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 The health area local official the authority to decide whether to use the money for hospital construction, medical equipment, education some other health care activity.

 

a.block grants

b.cabinet

c.presidental approval ratings

d.unit rule

Definition
a.
Term

state and local governments assistance can be used only for a designated activity.

 

a. categorical grants

b. prresidential approval ratings

c.stewardship theory

d.unit rule

Definition

a

Term

The constituiton's clause  congress shall have the power to regulate commerce among the states and with other nations.

 

a. independent agencies

b. bureaucracy

c. clientele groups

d. commerce clause

Definition
d.
Term

a federal system the type of government established by the Articles. The states alone are soverign is vested entirely in subanational governments.

 

a.confederacy

b.formalized corporations

c.clientele groups

d.government corporations

Definition
a
Term

 Interdependency has also encouraged (marble cake) national, state, and local policy makers to work together to sove policy problems.

 

a.whistle-blowing

 b. coopertative federalism

c.hieratchical authority

d.government corporations

Definition
b.
Term

 embodies the idea the american federalism can be strengthened the passing down of authority from the national government to states and localites.

 

a.job specialization

b.policy implementation

c.devolution

d.sunset law

Definition
c.
Term

 doctrine known as was based on the the a precise separation of nationaland state authority was both power possible and desirable. 

 

a.dual federalism

b.spoils system

c.neutral competence

d.hierarchical authority

Definition
a.
Term

 The seventeen powers granted to the national government under article I, section 8 of the constitution.

 

a. enumertated (expressed) powers

b.clientele groups

c.cabinet (expressed) departments

d. job specialization

Definition
a.
Term

 the philadelphia convention therefore devised a system of government the came to be know as       . (ultimate governing authority, between a national government and regional)

 

a.federalism

b.spoils system

c.patronage system

Definition
a.
Term

 refers to the expenditure of federal funds on programs run in part through state and local governments.

 

a.presidential approval ratings

b.stewardship theory

c.fiscal federalism

d. whig theory

Definition
c.
Term

 (cash payments) to states and localities, which then adminisster the programs.

 

a.grants-in-aid

b.presidential approval ratings

c.stewardship theory

d.honeymoon period

Definition
a.
Term

The framers of the constitution worried that a narrow definition of national authority could result in a government incapable of adapting to change.

 

a.implied powers

b.open party caucuses

c.momentum

d.cabinet

Definition
a
Term

 

 

Concerned that the enumerated powers by them-selves would be too restrictive of national  authority, the framers added the           or , as it later came to be know the Article section 8 congress the power .

 

a. necessary and proper'' clause

b.formalized rules

c.presidential commissions

d.spoils system

Definition
a.
Term

 the states' powers under the U.S. constitution are thus called          .

 

a.regulatory agencies

b. reserved powers

c.sunset law

Definition

b

Term

 The ultimate authority to govern within a certain geographical area.

 

a.sovereighty

b.patronage system

c.hierarchical authority

d.demographi representativess

Definition
a.
Term

 Article VI of the constitution grants this dominance in the so called           which that the law of th United States (government acting).

 

a.regulatory agencies

b.supremacy clause

c.job specialization

d.government corporations.

Definition
b.
Term

the which sovereignty is vested solely in the national government.

 

a.externalities

b.fiscal policy

c.graduated personal income tax

d. unitary system

Definition
d
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