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Question 1

a way of organizing a country so that two or more levels of government have authority over the same land and people

Answer 1

federalism

Question 2

___ results in decentralized politics and policies

Answer 2

federalism

Question 3

Supremacy Clause states that the U.S. Constitution and the laws of Congress are the supreme laws of the land.

Answer 3

Article VI

Question 4

States that states hold any powers not granted in the constitution, and national government cannot usurp this power

Answer 4

The Tenth Amendment

Question 5

Court case establishing judicial review

Answer 5

Marbury v. Madison

Question 6

The power of the Supreme Court to interpret and uphold the letter of the Constitution.

Answer 6

Judicial Review

Question 7

Used the Necessary & Proper Clause to establish implied powers–congress can have whatever powers necessary to carry out its pre-established responsibilities.

Answer 7

McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 8

Used the commerce clause to expand the power of the national government.

Answer 8

Gibbons v. Ogden

Question 9

States’ obligation to recognize official documents and judgements rendered by other states (Article IV, Section 1)

Answer 9

Full faith and credit

Question 10

States’ obligation to grant the citizens of any state all the privileges of citizens of any other state when they are within the borders of said other state.

Answer 10

Privileges & Immunities

Question 11

States must return criminals to the state where they committed or were charged with a crime for punishment.

Answer 11

Extradition

Question 12

A system of government in which both the states and national government remain supreme within their own separate spheres.

Answer 12

Dual Federalism

Question 13

A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between state and federal governments.

Answer 13

Cooperative Federalism

Question 14

A system of government in which the federal government spends, taxes, and provides grants to the states.

Answer 14

Fiscal Federalism

Question 15

Federal grants to be used for a specific purpose (money with strings attached)

Answer 15

Categorical Grants

Question 16

Grants for social security, public housing, etc. that are calculated based on a preestablished formula

Answer 16

Formula Grants

Question 17

Grants given automatically to support broad programs.

Answer 17

Block Grants

Question 18

____ force state and local governments to comply w/ federal rules or risk loosing grants for other projects.

Answer 18

Mandates

Question 19

A type of mandate in which the federal government provides some, but not all of the funds needed to fulfill the mandate. The state must produce the rest of the money themselves.

Answer 19

Underfunded Mandate

Question 20

The Policy Making System (5 Steps)

Answer 20

People, Linkage Institutions, Policymaking Institutions, Policy, Political Culture

Question 21

Institutions that make authoritatively binding decisions for society.

Answer 21

Governments

Question 22

Political culture in which government is extremely active for the betterment of society

Answer 22

Moralistic

Question 23

Political culture in which the government is seen as a marketplace commodity which should supply itself only when people demand.

Answer 23

Individualistic

Question 24

Political culture in which government is for the elite; mass participation is not stressed.

Answer 24

Traditionalistic

Question 25

In the fight of state versus federal government, ____ government always wins.

Answer 25

Federal

Question 26

Popular participation in the government

Answer 26

Democracy

Question 27

System in which the people themselves can initiate and decide policy questions by popular vote.

Answer 27

Direct Democracy

Question 28

Direct Democracy mostly occurs at which level of government?

Answer 28

Local

Question 29

A form of direct democracy where voters have the ability to place a law or amendment on the ballot without legislative involvement.

Answer 29

Initiative

Question 30

A form of direct democracy where the electorate (voters) have to approve legislative decisions before they become law.

Answer 30

Referendum

Question 31

A form of direct democracy which allows voters to remove an elected official before the end of their term.

Answer 31

Recall

Question 32

Decision making by representatives of the people, as opposed to by voters themselves.

Answer 32

Republicanism

Question 33

The year Texas became a state

Answer 33

1845

Question 34

The year the current Texas Constitution was ratified

Answer 34

1876

Question 35

The constitution is outdated and overly detailed. It has ___ amendments.

Answer 35

517

Question 36

Which is more detailed: state or federal constitutions?

Answer 36

State

Question 37

What state has passed the most constitutional amendments (900)?

Answer 37

Alabama