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Pol. Sci Unit 1 p.3
Political Science unit 1. Ch. 1-4 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (Unitary Systems) One that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place. | Unitary system |
| a governmental form in which authority is divided between a central government and various local governments. | Federal system |
| the seventeen powers granted to the national government under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution. These powers include taxation and the regulation of commerce as well as the authority to provide for the national defense. | enumerated powers |
| Provision in the Constitution which strongly suggests that the national government has powers other than those explicitly stated in the Constitution. | necessary & proper clause |
| powers that the national government get as a result of being sovereign | inherent powers |
| powers shared by the federal and state governments. | concurrent powers |
| Supreme Court ruling of 1819 that used the elastic clause to justify a national bank. | McCulloch v. Maryland |
| Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 U.S. 1 (1824), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. ... | Gibbons V. Ogden |
| Constitutional provision giving Congress authority to regulate interstate commerce. | commerce clause |
| federal system in which national powers and state powers are sharply differentiated. | dual federalism |
| funds restricted to a certain category of interests, such as child-care, or services for the handicapped. | categorical grants |
| (Unitary Systems) One that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place. | Unitary system |
| a governmental form in which authority is divided between a central government and various local governments. | Federal system |
| the seventeen powers granted to the national government under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution. These powers include taxation and the regulation of commerce as well as the authority to provide for the national defense. | enumerated powers |
| Provision in the Constitution which strongly suggests that the national government has powers other than those explicitly stated in the Constitution. | necessary & proper clause |
| powers that the national government get as a result of being sovereign | inherent powers |
| powers shared by the federal and state governments. | concurrent powers |
| Supreme Court ruling of 1819 that used the elastic clause to justify a national bank. | McCulloch v. Maryland |
| Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 U.S. 1 (1824), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. ... | Gibbons V. Ogden |
| Constitutional provision giving Congress authority to regulate interstate commerce. | commerce clause |
| federal system in which national powers and state powers are sharply differentiated. | dual federalism |
| funds restricted to a certain category of interests, such as child-care, or services for the handicapped. | categorical grants |
| any provision in statute or regulation or any Federal court ruling that imposes an enforceable duty upon State, local, or tribal governments including a condition of Federal assistance or a duty arising from participation in a voluntary Federal program.” | federal mandates |