Chapter 4 Test Flashcards
4 obligations of national government for the benefit of the states
- Guarantee states a representation form of government.
- Protects states against foreign invasion and domestic violence.
- Respects territorial integrity of states.
- Admitting new states.
(GPRA)
4 programs national helps states
Grants-in-aid, FBI, National guard, and census
GFNC
3 state aid programs help national
State and local police assist FBI, run naturalization immigrant program, and run all national elections.
(SRR)
3 types of federal grants
Categorical grants, block grants, and project grants.
CBP
Categorical grants
Used for specific purpose/programs such as college tuition, school lunch, water treatment, etc.
Block grants
Used for large broad programs such as welfare and Medicare
Project grants
Used for projects such as medical research
2 interstate compacts all 50 states agree on
- Compact for the suspension of parolees and probationers.
- Compact on juvenile delinquents.
(SJ)
Ladder of laws
United States constitution, acts of congress/national law, state constitutions, state laws, city/county laws.
(UASSC)
Who administers the ladder of laws?
Supreme court
Reasonable distinctions that states can use against residents of another state under the privileges and immunities clause
Can’t vote, can’t hold public office, can’t practice law medicine teach etc, and charge more for college tuition/hunting and fishing licenses etc.
(VOPC)
Delegated powers
Powers given to the national government exclusively by constitution
Expressed powers
Spelled out in words in the constitution
Implied powers
Not spelled out but reasonably suggested
Inherent powers
Powers given to the national government because it represents a sovereign state in the world
Concurrent powers
Powers that are exercised by both the national government and the state government
Reserved powers
Powers That are exercised only by the states
Supremacy clause
Resolves conflicts between three two levels of government by setting up a ladder of laws
Supreme Court
Acts as the umpire of the supremacy clause; makes rulings and final decisions
Dual federalism
Government power was strictly divided by the states and national government
Cooperative federalism
Established social programs to assist states with regulation
Full faith and credit clause
States must recognize the validity of records, documents, and civil court decisions in other states
Privileges and immunities clause
States cannot draw unreasonable distinctions between their own residents and the residents of other states
Extradition
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned by another state