POLS 101 A Midterm Part 2

2. governor’s powers of mercy.
4. clause of the Constitution allowing Congress to exercise “implied” powers.
5. law of basic and lasting importance.
8. type of federal grant with little or no strings attached.
10. An executive’s ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature.
13. system of government where state governments are sovereign; national government can do only what the states permit.
14. SC case that saw the court abandoned the distinction between intra- and inter-state
16. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot.
17. 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 like a layer cake.
19. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature.
20. power of a state legislature to regulate the health, safety, welfare and morals of a state.
21. Money given by the national government to the states.
22. The transfer of power from the national government to state and local governments.

1. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office.
2. Idea that the federal and state governments share power in many policy areas.
3. system of government where sovereignty is vested in the national government, not the states.
6. laws made by a state legislature; can be changed by a state legislature alone.
7. SC case that relied on the supremacy clause to elevate federal over state; taxes
9. different states act as these & can implement different policies; successful ones will spread.
11. doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that violates the Constitution.
12. section of the Constitution that states the Constitution is the ultimate authority.
15. system of government where the national and state governments share sovereignty.
18. Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport.