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Question 1

Division of powers

Answer 1

basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States

Question 2

Delegated powers

Answer 2

those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the National Government by the Constitution

Question 3

Expressed powers

Answer 3

those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution; also called the “enumerated powers”

Question 4

Implied powers

Answer 4

those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution; those “necessary and proper” to carry out the expressed powers; see delegated powers, expressed powers

Question 5

Inherent powers

Answer 5

powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community

Question 6

Reserved powers

Answer 6

those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States

Question 7

Exclusive powers

Answer 7

those powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone

Question 8

Concurrent powers

Answer 8

those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise

Question 9

Supremacy clause

Answer 9

a provision of the U.S. Constitution that states that the Constitution, federal law, and treaties of the United States are the “supreme Law of the Land”

Question 10

Grant in aid program

Answer 10

grants of federal money or other resources to States, cities, counties, and other local units

Question 11

Categorical grant

Answer 11

one type of federal grants-in-aid; made for some specific, closely defined, purpose; see grants-in-aid

Question 12

Block grant

Answer 12

one type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy; see grants-in-aid

Question 13

Project grant

Answer 13

one type of federal grants-in-aid; made for specific projects to States, localities, and private agencies who apply for them

Question 14

Interstate compact

Answer 14

formal agreement entered into with the consent of Congress, between or among States, or between a State and a foreign state

Question 15

Full Faith and Credit Clause

Answer 15

Constitution’s requirement that each State accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State

Question 16

Privileges and Immunities Clause

Answer 16

Constitution’s stipulation (Article IV, Section 2) that all citizens are entitled to certain “privileges and immunities,” regardless of their State of residence; no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States

Question 17

Federalism

Answer 17

system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments