National & State Powers : 8/26/15 Flashcards
An understanding of f_______ must begin with the C________.
Federalism, Constitution
Constitution grants three types of power to the national government : E_______, i_____, and i______.
Expressed, implied, inherent
The ________ powers are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution. Most of these powers are found in the first _____ _______ of the C_______. They include the power to l___ and c_____ t____, c___ m____, make w__, raise an a___ and n____, and regulate i______ c_____ among the states. AKA : The ___________ powers.
Expressed, three articles, Constitution, levy, collect, taxes, coin money, war, army, navy, interstate commerce, enumerated
The power to d____ p_____ into the armed forces is i____ by the power given to the government to raise an army and navy. The basis of the i_____ powers is the n_______ and p____ c_____ (Article __, Section __). The clause is AKA : ____ clause. I______ powers have helped the national government strengthen and expand its a_______ to meet many problems the Founders did not foresee.
Draft people, implied, implied, necessary, proper, clause, I, 8, elastic, implied, authority
Powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government are its i______ powers.
Inherent
The n_____ g________ must control i________ and establish d______ r_______ with other countries.
National government, immigration, diplomatic relations
The Constitution also reserves powers strictly to the states which are known as r______ p____.
Reserved powers
Article __, Section __, of the Constitution makes the a___ and t_____ of the US ______. This is called the s_________ c_____.
VI, 2, acts, treaties, supreme, supremacy clause
L____ g_________ are also bound by the Constitution’s s________ c_____.
Local governments, supremacy clause
C_______ p______ are those powers that both the national government and the states have. Examples are: the power to ___, maintain c____ and define c____, and to appropriate p_____ p_____ for public use.
Concurrent powers, tax, courts, crimes, private property
Article __, Section __, enumerates those things that the n_______ g________ cannot do. : Cannot t___ e____ and cannot interfere with the a_____ of s____ to carry out their responsibilities.
I, 9, national government, tax exports, ability of states
Article __, Section __, presents a list of powers denied to the ____. : No state can make t____ or a_____ with foreign nations, c___ m____, make ___ impairing the obligation of contracts, grant titles of ______.
I, 10, states, treaties, alliance, coin money, laws, nobility
S____ must have c_________ p______ to collect duties on exports or imports to make agreements, called c______, with other states.
States, congressional permission, compacts
The Constitution obliges the n_____ g________ to do three things.
National government
- The national government must guarantee each state a r________ f___ of g_______.
Republican form of government
When Congress allows senators and representatives from a state to take their seats in Congress, it is ruling that the state has a r________ f____ of g_______.
Republican form of government
- The National government must protect states from i______ and d______ v______.
Invasion, domestic violence
Congress has given the ______ the authority to send f_____ t____ to put down d_____ d______ when state officials ask for help.
President, federal troops, domestic disorders
When n_____ l____ are violated, federal p_____ threatened, or federal r_________ interfered with, the president may send ____ to a state without a request.
National laws, property, responsibilities, troops
The national government has extended its definition of domestic violence to include n_______ d______. When one of these disasters strikes, the president often orders _____ to aid disaster victims. Also, the government provides l__-____ l____ to help people repair damages.
Natural disasters, troops, low-cost loans
- The national government has the duty to r_____ the t______ i_____ of each state.
Respect, territorial integrity
The government cannot use t_____ that is part of an e_____ state to create a n___ state unless the government has permission from the l_______ of the state involved.
Territory, existing, new, legislature
The C______ gives C______ the power to a____ new s____ to the U___. There are ___ restrictions on this power: 1. No state may be f____ by t_____ t_____ from one or more states without the Consent of the states involved and of Congress. 2. Acts of a_____, are subject to presidential v___.
Constitution, Congress, admit, states, Union, two, formed, taking territory, admission, veto
Procedure for a_____ begins when Congress passes an _____ ___. When signed by the president, enables the p_____ of the territory interested in becoming a s____ to prepare a C______. After the constitution has been drafted and approved by a p______ v___ then it is submitted to Congress. If Congress is agreeable, it passes an ___ admitting the territory as a state.
Admission, enabling act, people, state, Constitution, popular vote, act
Five states- _______, ________, _________, ____, and ____ _______ were created from existing states.
Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maine, West Virginia
_______ _____, rejected statehood by a vote in ____.
Puerto Ricans, 1993
________ or the ______ may impose certain _______ before admitting a new state.
Congress, president, conditions
The _________ _____has ruled that the president or Congress may impose conditions for ________ of a ____.
Supreme Court, admission, state
Once admitted to the ____, each state is equal to every other state and has rights to control its ______ ____.
Union, internal affairs
Each state is also ______ ______ from every other state in the Union.
Legally separate
All states in the Union are bound to support the _________.
Constitution
The ________ _______ _________ (?) supports federalism by helping governors in state policy making and influencing national policy.
National Governors’ Association
The ____ held seminars and published materials on subjects such as organizing the g_______ o_____, dealing with the p____, and organizing i_______________ r______.
NGA, governor’s office, press, intergovernmental relations
____ and its affiliates addressed e________, w______, and h____-____ r_____ as well as the changing b_____ in the f______ s_____.
NGA, educational, welfare, health-care reforms, balance, federal system
The states perform two important functions for the national government. : 1. S____ and l____ g______ conduct and pay for e______ of all national government o______. 2. S____ play a key role in the process of a______ the C________.
State, local governments, elections, officials, states, amending, Constitution
No amendment can be added to the Constitution unless ______-_____ of the states approve it.
Three-fourths
Article __ of the Constitution requires the states to do the following: Give “full faith and credit” to the laws, records, and court decisions of other states; give one another’s citizens all the “_______ and _______” of their citizens; E______.
IV, privileges and immunities, extradite
_____ ____ Clause : Each state must recognize the laws and legal proceedings of the other states.
Civil Law
Without civil law, each state could treat all other states like _______ ______.
Foreign countries
______ ___ refer to civil laws passed by state legislatures.
Public acts
_______ mean documents as mortgages, deeds, leases, wills, marriage licenses, care registrations, and birth certificates.
Records
The phrase _______ _________ refers to various court actions such as judgements to pay a debt.
Judicial proceedings
________ and _______ Clause : This clause means that one state may not discriminate unreasonably against citizens of another state.
Privileges and Immunities
Must provide citizens of other states with the same _______ and ________ it provides to its own citizens.
Privileges and immunities
Some of these privileges and immunities include, but are not limited to: P______ through or l___ in any state, use the c____, make c______, buy, sell, and hold p______, and m____.
Passing, live, court, contracts, property, marry
The privileges and immunities clause does not apply to v____, serving on j_____, or using certain p_____ f______.
Voting, juries, public facilities
__________ may be required to pay higher fees hunting or fishing licenses than residents.
Nonresidents
C______ and u________ may charge higher tuition fees to students from other states than they do resident students.
Colleges, universities
Article __, Sec __ provides for the e_______ of f______.
IV, 2, extradition of fugitives
Congress has made the _______ of the state to which fugitives have fled responsible for returning them.
Governor
Congress has acted to close the e______ loophole by making it a f______ c___ to flee from one state to another in order to avoid prosecution for a f____.
Extradition, federal crime, felony
National government or foreign countries may also be a part of an i_________ c______.
Interstate compact
Congress must approve ________ _______.
Interstate compacts
Once a c_____ has been signed and approved by Congress, it is ______ on all states signing it. Its terms are enforceable by the S_______ C_____.
Compact, binding, Supreme Court
Many compacts today deal with the development and conservation of n______ r______.
Natural resources
S____ among two or more states are heard in the __ ______ ____.
Suites, US Supreme Court
There are two views on how federalism should operate: S____ r____’ position– favors state and local action in dealing with problems. N______’s position– favors national action in dealing with these matters.
States rights’, Nationalist
S____’ r____ view holds that the Constitution is a compact among the states. They argue that the s____ created the n_______ g__________ and gave it only certain limited powers. Believe s____ governments are closer to the people and better reflect their wishes than the national government.
States’ rights, states, national government, state
The ___ __________ says powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the states or the people.
10th Amendment
N_______ position rejects the idea of the Constitution as merely a compact among the states. They argue that it was the p____, not the states, who created both the national government and the states. Believe the p____ expressly delegated to the national government should be expanded as necessary to carry out the p____’s w___.
Nationalists, people, powers, people’s will
