.
  10. 17. For the first time in many years federal aid to states declined, and Reagan pushed to consolidate categorical grants into ... Grants, which had few strings and much broader categories, such as "education" or "highways."
  11. 18. Powers are specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
  12. 21. you have to be a natural born citizen of the U.S. to be the president.
  13. 22. Often states must contribute money to ... federal funds, but categorical grants almost always come with a great many strings that demonstrate the "supremacy" of the national government.
  14. 23. Although the federal system seems to strike a perfect balance of power between national and local needs, federations still have internal ... . Conflicts between national and state governments are common.
  15. 24. ... and caucuses are the first step to becoming president
  16. 25. each state must give full ... and credit to the public acts, records, and civil judicial proceedings of every other state
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  1. 2. Some powers of federal and state governments...
  2. 3. Electing both state and national ... also increases the input of citizens into their government.
  3. 5. For example, the national government cannot exercise its powers in such a way as to ... with the states' abilities to perform their responsibilities.
  4. 8. President Reagan (1981-89) coined the movement ... Federalism — an attempt to return power to the states.
  5. 9. powers, which are set aside for the states. Unlike delegated powers, they are not listed specifically, but are guaranteed by the tenth amendment:
  6. 13. the ... college is the third step to becoming president
  7. 14. POWERS are not specifically stated in the Constitution, but may be inferred from the elastic (or "necessary and proper") clause (Article I, Section 8). Since these powers are not explicit, the courts are often left to decide what constitutes an implied power.
  8. 16. So federalism prevents a person that takes control of a state from easily ... control of the federal governments as well.
  9. 19. POWERS are not specifically listed in the Constitution, but they grew out of the very existence of the national government. For example, the United States has the power to acquire territory by exploration and/or occupancy, primarily because most governments in general claim that right.
  10. 20. Most confederations have allowed the local government to ... a federal law within its own borders.