National and State Powers Flashcards
Three types of power granted to the national govt by the Constitution
Expressed, Implied, Inherent
Powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution
Expressed powers
Another name for expressed powers notated in the first three articles of the Constitution
Enumerated powers
Powers that are required by the national govt to carry out the expressed powers
Implied powers
The basis of the implied powers is the ____________
Necessary or proper clause (Article I, Section 8)
Powers that the govt may exercise simply because it is a govt
Inherent powers
Powers reserved by the Constitution strictly to the states
Reserved powers
Agreements made between states that require congressional permission
Compacts
Powers that belong to both the national and state governments
Concurrent powers
Article VI, section 2 of the constitution that makes the acts and the treaties of the US supreme
Supreme Clause
Enumerates those things which the national government can’t do
Article I, section 9
Part of the constitution that lists powers denied to the states
Article I, section 10
Obligations provided to the national govt by the Constitution
guarantee a republican form of govt, Protect from invasion and domestic violence, respect the territorial integrity of a state
What gives congress the power to admit new states to the Union?
Constitution
Enables the territory applying for statehood to prepare a constitution
Enabling act
__________ are provided by the national govt to cover repair costs after natural disasters
Low-cost loans
An understanding of federalism must begin with the __________
Constitution
Another name for the Necessary and proper clause is the ____________________
Elastic clause
The power to draft military is an ____________
Implied power
__________________ have helped the national govt strengthen and expand its authority
Implied powers
Which states were created from existing states?
Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maine, and West Virginia
Rejected statehood in 1993
Puerto Rico
_________ and __________ may impose certain conditions before admitting a state
President and Congress
____________ supports federalism by helping governors in state policy making and influencing national policy
National Governors’ Association (NGA)
How many states must approve an amendment before it’s added to the constitution
3/4 of the states
Who pays for the elections of all national govt officials?
States
What did governors begin to focus on in the 1980’s?
National Policy
States must give “full faith and credit” to laws, records and court rulings of other states; Give one another’s citizens all the “privileges and credit” of their citizens
Article IV
Civil laws passed by state legislatures
Public acts
Documents such as mortgages, deeds, leases, wills, marriage licenses, car registrations, and birth certificates
Records
Various court actions such as judgement to pay a debt
Judicial proceedings
Prevents states from treating each other as foreign countries
Civil law
Who is responsible for returning fugitives who have fled across state lines?
The governor
Who is charged more for hunting licenses, tuition, and fees?
Nonresidents
Closed by making it a federal crime to flee a state in order to avoid prosecution for a felony
Extradition loophole
Written agreement between two or more states
Compacts
Who approves interstate compacts?
Congress
Suites between 2 or more states are heard in the ___________
US Supreme Court
Many compacts deal with ________________________
Development and conservation of natural resources
Compacts are enforced by the _____________
Supreme Court
Favors national action in dealing with issues
Nationalist Position
Favors state and local action in dealing with problems
States’ rights position
Says that powers not delegated to the national govt are reserved by the states or the people
10th amendment
