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| Governing body of a nation, state or community.. |
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| A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, mostly through elected representatives. |
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| Principal that the greater # should exercise greater power. |
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| Rights that have policies that include granting minorities some degree of territorial autonomy. |
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| The belief that politics and decision making is located mostly in the govern. framework. |
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| Theory of the state which seeks to describe and explain the power relationships in contemporary society. |
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| State in which many groups or factions are so strong that a govern. is unable to function. |
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| Condition that occurs when no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy. |
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1.Person of liberal view
2.A supporter or member of a Liberal Party. |
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| A person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes. |
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| Constitutional government. |
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| Government where anyone that minimal govern. interventions in personal liberties and the economy is not usually allowed by law. |
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| Original constitution of the U.S, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the constitution in 1789. |
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| An armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts (mainly Springfield)from 1786 to 1787. |
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| (Also know as Small State/Paterson Plan) A proposal for the structure of the United States govern. proposed by William Paterson at the constitutional convention on June 15, 1787. |
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(Also known as Randolph plan)
-Proposal by Virgina delegatesdrafted by James Madison while he waited for quorum to assemble at the constructional convention of 1787. |
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| Also known as The Great Compromise of 1787 or Shennan's Compromise, it was an agreement between large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. |
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| A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge. |
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| A model for the governance of both democratic and federative states. |
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| Counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated. |
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| A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elective representatives. |
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| An advocate or supporter of federalism. |
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| Political philosophy which opposes the concept of federalism. |
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| collection of essay written under the pseudonym "Publius" by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. |
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| Landmark case in U.S law. Formed basis for exercise of judicial review. |
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(in U.S)
Reviewed by the Supreme Court of the constitution validity of a legislative act. |
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| Federal principal or system of gov. |
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| Part of the Bill of Rights, enacted on 12 June, 1990. |
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Landmark decision by the Supreme Court of U.S
-State of Maryland attempted to impede operation of a branch of the second Bank of U.S. |
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| List of items found in Article 1, section 8 of the U.S Constitution. |
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| Powers authorized by a legal document, which seemed to be implied by powers expressly stated. |
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| Statement in U.S Constituion granting Congress power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out enumerated list of powers. |
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| The transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, esp. by central gov. to local or regional administration. |
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| Guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt; usually issued by the United States Treasury. |
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| Action of Extradition a person accused or convicted of a crime. |
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| Activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries. |
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| French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers. (1689-1755) |
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U.S vs Alfonso Lopez,Jr.
-First U.S Supreme Court case since New deal to set limits to Congress. |
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| English empiricist philosopher who believed all knowledge is derived from sensory experience. |
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English Philosopher
-Believed human actions was motivated by selfish concern. |
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| Scottish Philosopher, philosophy restricted human knowledge. |
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| American Historian, major seminal influence in American intellectual and political history. |
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| American Sociologist, and professor at Columbia University from 1946 till death of 1962. |
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| Fourth president of the United States. |
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| A system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized gov. |
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| League, alliance, or group made up of various groups, states, countries. |
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| Theory of federal constitutional law in U.S according to which governmental power is divided into two separate spheres. |
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| Powers specifically given to Congress in the U.S Constitution, found in Article I, Section 8 |
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| U.S Federal Grants specifying a precise formula in the legislation. |
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| Landmark decision of Supreme Court that defined the scope of powers given to congress pursuant to the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. |
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| Procedure by which a state or nation, upon receipt of a formal request by another state or nation, turns over to that second jurisdiction an individual charged. |
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| Concept contained in the U.S Constitution that place the citizens of each state on an equal basis with citizens of other states. |
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| Cooperative in which all members are,m in turn, cooperatives. |
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| Name given to a system of financial transfers between federal state, and local gov, to pursue policy initiatives. |
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| Grants issued by the U.S Congress, which may be spent only for narrowly- defined purposes. |
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| Any grant that is given a connection with a specifically defined piece of work or production. |
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| Grants from central gov that a local authority can allocate to a range of service. |
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| Legal battles over the guardianship and rights of Theresa Maria Schindler Schiavo. (1963-2005) |
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| Mountain in Nevada approximately northeast of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. |
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| The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. |
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| U.S Act in 2001 of Congress about the education of children. |
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| Two people, of the same sex who live together as a family. |
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| Two people, of the same sex who live together as a family. |
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| Law for ex, business will pay for employee benefits out of their pockets, or tax papers will pay out of their pockets if it's a state or federal mandate. |
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| Regulations or conditions for reviewing grants that impose cost on states or local gov or private entities. |
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| U.S Supreme Court ruling that established the unconstitutionality of certain interim provisions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. |
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