Chapter 4 (Federalism)

Question 1

federalism

Answer 1

A system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government on a territorial basis, between a central government and several regional governments, usually called states or provinces.

Question 2

division of powers

Answer 2

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 3

delegated powers

Answer 3

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

Question 4

expressed powers

Answer 4

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

Question 5

implied powers

Answer 5

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;

Question 6

inherent powers

Answer 6

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 7

reserved powers

Answer 7

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

Question 8

exclusive powers

Answer 8

those powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone

Question 9

concurrent powers

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Supremacy Clause

Answer 10

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”