Chapter 7 Terms

Question 1

Powers given to the national government by the Constitution that define the limits of its authority

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Delegated powers

Question 2

Also known as expressed powers, government powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution.

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Enumerated powers

Question 3

System in which governmental power is divided into two or more levels, usually a central government and component local governments

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Federalism

Question 4

National government powers derived from powers expressly given by the Constitution.

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Implied powers

Question 5

Also known as elastic clause ; constitutional clause giving lawmakers great leeway in making laws

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necessary and proper clause

Question 6

Powers the Constitution withholds from the national government but does not withhold from state governments

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Reserved powers

Question 7

Constitutional clause requiring states to respect each other’s public acts, records, and judicial rulings

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Full faith and credit clause

Question 8

A constitutional clause guaranteeing citizens to have privileges

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privileges and immunities clause

Question 9

the legal process of returning an alleged criminal to the state in which he is charged.

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Extradition

Question 10

The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.

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States rights

Question 11

national and state governments were sovereign within their own spheres.

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Duel federalism

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Income tax

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16 amendment

Question 13

In 1933, the newly inaugurated Franklin D. Roosevelt began to implement a series of social and economic pro- grams to address the poverty and unemployment of the depression.

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New deal

Question 14

Federal programs that dispense monies to states, cities, counties, or other local governments; used to enforce national policies on the local level

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Grants- in- aid

Question 15

Federal programs granting monies for specific purposes within state and local governments

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Categorical grants

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A grant that is governed by a demographic formula, such as unemployment figures.

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Formula grant

Question 17

A grant that permits Washington or the governing body greater discretion over how much aid is given to a project.

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Project grants

Question 18

combine several categorical grants under a general umbrella, such as law enforcement or education,but with fewer federal regulations and less red tape.

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Block grants

Question 19

Federal program returning por- tions of the federal tax income to state and local governments for basically unrestricted use.

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Revenue sharing