Chapters 2-3
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| money given by the federal government more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services | ||
| part of the design of the government to limit its power by requiring that power be evenhandedly distributed among the different governmental institutions | ||
| John Locke's view that governments derive their authority from those they preside over | ||
| a nation's basic law | ||
| a system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies | ||
| powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the Constitution | ||
| a legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed | ||
| interest groups arising from the unequal distribution of property or wealth | ||
| a way of organizing a nation so that two levels of government have formal authority over the same land and people, with shared power between units of government | ||
| a clause in Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states | ||
| powers of the federal government that go beyond those listed in the Constitution | ||
| the power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress, and by implication the executive, are in accord with the US Constitution | ||
| the idea that certain things are out of bounds for government because of the natural rights of citizens | ||
| rights inherent in human beings, not dependent on governments, which include life, liberty, and property | ||
| a clause in Article IV, Section2, of the Constitution according citizens of each state most of the rights of citizens of other states | ||
| a form of government that derives its power, directly or indirectly, from the people; the people select representatives who make the laws | ||
| that the three branches of government are required to be relatively independent of the others so that one cannot control the others | ||
| Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits | ||
| a way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government | ||
| a court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody |
