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cooperative federalism

nullification

Ex Post Facto

Federalism

dual federalism

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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_____________ .

cooperative federalism

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

Ex post facto

devolution

_______________ 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

dual federalism

flexible clause

Dual federalism

supremacy

ex post facto

federalism

Necessary & proper

devolution

Privileges & immunities

elastic

race to the bottom

Elastic clause

cooperative federalism

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

devolution

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

elastic clause

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

privileges & immunities

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

unfunded mandates

ex post facto

unfunded mandates

window

bicameral

block grants

cert

unitary

venue

Grant

federation

habeus corpus

clauses

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

unitary

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

habeus corpus

_________ 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

Venue

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

credit

Supremacy

credit

sneaky

funds

obedience

Neccesary and proper

revenue

creeping

Sly

grant

Nullification

reciprocity

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

revenue

________________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

Nullification

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

Creeping