fed chap 3 Flashcards
(19 cards)
confederal system
sys of government in which ult authority rest w regional gov(state)
unitary system
sys of government where ult authority rest w nat gov
enumerated powers
powers stated to congress by the consitiution
reserve powers
powers retained by states under constiution
concurrent powers
powers held by both the national and state gov in a federal system
supremacy clause
make federal law supreme over state laws
implied powers
powers not expressly granted to congress but added through necessary and proper clauses
commerce clause
give congress power reg commerce w foreign nation, natives, and various states
states rights
view that states have independent authority to resist fed rules under constiution
nullification
right of states to invalidate acts of congress they believe to be illegal(unconstitutional)
McCulloch v Maryland
1989 supreme court decision uphold right of congress to make bank
fugitive slave clause
require states to return runaway slaves
- negated by 13th amendment
duel federalism vs cooperative federalism
duel - doctrine hold that state gov and fed gov have separate functions
cooperative - state and fed gov have to work together for the people; flexible federalism
court-packing plan
pres roosevelt plan to add new justices to supreme court so that they can uphold his policies
era of american federalism
new federalism - nixon , reagan
modern era - clinton - devolution of power fr national
bush - strengthened national authority
obama - state centered federalism
Missouri plan
process select state judges = first nom is appointment and retention = retention election
recall
allow citizens to force special vote to remove state or local elected official before term expires
initiative
process allow citizen to place proposed laws directly on ballot for citizen to vote on
referendum
allow legislature to put certain issues on ballot for citizen approval
