Federalism
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| civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army | ||
| Distribution of representatives among the states based on the population of each state | ||
| Fed. & state govts each have defined responsibilities w/i their own sphere of influence; "layer cake" federalism | ||
| a feeling of loyalty to one's own land and people | ||
| stresses federalism as a system of intergovernmental relations in delivering governmental goods and services to the people and calls for cooperation among various levels of government. | ||
| trade that is conducted between states | ||
| no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States | ||
| freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment | ||
| channel federal money through the states for general puposes, such as law enforcement | ||
| Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states. | ||
| Federal grants for specific purposes define by law | ||
| for every dollar the national government spends, the state must put up a specified amount. | ||
| the clause in Article IV of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to give full faith and credit to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of the other states | ||
| the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty) | ||
| An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements. | ||
| granting of privileges in return for similar | ||
| Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money. | ||
| Powers assumed by the federal government, that are assumed to be necessary and proper to carry out its delegated powers into effect. | ||
| the powers that are denied to the federal government, the state government, or both; also called restricted powers | ||
| powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments | ||
| powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states | ||
| Powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community | ||
| a law passed after the fact | ||
| right of people to be safe from unfair imprisonment | ||
| way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take | ||
| belief that the government can do anything that the constitution does not prohibit | ||
| Happened in 1819 when court ruled that the gov. possessed the implied power to create a national bank |
