Federalism vocab Flashcards
Block Grants
a type of grant-in-aid that give state officials more authority in the disbursement
Categorical Grants
Grants-in-aid provided to states with specific provisions on their use
Commerce Clause
Grants Congress the authority the regulate interstate business and commercial activity
Concurrent powers
Powers granted to both states and the federal government in the constitution
cooperative federalism
a form of American federalism in which the sates and the national government work together to shape public policy
Devolution
Returning more authority to the state and local governments
Dual Federalism
A form of american federalism in which the states and the nation operate indepently in their own areas of public policy
Elastic clause/necessary and proper clause
grants the federal government the authority to pass laws required to carry out its enumerated powers
Enabling act–Article lV Sect.3 Cl.1
The act.clause that empowers the admittance of new states into the union
Federal Grants/Grants-in-aide
Economic aid issued by the US government out of the general federal revenue. A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to recipient:federal money provided to states to implement public policy objectives.
Fiscal federalism
The federal government’s use of grant-in-aid to influence policies
Full faith and credit
Constitutional clause requiring states to recognize the public arts, records, and civil court proceedings from another state
Inherent powers
Powers that the national government may exercise simply because it it the government
Initiative
A method by which citizens compose a constitutional amendment or law: to place a new legislation on a popular ballot, or to place legislation on a popular by a legislature on a ballot for a popular vote.
Interstate compacts
A written agreement between two or more states
Privileges and immunities clause
constitutional clause that prevents states from discriminating against people from outside of state
Recall
A recall election (also called a recall referendum or representative recall) is a procedure by which, in certain polities, voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before that official’s term has ended
Referendum
Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislation
Reserved powers
powers not given to the national government, which are retained by the states and the people
Revenue sharing
when the federal government apportions tax money to the states with no strings attached
Selective incorporation
the process through which the s=Supreme Court applies fundamental rights in the BOR to the states on a case-by-case basis
Sunshine laws
a law prohibiting public official from holding meetings not open to the public
Sunset laws
A law that requires periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed
Unfunded mandate
Federal requirements that states must follow without being provided with funding
