Ch 3 Vocab

Question 0

Way of prganizing a nation so that all power resides in the central govt

Answer 0

Unitary govts

Question 1

Way of organizing a nation so that 2 or more levels of govt have formal authority over the same land and ppl

Answer 1

Federalism

Question 2

Workings of the federal syst-entire set of interactions among national, state, and local govts

Answer 2

Intergovernmental relations

Question 3

Article VI of const, which makes the const, national laws, & treaties supreme over state laws when national govt is acting w/in its constitutional limits

Answer 3

Supremacy clause

Question 4

Powers not delegated to the US by the const, nor prohibitez by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the ppl

Answer 4

Tenth amendment

Question 5

1819 supreme court decision that est supremacy of national govt over state govts; marsha held that congress had implied powera in addition to enumerated powers in const

Answer 5

McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 6

Powers specifically addresses inthe constitution

Answer 6

Enumerated powers

Question 7

Powers of federal gov that go beyond those enumerated in the constitutionp

Answer 7

Implied powers

Question 8

Final paragraph of article I sect 8 authorizing congress to pass all laws necessary and proper

Answer 8

Elastic clause

Question 9

Landmark case in 1824 where supreme interpreted very broadly the clause in article I sect 8 givin congress power to regulate interstate commerce encompassing every form of commercial activityo

Answer 9

Gibbons v Ogden

Question 10

Clause in article IV Sec 1 of the const requiring each state to recognize official docs & cuvil judgements rendered by the courts of other states

Answer 10

Full faith and credit

Question 11

Legale process whereby an allgeed criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed

Answer 11

Extradition

Question 12

In art IV sec 2 according citiznes of each state mosr of the priveges od citizens if other states

Answer 12

Privileges and immunities

Question 13

System where both states & national gov remain supreme w/intheir own spheres each responsible for some policies

Answer 13

Dual federalism

Question 14

Govt syst which both powers & policy assignments are shared btwn states & national govt

Answer 14

Cooperative federalism

Question 15

Transferring responsibity for policies from federal govt to state and local govts

Answer 15

Devolution

Question 16

Patterns of spending taxing & providing grants in fed system; cornerstone of national govts relations w/state and local govts

Answer 16

Fiscal federalism

Question 17

Federal grants used only for specific purposes or catrgories of state and local spending

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Categorical grants

Question 18

Federalctegorical grants goven for specific purposes and awarded on basis of merits of applications

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Project grants

Question 19

Federal categorical grants distributed according to formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations

Answer 19

Formula grants

Question 20

Federal grants given more or leas automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social seevices

Answer 20

Block grants