Chapter 4 Vocab Flashcards
Federalism
A “division of Powers” between the National and State governments
Major strength of federalism
Federalism allows for local action for local concerns and national action for national concerns
Local governments are ________ of the state government
Subunits
Delegated Powers
Powers granted to the national government by the constitution
Name 3 types of delegated power
1) Expressed power
2) Implied power
3) Inherent Power
What are 2 other names for the Implied Powers
1) “necessary and proper clause”
2) “Elastic Clause”
Exclusive powers
Powers given exclusively to the Federal Government and not to the states
Reserved Powers
Powers given to the state government and not the national government
Concurrent Powers
Powers that the state and national government share
Supremacy clause
Resolves conflicts between the two levels of government shared by setting up a “ladder of laws”
Supreme courts acts as the “_____” of the Supremacy clause
Umpire
Supreme Court
9 people who makes rulings and final decisions in the supremacy clause
Who has the most power in making rulings
Supreme Court
How many territories do we have in the US
9
Every state expect who had to go through the process for admitting new states
Every state except the first 13
Name the 2 types of Federalism
1) Dual Federalism
2) Cooperative Federalism
Dual Federalism
The governments power was strictly divided by the states and national government and the national government was small
Cooperative Federalism
Established social programs to assist states with regulation- National Government became very large
What kind of federalism do we have today?
Cooperative
What does the Grants-in-Aid program consist of today and how much aid money does it provide each year
It consists of grants of money for different programs such as Education, Mass transit, highways, construction, and healthcare.
It provides over $250 billion dollars of aid per year
Categorical Grants
used for specific purposes/ programs such as college tuition, school lunch, and water treatment
Block grants
Used for large broad programs such and welfare, and Medicare/aid
Project Grants
Used for projects such as medical research- given to private and government agencies
Implied powers
Thousands of powers suggested but not stated in the constitution
Extradition
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned by another state
Enabling act
Congress gives the territory permission to set up a state constitution
Act of admission
Congress agrees to grant statehood
Interstate compact
Over 200 agreements among 2 or more states/foreign states
Judicial proceedings
A judicial consent to determine an enforce legal rights
Public acts
An act of legislation affecting the public as a whole
Expressed power
27 Powers that are spelled out in words in the constitution
Inherent powers
Powers given to the national government because it is a government of a sovereign state (few of these)
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 (discrimination) between their own residents and residents of other states
