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ch 3 Federalism
vocab review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dividing gov. powers between the national and state levels of government. (shared gov. powers) | federalism |
| Powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the constitution ; for Congress, these powers are listed in Article I, Section 8, and include the power to coin money, declare war, regulate trade, tax. | enumerated powers |
| A clause in Article IV, Section I, of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states. (If you are divorced in one state you are divorced in all states) | full faith and credit clause |
| The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system; (The federal gov. gives a grant to a state but now the state has to follow all the federal guidelines) | fiscal federaliasm |
| A way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government. Most national governments today including those of Great Britain and Japan, have this system. (not a dictatorship, gov. still has limited powers) | unitary gov. |
| Powers deducted from the enumerated powers. "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers enumerated in Article I". Ex- commerce poewrs | implied powers |
| States must treat citizens from other states the same as they treat their residents. EX- You cant charge a non resident 100 for speeding and a resident 50 for speeding. | privileges and immunities |
| Federal Grants that can be used only for specific purposes. They come with strings attached, such as nondiscrimination provisions. | categorical grants |
| Article IV of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits | supremacy clasue |
| The final paragraph of Article I, Section 8, of the constitution, which authorizes congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the enumerated powers. | elastic clause |
| A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies (layer cake) | dual federalism |
| Federal Grants given more or less automatically to sates or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services | block grants |
| Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments. Also upheld the idea of implied powers. | McCulloch v. Maryland |
| Supreme Court interpreted very broadly, the commerce powers of congress, giving Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity. | Gibbons v. Ogden |
| A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government. Marble Cake. | Cooperative Federalism |
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