PLS 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Cooperative Federalism, Divided Government, Exclusionary Rule
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Constitution government authority to divide political institution cooperative federalism. A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government. They may also share costs, administration, and even blame for programs that work poorly. core value of us political culture equality of opportunity but not equality of results, life, liberty, equality, democracy, Civic duty, individual responsibility and the pursuit of happiness creating new federal courts. The court- ordered imposition of a sentence of execution as punishment for a crime. In furman v. georgia, the u. s. supreme court struck down three death sentences, finding that they constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the. Eighth and fourteenth amendments to the u. s. constitution. Hailed, at the time, as a victory for opponents of the death penalty, furman actually helped states rewrite their death penalty laws to pass constitutional muster. delegates to major party conventions delegate votes needed to get a party nominee.
