AP Gov terms lates review 2024
Bicameral Legislature - two house legislature
block grant - money granted by the federal government to the states for a broad
purpose (transportation) rather than for a narrow purpose (school lunch program)
Categorical Grant - money granted by the federal government to the states for a
narrow purpose (school lunch program) rather than for a broad purpose
(transportation)
Centralists - those who favor greater national authority rather than state authority
checks and balances - system in which each branch of government can limit the
power of the other two branches
commerce clause - gives congress the power to regulate commerce among the
states, with foreign nations, and among Indian tribes. granted through Article 1,
Section 8 of the Constitution
concurrent powers - those held by both congress and the states (establishing law
enforcement agencies)
,AP Gov terms lates review 2024
confederation - system in which sovereign states are only loosely tied to a central
government (US under articles of confederation)
decentralists - those who favor greater state authority rather than national
authority
direct democracy - system in which the people rule themselves
elastic clause - states that congress can exercise those powers that are "necessary
and proper" for carrying out the enumerated powers (establishing the first band
of the US)
enumerated powers - those that are specifically granted to congress in article 1,
section 8 of the constitution (power to tax). AKA expressed powers
federalism - constitutional sharing of power between a central government and
state governments
dual federalism - system in which the national government and state governments
are coequal, with each being dominant within its respective sphere
, AP Gov terms lates review 2024
cooperative federalism - system in which both federal government and state
governments cooperate in solving problems
new federalism - system in which the national government restores greater
authority back to the states
federalist papers - group of 85 essays written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay for
the purpose of persuading the people of New York to adopt the constitution
formal amendment - a change in the actual wording of the constitution. proposed
by congress or national convention, and ratified by the states
implied powers - those that are "necessary and proper" to carry out congress'
enumerated powers, and are granted to congress through the elastic clause
indirect democracy - system in which the people are ruled by their
representatives. AKA representative democracy or republic
inherent powers - foreign policy powers (acquiring territories) held by the national
government by virtue of its being a national government
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