| Question |
Answer |
| Inherent powers |
possessed by any government of a sovereign nation |
| state powers |
one example is creating public school systems |
| enabling act |
directs a territory to draft a state constitution establishing a representative government |
| constitution |
highest authority to consult in disputes with the US government |
| civil laws |
laws that govern relationships among individuals and define people's legal rights |
| extradition |
process of sending a criminal back to his or her state of origin |
| revenue sharing |
former system by which federal tax dollars were distributed among state and local governments |
| criminal laws |
laws that forbid certain actions |
| interstate compacts |
agreements between states |
| elastic clause |
allows Congress to expand its authority |
| reserved powers |
guaranteed to the states by the tenth amendment |
| concurrent powers |
powers shared by the federal and state governments |
| federal powers |
one example is raising and supporting armed forces |
| republican |
representative government |
| federal mandates |
requirements imposed on state and local governments |
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