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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Expressed powers | the powers explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution |
| Implied powers- | the powers assumed by the government that are not specifically listed in the Constitution |
| Inherent powers- | those delegated powers of the Constitution that are assumed to belong to the national government because it is a sovereign state |
| Reserved powers- | the powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government nor denied to the states that are reserved for the states |
| Concurrent powers- | the power that is shared by both the federal and state governments |
| Full Faith and Credit Clause- | the provision of the Constitution that requires each state to honor the public acts, official records, and judicial proceedings of every other state |
| Dual Federalism- | (1790–1930) time period during which ntnl & state govs were seen as = authorities, operating over separate areas of influence, & the authority of ntnl gov was generally limited to the expressed powers listed in the Cons; called “layer cake” federalism |
| Doctrine of nullification- | the belief that the states had the right to cancel federal laws with which they disagreed |
| Doctrine of secession- | the idea that a state had the right to separate from the Union |
| Cooperative federalism- | (1930–1960) an era of federalism during which the national and state government shared functional authority in broad policy areas; also called “marble cake” federalism |
| Creative federalism- | (1960–1980) the period in which the national government channeled federal funds to local governments and citizen groups to address problems that states could or would not address; also called “picket fence” federalism |
| New federalism- | (1980–present) the modern era in federalism in which authority that rested with the national government is being returned to the states; also called “devolution” |
| Devolution- | (1980–present) the modern trend in federalism in which more power is given back to the states; also known as “new federalism” |
| Fiscal federalism- | a system of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system |
| Grants-in-aid- | federal funds given to state and local governments for specific projects |
| Categorical grant- | a federal grant that can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state and local spending; these grants usually require that the state contribute money in addition to the national money |
| Block grant- | federal grants given to state and local governments for broad purposes, such as welfare, community development, public health, or education |
| Federal mandates- | regulations that the national government imposes on state and local governments |
| United States vs E.C. Knight Company | landmark supreme court case that limited the national government's ability to regulate business |
| Lyndon B Johnson | president whose great society programs extended the power of the national government |
| McCulloch v Maryland | Landmark supreme court case that expanded the power of the national government |
| Ronald Reagan | president who supported returning power to the states |
| federalism | divides the powers of the United States government between the national and state governments |
| delegated powers belong to who | national government |
| what are the three types of delegated powers | expressed, implied, and inherent |
| examples of expressed powers | lay and collect taxes, coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, raise/ maintain armed forces, declare war, grant patents/ copyrights, fix standard weights and measures |
| examples of implied powers | regulation of labor, building of highways and dams, determination of federal crimes, prohibition racial discrimination - necessary and proper clause |
| examples of inherent powers | regulate immigration, acquire territory, grant diplomatic recognition, protect nation |
| examples of reserved powers | regulate marriage/ divorce, decide drinking age, regulate trade and business within the state, establish local governments, establish public schools, conduct elections |
| states cannot: | - enter into any treaty, alliance or confederation -print or coin money - deprive any person of life, liberty or property w/o due process of law -tax the federal gov |
| examples of concurrent powers | levy and collect taxes, define crimes and set punishments, take private property for public use, establish courts, borrow money |
| supremacy clause | - the constitution & the laws & treaties of the US are the "supreme law of the land" - the constitution stands above all other forms of law - the "inchpin of the constitution" - holds together the complex structure that is the American Federal System |
| what are the three types of cooperative federalism | categorical, block, and project grants |
| nations obligations to the states | -national gov guarantees a "republican" form of gov - protects against invasions -protects against domestic violence (disasters, uprisings) -recognize the legal existence and physical boundaries of each state |
| state admission process | national gov has power to admit new states into the country - territory asks for admission - state receives enabling act -state writes & submits a state constitution -congress approves w an act of admission -presidents signs act, admitting new state |
| other forms of federal aid | -FBI helps state and local police -Army and Air Force train National Guard units - census Bureau provides data to the states |
| state aid to national government | states help national gov by: -conducting and funding national elections -granting citizenships to foreigners -local police aid in catching/detaining those who commit federal crimes |
| interstate compacts | agreements w themselves and among themselves and foreign states |
| extradition | the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state can be returned to that state |
| full faith and credit clause test q: | "full faulth and credit shall be given in each state to the public Acts, records, judicial proceedings of every other state." |
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