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48 Cards in this Set
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Natural Law
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Rights given to every human because they exist
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Inalienable Rights
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rights that may not be given away by those who have them
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Social Contract (Legitimacy)
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View that morality is based on social agreements that serve the interests of those who make the agreement.
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Divine Right of Kings
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Power given to the king comes from god
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Popular sovereignty
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The power of the government rests with the people
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Classical Republicanism
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The idea that the individual exists to serve the common good of the country
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Delegated (Enumerated) Powers
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Written in the constitution; numbered power.
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Republican Government
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Representation, by vote of the people.
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Federal Government
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Power is shared between local (subnational) and national government
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Unitary Government
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Central government has most of the power and decision-making ability
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Confederation government
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Government where power is split between central government and states.
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Corruption of Blood
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The incapacity to inherit, or pass an inheritance, in consequence of an attainder to which the party has been subject.
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Reserved Powers
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Power belongs to the states
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Concurrent Powers
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Power belongs to the state and national government.
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Denied Powers
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Power cannot be exercised
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Necessary And Proper (elastic) Powers
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The Congress shall have Power - To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
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Separation of Powers
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Splitting of national power into 3 parts, legislative, judicial, and executive.
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Checks and Balances
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Each branch has the power to stop the others.
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
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Privileges and Immunities Clause
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The Privileges and Immunities Clause (U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1, also known as the Comity Clause) prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner, with regard to basic civil rights.
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Letters of Marque and Reprisal
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an official warrant or commission from a government authorizing the designated agent to search, seize, or destroy specified assets or personnel belonging
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Theocracy
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Theocracy is a form of government in which a god or deity is recognized as the state's supreme civil ruler
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Secular Government
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Government with separation of church and state
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Amendament
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Altering or abolishment of a part of the Constitution
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Ratify (Ratification)
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The act of approving a law or bill.
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Extended Sphere
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Idea that more representation is stronger than less representation.
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Dual federalism
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Both national and state governments supreme in their own spheres
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Nationalization Period
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This period marked a substantial growth in the power of the national government and was dominated by the federal Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice John Marshall
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Cooperative Federalism
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cooperative federalism, began when Franklin D. Roosevelt assumed the presidency in 1933. This period of increased cooperation was made necessary because of the economic collapse during the great depression
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Creative Federalism
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This period was marked by the use of categorical grants that the national government provided to the states for a specific purpose
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New Federalism
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established federal revenue sharing which provided block grants that the states could use for any purpose that they desired, which increased the power of the states to make their own decisions
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Competitive Federalism
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This period has been called Competitive Federalism because there was an increased competition between the states and the national government to exert influence and power
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Elites
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Rule by identifiable group of persons who possess a disproportionate share of political power
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Monarchy
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One Ruler
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Democracy
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Direct - People handle problems themselves; Indirect - Representatives are elected to handle problems.
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Oligarchy
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Few Rulers
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Aristocracy
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Wealthy ruling class
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Charter
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A document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority, creating a public or private corporation, such as a city, college, or bank, and defining its privileges and purposes.
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Bicameral
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Two Chamber legislature
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Unicameral
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Single Chamber legislature
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Federalists
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Supported ratification of the constitution
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Anti-Federalists
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Opposed ratification of the constitution
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Compromise
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concept of finding agreement through communication, through a mutual acceptance of terms
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Federal Revenue Sharing
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provided block grants that the states could use for any purpose that they desired, which increased the power of the states to make their own decisions
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Block Grant
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which increases the power of the states to make their own decisions
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Categorical Grant
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grants, issued by the United States Congress, which may be spent only for narrowly-defined purposes
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Repeal
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reversing or removal of a law
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Abolish
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To get rid of a law
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