Fill in the blanks game

devolution

Ex post facto

____________ is a law that criminalizes an act retroactively; prohibited under the Constitution

cooperative federalism

a style of federalism in which both levels of government coordinate their actions to solve national problems, leading to the blending of layers as in a marble cake is called_____________ .

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dual federalism

Federalism

Ex Post Facto

nullification

cooperative federalism

privileges & immunities

The _________________clause prohibits states from discriminating against out-of-staters by denying such guarantees as access to courts, legal protection, and property and travel rights; also referred to as the comity provision

elastic clause

The ______________enables the national government “to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying” out all its constitutional responsibilities

devolution

a process in which powers from the central government in a unitary system are delegated to subnational units is called ______________

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cooperative federalism

Elastic clause

race to the bottom

elastic

Privileges & immunities

devolution

Necessary & proper

federalism

ex post facto

supremacy

Dual federalism

flexible clause

dual federalism

_______________ a style of federalism in which the states and national government exercise exclusive authority in distinctly delineated spheres of jurisdiction, creating a layer-cake view of federalism

Venue

_________ shopping is a strategy in which interest groups select the level and branch of government they calculate will be most receptive to their policy goals

habeus corpus

A writ of _____________ is a petition that enables someone in custody to petition a judge to determine whether that person’s detention is legal

unitary

A ____________ system is a centralized system of government in which the subnational government is dependent on the central government, where substantial authority is concentrated

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clauses

habeus corpus

federation

Grant

venue

unitary

cert

block grants

bicameral

window

unfunded mandates

ex post facto

unfunded mandates

Federal laws and regulations that impose obligations on state and local governments without fully compensating them for the costs of implementation are called _________________

Creeping

_____________categorization is a process in which the national government attaches new administrative requirements to block grants or supplants them with new categorical grants

Nullification

________________a doctrine promoted by John Calhoun of South Carolina in the 1830s, asserting that if a state deems a federal law unconstitutional, it can nullify it within its borders

revenue

General __________ sharing is a type of federal grant that places minimal restrictions on how state and local governments spend the money

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reciprocity

Nullification

grant

Sly

creeping

revenue

Neccesary and proper

obedience

funds

sneaky

credit

Supremacy

credit

The full faith and __________ requires states to accept court decisions, public acts, and contracts of other states