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Chapter 3
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- 1FederalismA way of organizing a nation read two levels of government have authority over the same level and people shared powers between units
- 2Unitary governmentAll power of nation resides in the central government
- 3Supremacy clauseArticle 6 Constitutions national laws and treaties supreme overstate laws would national government is acting within constitutional limits
- 410th amendmentThe powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution for prohibited. Buy it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or the people
- 5McCulloch v Maryland1819 Supreme Court decision established national government over state government
- 6Enumerated powersPowers of the federal government specifically addressed in the constitution like coin money regulate value impose taxes article 1 section 8
- 7Implied powersPowers of federal government beyond the constitution "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out in execution"
- 8Elastic clauseCongress pass all laws did it necessary for government
- 9Gibbons v Ogden1824 case giving Congress the power to regulate interest commerce every form of commercial activity
- 10Full faith and creditEach state must recognize the official documents and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states article 4 section 1
- 11ExtraditionAlleged criminal surrendered by officials of one state to officials of the other state where crime was committed
- 12Privileges and immunitiesArticle 4 section 2 citizens from each state have mostly the same privileges and immunities
- 13Dual federalismBoth states and national government remain supreme within their own spheres
- 14Cooperative federalismPowers and policy assignments are shared between state and national government share cost administration and blame
- 15Categorical grantsGrants that are only to be used for specific purposes of state and local spending
- 16Project grantsFederal grants given for specific person and awarded or basis of merits of application
- 17Formula grantGrants distributed according to formula specific in legislation or in administration regulations
- 18Block grantsAutomatically given grants to states or communities to support broad programs like development and social services
- 19DevolutionTransfer of power from one level to a lower level of central gov
- 20Delegated powersPowers specifically granted to the government by the Constitution
- 21Reserved powersPowers reserved in the constitution for the states from the constitution
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- 10th grade AP Gov (Vocabulary) Flashcards on Chapter 3, created by Emily Lopez on 20/09/2016.
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