Q3-Chapter 7-Terms Flashcards
System in which governmental power is divided into two or more levels, usually a central government and component local governments.
Federalism
Powers given to the national government by the Constitution that define the limits of its authority.
Delegated Powers
Also called expressed powers; government powers specifically listed in the Constitution
Enumerated Powers
National government powers derived from powers expressly given by the Constitution.
Implied Powers
also called elastic cause, constitutional clause giving law-makers great leeway in making laws “necessary and proper” for the execution of enumerated and implied powers.
Necessary and Proper Clause
Powers the constitution withholds from the national government but does not withhold from state governments.
Reserved Powers
Constitutional clause requiring states to respect each other’s public acts, records, and judicial rulings.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
A constitutional clause guaranteeing the “privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states.”
Privileges and Immunities Clause
Legal process of returning a fugitive to the state which he has been charged with a crime.
Extradition
The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
States’ Rights
A system in which the national and state levels are sovereign within their own spheres.
Dual Federalism
Income Taxes
Sixteenth Amendment
To implement a series of social and economic programs to address the poverty and unemployment of the depression.
New Deal
Federal programs that dispense monies to states, cities, counties, or other local governments; used to enforce national policies on the local level
Grants-in-Aid
Federal programs granting monies for specific purposes within state and local governments.
Categorical Grants
