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Amendment Process - ANS Two Ways: 2/3rds majority in both houses of congress
then to States to ratify, or in constitutional conventions (never been used)
Articles of Confederation - ANS Pre-Constitution, was adopted by the second
continental congress in 1781 during the revolution. Limited because states held
most of the power, and congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or
control money
Block Grants - ANS Money sent to states to fund programs, not specifically
allocated
Categorical Grants - ANS Federal grants for specific purposes, often with strings
attached.
"Commerce" Clause - ANS Inter-State Commerce Clause of the constitution, allows
congress to regulate any trade or commercial (non-goods/trade) related activity
that occurs over state lines.
Concurrent Powers - ANS Powers held by both states and federal government- like
the ability to collect taxes
, Cooperative Federalism - ANS Cooperation among federal, state, & local
governments "marble cake" federalism
Delegated Powers - ANS Powers specifically given to the federal government by
the constitution
Devolution Revolution - ANS Returning powers to the States that had been given
to the federal government, product of Republican party control of gov't
Dual Federalism - ANS A system of government in which both the states and the
national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible
for some policies.
Federalism - ANS System of splitting power between state and federal government
Federalist Papers - ANS Series of essays written by Hamilton, James Madison, and
John Jay (using the name "publius") published in NY newspapers and used to
convice readers to adopt the new constitution
Full Faith and Credit Clause - ANS Clause in the Constitution (Article 4, Section 1)
requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the
other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid.
Gibbons v. Ogden - ANS A landmark case decided in 1824 in which the Supreme
Court interpreted very broadly the clause in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution
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