Chapter 4 Key Terms Flashcards
Full faith and credit clause
Each state will respect the laws, records, and court decisions of other states
Interstate compact
An agreement made between two states or between a state and a foreign govt
Extradition
The legal process if returning a fugitive to a state
Privileges and immunities clause
No state can make unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons that live in another state
Enabling act
An act directing the people of the u.s. Territory to frame a proposed am state constitution
Act of admission
An act creating a new state
Grants in aid program
Grants of federal money or other resources
Block grant
A grant given for a broadly defined purpose
Categorical grant
A grant made got a specific purpose
Project grant
A grant made to states, local govt, or private agencies the apply for funds to carry out a project or provide training
Federalism
System of govt which a written constitution divides power between a central govt and serval regional govt
Division of powers
Assigning some powers to the federal govt and others to the state
Delegated powers
Powers granted by the constitution
Expressed powers
Powers not specifically mentioned but suggested by the expressed powers
Implied powers
Suggested indirectly
