Chp 4 Vocab Flashcards
Delegated power
Powers granted to the national government by the Constitution such as the power to coin money to regulate Commerce to declare war to raise maintain armed forces
Expressed powers
Spelled Out in words in the constitution 27 powers
Implied powers
Powers suggested but not stated in the constitution “necessary and power clause” or elastic clause” thousands of these
Inherent powers:
powers given to the national government because its a government of a sovereign state few in number
Concurrent power
Powers that the states and national government share
Reserved powers.
Powers not given the national government and not denied to the states
Exclusive powers
Powers given exclusively to the federal government not states
Supremacy clause
Resolves conflicts between the 2 levels of government by setting up a ladder of laws
Dual federalism
178-1937 government power was strictly divided by the states and national government was small
Cooperative federalism
1937-today established social programs to assist states with regulations national government became very large
Full faith and credit clause
States must recognize the validity of records documents and civil court decisions in other stated
Privileges and immunities clause
States cannot draw unreasonable distinctions between their own residents and residents of other states
Extradition
The legal process by which fugitive from justice in one states is returned to that state
Enabling act
A congressional act directing the people of a United States territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step towards admission to the union
Act of admission
Congressional act admitting a new state to the union
