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GOV'T
Gov't vocab Day 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Federalism | Two or more governments exercise power/authority over the same group of people |
| Unitary System | A system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government |
| Confederation/Confederacy | An organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league |
| Express Powers | 27 powers that are EXPRESSED in the constitution and granted to the Federal Government |
| Implied Powers | Any powers NOT mentioned in the constitution. It can be IMPLIED that these powers are left to the states. |
| Inherent Powers | Referred to those powers over and beyond those explicitly spelled out in the Constitution or which can reasonably be implied from express grants |
| Commerce Clause | The provision of the U.S. Constitution that gives Congress exclusive power over trade activities among the states and with foreign countries and Indian tribes |
| Federal Mandate | A requirement in federal legislation that forces states and municipalities to comply with certain rules. An order from the central government that all state and local government must comply with. |
| Reserved Powers | State Powers, which include: Regulate trade within the state, establish local government systems, conduct elections, establish public school systems |
| Concurrent Powers | National and State Powers, which include: Enforce the laws, establish courts, collect taxes, Borrow money, provide for the general welfare |
| Full Faith and Credit Clause | Addresses the duties that the States within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state." |
| Extradition | The transfer of an accused from one state or country to another state or country that seeks to place the accused on trial |
| Interstate Compact | Contracts between two or more states creating an agreement on a particular policy issue, adopting a certain standard or cooperating on regional or national matter |
| National Supremacy | Refers to the laws and interests of the federal government being superior to the laws and interests of states and their governments. |
| Preemption | A doctrine of state law that holds that a state law displaces a local law or regulation that is in the same field and is in conflict or inconsistent with the state law |
| Centralists | People who seek a way of organizing a political or educational system in which a single authority has power and control over the entire system |
| Decentralists | People who seek to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area |
| Devolution | The act or process by which a central government gives power, property, etc., to local groups or governments |
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