AP Gov Unit 1

Article IV

Outlines the relationship among states and between the national government and the states

Article V

Amending the Constitution

Article VI

Supremacy Clause

Article VII

Ratification of the Constitution

Authoritarian

Style of government characterized by submission to authority, tends to oppose individualism and democracy, political power is concentrated in a leader of leader who possesses exclusive, unaccountable, and arbitrary powers

Beneficiary states

States that receive more benefits from the federal government than citizens send to the federal government in tax revenue

Bill of Attainder

Law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or fair hearing in court

Conditions of aid

Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds

Donor states

States that provide more to the national government in tax dollars than they receive back

Ex Post Facto Law

Law that made an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed

Extradition clause

Article IV of constitution, requires states to return criminals to states where they have been convicted or are to stand trial

The “Grand Committee”

Group chosen to settle disputes between power in states—led by Ben Franklin

John Locke

Opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property

Ordinance

A local law

Police powers

Powers of the states to protect the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the public—accomplished by making laws, enforcing them, and interpreting them

Revenue sharing

A law providing for the distribution of a fixed amount or share of federal tax revenues to the states for spending on almost any government purpose

Writ of habeas corpus

Court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody