Chapter 3

Question 1

Unitary government

Answer 1

A way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government

Question 2

Intergovernmental relations

Answer 2

The workings of the federal system the entire set of interactions among national state and local government’s

Question 3

Supremacy clause

Answer 3

Article V1 of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme overstate laws when the government is acting within constitutional limits

Question 4

10th amendment

Answer 4

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 “

Question 5

Mcculloch v Maryland

Answer 5

And 1819 Supreme Court decision that establish the supremacy of the national government over state governments. Congress had certain implied powers in addition to enumerated powers

Question 6

Enumerated powers

Answer 6

Powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed to the constitution

Question 7

Implied powers

Answer 7

Powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the Constitution

Question 8

Elastic clause

Answer 8

The final paragraph of article 1, section 8, of the Constitution, which authorizes Congress to pass all laws “Necessary and proper” to carry out all the enumerated powers

Question 9

Gibsons the Ogden

Answer 9

Decided in 1824 in the Supreme Court interpreted very broadly the clause in article 1, section 8, if the Constitution giving Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, encompassing a virtually every form of commercial activity

Question 10

extradition

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Dual federalism

Answer 11

A system of government in which both states and the national government group main supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies

Question 12

Cooperative federalism.

Answer 12

A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and national govt

Question 13

Devolution

Answer 13

Transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government state and local government’s

Question 14

Fiscal federalism

Answer 14

The pattern of spending taxiing in providing grandson the federal system. It is the cornerstone of the national governments relation with the state and local government

Question 15

Categorical grants

Answer 15

Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories of state and local spending

Question 16

Project grants

Answer 16

Federal categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of the merits of applications

Question 17

Formula grants

Answer 17

Federal categorical grants distributed according to a formula specific hide in the legislation or in an administrative regulations

Question 18

Block grants

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Federalism

Answer 19

A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same land and people