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- 1federalism-A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments.division of powers-Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States).
- 2delegated powers-Those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the National Government by the Constitution.expressed powers-Those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution; also called the “enumerated powers.”
- 3implied powers-Those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution; those “necessary and proper” to carry out the expressed powers; see delegated powers, expressed powers.inherent powers-Powers that the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community.
- 4reserved powers- Those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the states.exclusive powers- The power to execute, enforce, and administer law.
- 5concurrent powers- Those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise.supremacy clause- the constitution that provision declares that the constitution and the laws and treaties of the united states are supreme law of land
- 6enabling act- A congressional act directing the people of a United States territory to frame a proposed State constitution as a step towards admission to the Union.act of admission- A congressional act admitting a new State to the Union.
- 7grants-in-aid program- Grants of federal money or other resources to States, cities, counties,categorical- One type of federal grants-in-aid; made for some specific, closely defined, purpose.
- 8block grant- One type of federal grants in aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy.project grant- One type of federal grants-in-aid; made for specific projects to states, localities, and private agencies who apply for them.
- 9interstate compact- Formal agreement entered into with the consent of Congress, between or among States, or between a State and a foreign State.full faith and credit clause- Constitution’s requirement that each State accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State.
- 10extradition- The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State.privileges and immunities clause-Constitution’s stipulation (Article IV, Section 2) that all citizens are entitles to certain “privileges and immunities,” regardless of their State of residence’ no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States.
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