PSC 105 Exam #1 (62
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Federalism - answer Federal principle or system
of government. Power is divided between national
government and various regional governments
Cross-Over Sanction - answer A technique of
Congress to establish federal regulations. These
sanctions permit the use of federal money in one
program to influence state and local policy in
another.
Categorical Grant - answer Grant that
appropriates federal funds to states for a specific
purpose
Dual Federalism - answer The belief that having
separate and equally powerful levels of
government is the best arrangement, often
referred to as layer-cake federalism
Checks & Balances - answer A constitutionally
mandated structure that gives each of the 3
, branches of government some degree of oversight
and control over the actions of the others
Elastic Clause - answer A statement in the U.S.
Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting
Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and
proper for carrying out the enumerated list of
powers.
Enumerated Powers - answer The powers of the
national government specifically granted to
Congress in Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution
Shay's Rebellion - answer A rebellion in which an
army of 1,500 disgruntled and angry farmers led
by Daniel Shays marched to Springfield,
Massachusetts, and forcibly restrained the state
court from foreclosing mortgages on their farms.
Great Compromise/ Connecticut Compromise -
answer The final decision of the Constitutional
Convention to create a 2 house legislature, with
the lower house elected by the people and with
powers divided between the 2 houses. It also made
national law supreme.
Rationality of Man - answer Belief that man can
change and make decisions.
questions already graded
A+)
Federalism - answer Federal principle or system
of government. Power is divided between national
government and various regional governments
Cross-Over Sanction - answer A technique of
Congress to establish federal regulations. These
sanctions permit the use of federal money in one
program to influence state and local policy in
another.
Categorical Grant - answer Grant that
appropriates federal funds to states for a specific
purpose
Dual Federalism - answer The belief that having
separate and equally powerful levels of
government is the best arrangement, often
referred to as layer-cake federalism
Checks & Balances - answer A constitutionally
mandated structure that gives each of the 3
, branches of government some degree of oversight
and control over the actions of the others
Elastic Clause - answer A statement in the U.S.
Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting
Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and
proper for carrying out the enumerated list of
powers.
Enumerated Powers - answer The powers of the
national government specifically granted to
Congress in Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution
Shay's Rebellion - answer A rebellion in which an
army of 1,500 disgruntled and angry farmers led
by Daniel Shays marched to Springfield,
Massachusetts, and forcibly restrained the state
court from foreclosing mortgages on their farms.
Great Compromise/ Connecticut Compromise -
answer The final decision of the Constitutional
Convention to create a 2 house legislature, with
the lower house elected by the people and with
powers divided between the 2 houses. It also made
national law supreme.
Rationality of Man - answer Belief that man can
change and make decisions.
