POL 2353 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: United States Constitution, Equal Protection Clause, Supremacy Clause
11 Mar 2014
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Federalism- the division of power between the federal government and the states. (ex: New federalism- a plan announced in 1969, to turn over control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc. (ex: different states will have its own separate governmental system) Divided government- situation in which one party controls the white house and another party controls one or both houses of the united states congress. (ex: during clinton"s term, the government was united the first two years and that latter. Iron triangles- the relationship that exists between the different parts of government (ex: The nra can lobby to block new gun control measures. This can become an iron triangle issue if politicians respond to the nra lobbyists and block an initiative such as universal background checks, even if the initiative is supported by most voters. )
