a system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional governments

a centralized government system in which lower levels of government have little power independent of the national government

intergovernmental relations

the processes by which the three levels of American government (national, state, local) negotiate and compromise over policy responsibility

specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress (Article I, Section 8) and to the president (Article II)

Necessary and Proper Clause

Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which provides Congress with the authority to make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out its expressed powers

powers, derived from the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, that are not specifically delegated to the national government or denied to the states

Full Faith and Credit Clause

provision from Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution requiring that the states normally honor the public acts and judicial decisions that take place in another state

Privileges and Immunities Clause

provision, from Article IV, Section 2, of the Constitution, that a state cannot discriminate against someone from another state or give its own residents special privileges

a form of federalism in which Congress imposes legislation on states and localities, requiring them to meet national standards

the principle that the states should oppose the increasing authority of the national government; this principle was most popular in the period before the Civil War

a policy to remove a program from one level of government by delegating it or passing it down to a lower level of government, such as from the national government to the state and local governments

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Ch 3. Federalism

Term	Definition
federalism	a system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional governments
unitary system	a centralized government system in which lower levels of government have little power independent of the national government
intergovernmental relations	the processes by which the three levels of American government (national, state, local) negotiate and compromise over policy responsibility
expresssed powers	specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress (Article I, Section 8) and to the president (Article II)
Necessary and Proper Clause	Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which provides Congress with the authority to make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out its expressed powers
reserved powers	powers, derived from the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, that are not specifically delegated to the national government or denied to the states
Full Faith and Credit Clause	provision from Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution requiring that the states normally honor the public acts and judicial decisions that take place in another state
Privileges and Immunities Clause	provision, from Article IV, Section 2, of the Constitution, that a state cannot discriminate against someone from another state or give its own residents special privileges
regulated federalism	a form of federalism in which Congress imposes legislation on states and localities, requiring them to meet national standards
states' rights	the principle that the states should oppose the increasing authority of the national government; this principle was most popular in the period before the Civil War
devolution	a policy to remove a program from one level of government by delegating it or passing it down to a lower level of government, such as from the national government to the state and local governments

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