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ch, 4
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- 1federalismis a system of gov. in which a written constitution divides the power of gov., on a territorial basis, between a central gov., and several gov., usually called states or provinces
- 2division of powerbetween the national gov., and the gov., of the 50 states
- 3expressed powersare those power delegated to the national gov., in so many words
- 4implied powersare not expressly stated in the constitution, but they are reasonably suggested-- implied-- by the expressed powers
- 5inherent powersare those powers that belong to the national gov., bc it's the national gov., of a sovereign state in the world community
- 6reserved powersrecall, the 10th amendment states that the states are gov., of reserved powers
- 7exclusive powersmost of the powers that the constitution delegates to the national gov., are exclusive powers
- 8concurrent powerssome of the powers delegated to the national gov.
- 9supremacy clausethe framers anticipated those conflicts-- and so they wrote supremacy clause into the constitution
- 10enabling actan act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed states constitution
- 11grants-in-aidgrants of federal money or other resources to the states and their cities, counties, and other local units
- 12categorical grantsare made for some specific, closely definned purpose-- for school lunches or wastewater treatment plants, for example
- 13block grantsthey are made for much more broadly defined purposes than are categorical grants
- 14project grantscongress also provides money for project grants
- 15interstate compactsthe formal agreement entered into with the consent of congress
- 16full faith & credit clausemost often comes into play in court matters
- 17extraditionthe legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state can be returned to the state
- 18privileges & immunities clausemeans that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents & those persons who happen to live in another state
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