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Midterm Review Vocab: Salience: important Incumbent: currently holding office Polarization: division into two sharply contrasting group or sets of opinions or beliefs Realignment: changing a different or former position or state, New Deal Liberal: generous use of government Democrats: socially conservative (want less government investment), fiscally liberal Conservative: conserve use of government Republicans: socially liberal, fiscally conservative Libertarian: limited use of any government, don't want any government Grants: money given by the government • Categorical grants: strings attached, very specific ● Block grants: less specific, figure it out Decentralized: distributing power, ex: states Filibuster: to give a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly without violating required procedures, only in the Senate Factions: people who think the same about something, interest groups form from these, a small organized group within a larger one Mandate/unfunded: an official order or commission to do something ● Unfunded: requiring a state or government to do something without funding it Constituent: person living in the district Electorate: people who can vote Court Cases: Marbury v Madison ● Judicial review McCulloch v Maryland . Congress has implied powers Gibbons v Ogden • Congress can regulate commerce ● Federal law takes precedence over state laws Clauses: "Necessary and Proper" = "Elastic" • Congress can add whatever laws they would like ● Article 8 "Supremacy" ● Federal government has more power than state governments ● Article 6 Paragraph 2 Party Committee Public Opinion US Constitution ● Amendments • Principles: O Federalism Culture Legislation Domestic Policy
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Midterm Review Vocab: Salience: important Incumbent: currently holding office Polarization: division into two sharply contrasting group or sets of opinions or beliefs Realignment: changing a different or former position or state, New Deal Liberal: generous use of government Democrats: socially conservative (want less government investment), fiscally liberal Conservative: conserve use of government Republicans: socially liberal, fiscally conservative Libertarian: limited use of any government, don't want any government Grants: money given by the government • Categorical grants: strings attached, very specific ● Block grants: less specific, figure it out Decentralized: distributing power, ex: states Filibuster: to give a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly without violating required procedures, only in the Senate Factions: people who think the same about something, interest groups form from these, a small organized group within a larger one Mandate/unfunded: an official order or commission to do something ● Unfunded: requiring a state or government to do something without funding it Constituent: person living in the district Electorate: people who can vote Court Cases: Marbury v Madison ● Judicial review McCulloch v Maryland . Congress has implied powers Gibbons v Ogden • Congress can regulate commerce ● Federal law takes precedence over state laws Clauses: "Necessary and Proper" = "Elastic" • Congress can add whatever laws they would like ● Article 8 "Supremacy" ● Federal government has more power than state governments ● Article 6 Paragraph 2 Party Committee Public Opinion US Constitution ● Amendments • Principles: O Federalism Culture Legislation Domestic Policy
Midterm Review Vocab: Salience: important Incumbent: currently holding office Polarization: division into two sharply contrasting group or sets of opinions or beliefs Realignment: changing a different or former position or state, New Deal Liberal: generous use of government Democrats: socially conservative (want less government investment), fiscally liberal Conservative: conserve use of government Republicans: socially liberal, fiscally conservative Libertarian: limited use of any government, don't want any government Grants: money given by the government • Categorical grants: strings attached, very specific ● Block grants: less specific, figure it out Decentralized: distributing power, ex: states Filibuster: to give a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly without violating required procedures, only in the Senate Factions: people who think the same about something, interest groups form from these, a small organized group within a larger one Mandate/unfunded: an official order or commission to do something ● Unfunded: requiring a state or government to do something without funding it Constituent: person living in the district Electorate: people who can vote Court Cases: Marbury v Madison ● Judicial review McCulloch v Maryland . Congress has implied powers Gibbons v Ogden • Congress can regulate commerce ● Federal law takes precedence over state laws Clauses: "Necessary and Proper" = "Elastic" • Congress can add whatever laws they would like ● Article 8 "Supremacy" ● Federal government has more power than state governments ● Article 6 Paragraph 2 Party Committee Public Opinion US Constitution ● Amendments • Principles: O Federalism Culture Legislation Domestic Policy
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