AP Government Chapter Three Key Terms Flashcards
Full Faith and Credit
A clause in article four, section 1 of the constitution requiring each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states
Federalism
a way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same land and people. it is a system of shared power between units of government
Unitary Government
a way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government. Most national governments are unitary governments
Intergovernmental Relations
the workings of the federal system- the entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments
Supremacy Clause
Article six of the constitution, which makes the constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits
Tenth Amendment
the constitutional amendment stating, “the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”
McCulloh v. Maryland
an 1819 supreme court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments. In deciding this case, chief justice John Marshall and his colleagues held that congress had certain implied powers in addition to the enumerated powers
Enumerated Powers
Powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the constitution
Implied Powers
powers of the government not listed in the constitution
Elastic Clause
Authorizes congress to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out enumerated powers
Gibbons v. Ogden
gave congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity
