Federalism Flashcards
What is the 10th Amendment?
It states that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the United States Constitution. All remaining powers are reserved for the states or the people.
What is Federalism?
Federalism is the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government (the central or “federal” government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system
What are Enumerated Powers?
Enumerated powers are specific powers granted to Congress by the United States Constitution. The framers of the Constitution wanted to ensure the new federal government would not become an overreaching entity that might subject the people to the oppression from which they had fled. To that end, they listed, in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, the authority over certain specific things.
What are Implied Powers?
Implied powers, in the United States, are powers authorized by the Constitution that, while not stated, seem implied by powers that are expressly stated.
What is Nation-Centered Federalism?
A theory holding that the national government is dominant over the states
What is State-Centered Federalism?
It holds that the state itself can structure political life to some degree, but doesn’t facilitate the way power is distributed between classes and other groups at a given time.
What is Fiscal Federalism?
It is the study of how competencies (expenditure side) and fiscal instruments (revenue side) are allocated across different (vertical) layers of the administration.
Fiscal federalism deals with the division of governmental functions and financial relations among levels of government.
