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AP Gov Unit 1 Terms
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- 1block grantMoney given to states for general programs within a broad category
- 2categorical grantFunds provided for a specific and clearly defined purpose.
- 3checks and balances (and examples)Each branch of government checks the other.
President (executive) can veto laws passed by Congress (legislative), and chooses judges in the Supreme Court (judiciary), Congress can overturn a veto if 2/3 of members vote to do so, Supreme Court can declare laws passed by President/Congress unconstitutional - 4concurrent powers (and examples)powers which are shared by both the federal government and state governments. ex: taxes, est courts, define crimes
- 5cooperative federalismalso known as marble-cake federalism, is defined as a flexible relationship between the federal and state governments in which both work together on a variety of issues and programs.
- 6demographicsthe characteristics of a population with respect to age, race, and gender.
- 7devolutionthe transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal government to the states
- 8direct democracyA form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
- 9dual federalismalso known as layer-cake federalism, is a system of governance where the federal government and state governments each have clearly defined spheres of power.
- 10ex post facto lawa law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed
- 11enumerated powers (Article 1, Section 8... & examples)The enumerated powers of the United States Congress are the powers granted to the federal government of the United States by the United States Constitution.
- 12federalismA system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- 13Federalist PapersWritten by Hamilton, Jay, & Madison to support ratification of the U.S. Constituiton
- 14fiscal federalismfinancial relations between units of governments in a federal government system.
- 15Full faith & credit clause (Article 4)A state must recognize the validity of the public acts, records, and court decisions of other states. For example, a state must recognize as valid the birth certificate issued by another state.
- 16Gibbons v. Ogden (& commerce clause)Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government
- 17governmental agendaThe changing list of issues to which governments believe they should address themselves.
- 18Great CompromiseCompromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
- 19implied powers (and examples)powers that may be reasonably suggested to carry out the expressed powers, article 1 section 8 clause 18, "necessary and proper clause", example= establishing a national bank
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