Quiz 2 Flashcards
When what the state/local government can use money given by the federal government is not as narrowly defined
Block Grant
A grant of money from the federal government to state/local governments for a narrow purpose
Categorical Formula Grant
A clause in the Constitution that regulates interstate commerce
Commerce Clause
Powers the national and state governments exercise, independently and at the same time
Concurrent Powers
Several independent sovereign governments work together on certain policies while each state keeps ultimate authority within its borders
Confederal System
The IGR that develop from the grants of money the national government provides to state/local governments
Fiscal Federalism
When state governments form agreements with other states
Interstate Compacts
The reliance of state courts upon their state’s constitution
Judicial Federalism
Rules and regulations with which a recipient government must comply to receive a federal grant
Mandates
A legal theory that state governments can invalidate national actions they deem unconstitutional
Nullification
A preference for state/national/cooperative intergovernmental action that depends on policy substance and partisan makeup of government at the other levels
Partisan Federalism
State powers reserved to protect the health, safety, lives, and property of their citizens; handling the daily affairs of their people
Police Powers
A national policy supersedes a state/local policy because it deals with an enumerated/implied national power
Preemption
Domestic matters that the state controls since the ratification of their constitutions
Reserved Powers
When the central government is THE sovereign government and can create or eliminate regional governments
Unitary System
