AP GOV Ch. 1-3

A system in which sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government

An armed attempt by Revolutionary War veterans to avoid losing their property in western Massachusetts

A Supreme Court decision embodying the principle of implied powers of the national government

Issues that people believe require governmental action

An effort to shift responsibility for a wide range of domestic programs from Washington to the states

The phrase used by the Supreme Court to create the category of implied powers of the national government

Government authority shared by national and local governments

Allows a violation of a law or a rule that would otherwise apply

a policy in which almost everybody benefits and almost everybody pays

Powers that are given exclusively to the states

Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants

The clause that stipulates that powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the states or to the people

Federal rules that states must follow if they choose to receive the federal funds

a policy in which one small group benefits and almost everybody pays

A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress

U.S. v. Morrison involved which AP Gov principle?

State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals

A document written in 1776 declaring the colonists' intention to throw off British rule

The right to use power

a policy in which one small group benefits and another small group pays

Supreme Court decision that expanded the definition of the commerce clause

A set of principles, either written or unwritten, that makes up the fundamental law of the state

Those powers that are shared by both the national and state governments

A federal grant for a specific purpose, often with accompanying conditions and/or requiring a local match

Supporters of a stronger central government who advocated ratification of the Constitution

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

A doctrine espoused by Calhoun that states could hold certain national policies invalid within their boundaries

A government in which all or most citizens participate directly

Political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution

Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office

Federal funds provided to states and localities

Those powers that are given to the national government exclusively

The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions

Business that is conducted entirely within one state

Those who opposed giving as much power to the national government as the Constitution did, favoring states rights

A federal grant that could be used for a variety of purposes, usually with few accompanying restrictions

Author of the Declaration of Independence

A series of political tracts that explained many of the ideas of the Founders

Individual who shared Hamilton's viewpoint on federalism as a member of the United States Supreme Court

A British philosopher whose ideas on civil government greatly influenced the Founders