Chapter 3 Vocab- Federalism Flashcards
Unitary Governments
A way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government.
Federalism
It is a system of shared power between units of government.
Intergovernmental Relations
The workings of the federal system- the entire set of interactions among national, states, and local governments
Supremacy Clause
Article 6 of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme overstate laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.
10th Amendment
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.
McCulloch v. Maryland
1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments.
Enumerated Powers
Powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the Constitution.
Implied Powers
Hours of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the Constitution.
Elastic Clause
Authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out the enumerated powers.
Gibbson v. Ogden
Gives Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity.
Full Faith and Credit
Requires each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgements rendered by the courts of other states.
Extradition
A legal process whereby an alleged criminal offenders surrendered by the officials of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.
Privileges and Immunities
According citizens of each State most of the pooches of citizens of other states
Dual federalism
System of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies.
Cooperative federalism
Powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government.
