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the territorial range of government authority

a system of government in which powers are divided

money set aside when finances are healthy

open government

unofficial region of the U.S. consisting of the South and the West

Northeast and Midwest

the attitudes values and beliefs that people hold toward government

political conflicts that emerge from deeply held moral values

one in which all government authority is derived from a central government

a league of sovereign states in which a limited central government oversees

a means of dividing the power and functions of government between a central and local government

those expressly given

those granted to both national and state governments

theory holding that the national government is dominant over the states

those powers residing with the states by virtue of the tenth amendment

reserves powers of the states

became foundation for states rights arguments, states entered compact to empower national government

Article VI of the Constitution

Article 1 Section 8

Those not expressly granted

Article 1 Section 8

Article 1 Section 8

Due Process, equal protection

Fed can levy income tax

national laws > state laws

national and state governments are sovereign and equal within their spheres

All levels of government share duties

Federal government uses grants and aid to assist State spheres

Intended to return power to the states

money can only be used for a defined purpose

money can be used for a broad range of functions

uses math to determine who gets how much

awards money based on assessment of proposal

basic legal document (constitution)

An ideal of the structure of a State Constitution

constitutions are lengthy and detailed

constitutions are shorter and based on principles

most common means of amending constitution.

Ended Jim Crow in the South, some states still under supervision