Test 8 Flashcards
Abilities of only the State Government
To establish local governments
Abilities of only the National government
To coin money
Abilities of both types of government
To establish courts
To borrow money
Abilities of neither types of government.
To tax exports
To grant titles of nobility
To enter into treaties
Confederacy
(type of government)
The local units possess all political power, and delegate select powers to the national government.
Federal Categorical Grants
These have mandates / conditions of aid.
McCulloch v. Maryland
Established the doctrine of implied powers.
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Authority
This court case gave the supreme court almost unlimited control over the states.
Ronald Reagan
Worked to reduce the national government’s role in local affairs.
The Doctrine of Nullification
the belief that a state could ignore a national law that it deemed unconstitutional.
Concurrent Powers
Powers shared by the national and state government.
What is full faith and credit
The act of one state honoring the civil laws and court decisions of other states.
What are the national government’s constitutional obligations to the states?
Protect against invasion
A republican form of government
Equal representation in the Senate
Dual Federalism
Each government is independent and exercises its power without the assistance of other governments.
EPA and OSHA
Both examples of preemptions.
