U.S State and Local Politics Midterm Key Terms

Black belt

Predominantly black regions in the south

Black-belt whites

The minority white people who live in the predominantly black areas

California effect

California will create state legislation that leads to federal legislation

States as laboratories of democracy

Each state runs its democracy in its own way so America has become 1 large democracy with 50 individual democracies. This is to better suit the peoples’ needs within each state.

Dual federalism

Separate shares of power between federal, state, and local governments

Cooperative federalism

Shared spheres of power between federal, state, and local governments

Articles of Confederation

-original governing document from 1777 to 1789

-why: power to states

-failures: paying war debt, Shay’s Rebellion, didn’t work overall