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Ch 4 Federalism
Ch 4 Federalism Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| block grant | type of federal grant in aid for some particular, but broadly defined area of public policy (like health care) |
| Privileges and Immunities Clause | Constitution's stipulation that all citizens are entitled to certain privileges and immunities regardless of their state of residence |
| Act of Admission | Congressional act admitting a new sate to the Union |
| Federalism | System of government in which a written constitution divides the power between a central government and state governments |
| Delegated Powers | those powers expressed, inherent, or implied granted to the U.S. government by the Constitution |
| Expressesd Powers | Those delegated powers of the national government that are LISTED in the Constitution. |
| Interstate Commerce (Compact) | Formal agreement entered into with congressional consent between states or a foreign country |
| Grants-In-Aid program | grants of federal money or other resources to states, cities, counties, and other local govenrments |
| Reserved Powers | those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National government, and does not deny to the states |
| Implied Powers | suggested by the expressed powers sest in the Constitution; they are "necessary and proper" to carry out expressed powers |
| Exclusive Powers | powers that can be exercised by the National government alone |
| Project Grant | type of federal grant in aid made for specific projects such as cancer research |
| Revenue Sharing | System where federal government gave a share of federal tax revenue back to the states |
| Full Faith & Credit Clause | Constitution requirements that each state accept public act, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state |
| Concurrent Powers | powers that both the national government and state governments exercise |
| Categorial Grants | Type of federal grant in aid made for a specific purpose such as lunch programs |
| Enabling Act | Congressional act directing people of a US territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step towards statehood |
| Extradition | Legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state |
| necessary and proper clause (elastic clause) | The final clause in Article I, Section 8 which grants Congress the power to carry out the enumerated powers |
| Supremacy Clause | Found in Article VI, this clause places the Constitution, federal law, and treaties as the supreme law of the land |
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