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Federalist Unit
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- 1Federalsimthe distribution of power in an organization (as a government) between a central authority and the constituent units
- 2Unitary Governmentsa system of political organization with a central supreme government which holds the authority over and makes the decisions for subordinate local governments.
- 3Confederationa group of people, countries, organizations, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort
- 4Intergovernmental Relations (The Kestnbaum Commission)act created to make recommendations for the solution of problems involving federal and state governments
- 5Division of Power (Seperation of Powers)the principle that sovereignty should be divided between the federal government and the states (resulting in the Judicial, Executive, and Legislative branches)
- 6Supremacy Clause (Article Six, Clause Two)establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions
- 7Necessary & Proper Clause (Elastic Clause)grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers (Article One, Section Eight)
- 8Tenth Ammendmentstates that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the Constitution, all remaining powers are reserved for the states or the people.
- 9National Supremacythe belief that a particular nationality or ethnicity is inherently superior to others
- 10Implied Powers
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