AP gov stuff yeah

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Waivers as relief

The Federal Gov. issues waivers to let states bypass certain rules and ease tension

Financial burdens

Federal tax, court, and regulatory policies restrict how local government raises revenue and exposes them to financial liability.

Orthodox

A belief that morality and religion should be decisive importance

Progressive

A belief personal freedom and solving problems are more important than religion

Intergovernmental Lobby

State and local officials formed a group to lobby for more federal money with fewer conditions.

Funding competition

As federal money grew in importance, states began competing against each other for longer states.

Federal mandates

Washington imposes mandates that states must fund, which creates continuous political friction

laboratories of democracy

the idea different states can implement different policies, and the successful ones will spread

initiative

procedure allowing voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature

Recall

procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office

Grants-in-aid

money given by the national government to the states.

nullification

the doctrine that a state can declare null and void- a federal law in the state’s opinion, violates the constitution.

Dual Federalism

Doctrine holding that the National Government is supreme in it’s sphere, and the states are supreme in it’s sphere, and the two should keep seperate.

What are the three subjects in “The chair”

Power - the ability of a person to get another person to act

Authority - The right to use power

Legitimacy - Where did that power come from?

What are the essentials of democracy?

Rule of law

Faire et competitive elections

civil society

protection of civil liberties

seperation of power (Checks and balances)