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| It is _____ stated that the state government is limited. |
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| The federal constitution is the ______ _______. |
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| The first major constitution was in _______ and was called the mana carta, and it was a British constitution. |
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| State constitutions take procedure over ________ ________. |
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| The _____ _____ is the most devoted country to a constitution |
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| Colonial beginnings began as _______ ______ (________or_______) |
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| royal colonies (charters or businesses) |
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Unlike a federal Constitution, a state constitution can:
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1) Regulate tax votes
2) regulate utilities
3) Labor rules/policies
4) insurance rates
5) Debt regulations
6) Education regulations and funding
7) Gambling regulations |
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| State constitutions average _____________________________ |
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| 3.5 times LARGER than the Federal Const. |
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| State interest groups influence? ____________ |
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| Grass roots Citizenship _______elected officials |
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| Grass roots citizenship __________________ |
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| Bind officials to constitutional mandates |
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| Reformers goals? They want to _______ |
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| SHorten state constitutions |
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| _______and _______ contribute to the growth of state constitution |
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| Most states have a Bill of right |
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| Most states duplicate the _______ bill of rights |
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| Legislatures have _____________ |
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| more power than executaves |
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| Powers are divided in ______ ________ |
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| One uni-cameral legislators example ________ |
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| Regarding Constitution provision ______ and _____ over ______ governments |
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| Organization/ power/ local |
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State Constitution Provisions Delegate responsibilities such as:
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1) Public Safety
2) Police
3) Fire
4) Sanitation
5) Hospitals
6) Streets
7) Public Health |
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| Interest group regulations prefer state ______. |
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| Overall state tax payers _______. |
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| Most states require a debt balance |
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What are the methods of change?
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1) Legislative proposal
2) Popular initiative
3) Constitutional convention
4) Constitutional commission |
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| Legislative proposal is the ______ method of amending the state constitution. |
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| Popular initiative was introduced in the ________. |
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| 2 examples of popular initiative in constitutional commission. |
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| There's only been ______ national convention. (1787) |
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| Theres been approx. ______ state constitutional conventions. |
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| Recent trends: a ________ in state constitution conventions. |
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| Purpose of Constitution Revision commission is to _______ and _________ constitutional change. |
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| Constitution Revision Commission report to the ______. |
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| Todays trend-states are ________ unconstitutional revisions. |
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| Populists and progressives wanted to ______ political bosses and political machines. |
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| The populist movement began in the ______ and ______ states. |
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| Party conventions replaced with _______. |
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| US senators are elected directly by the people. They're responsible for _______, _________, and ________. |
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initiative
referendum
recall |
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| Direct Democracy __________ government responsibility and accountability. |
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| _________ democracy encourages majorities to sacrifice the rights of individuals in minorities? |
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| ________ democracy facilitates the adoption of unwise, unsound policies. |
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| __________ democracy- referendum doesn't allow consideration of alternative policies. |
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| __________ democracy enables special interest to mount expensive initiative and campaigns. |
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| Direct popular participation in government is __________ in America. |
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Top state initiative issues
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1) Abortion
2) Legalizing drugs
3) Marriage
4) Physician assisted suicide
5) School Vouchers |
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