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Federalism

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block grants   a large sum of money offered to the states by the federal government without a specific purpose  
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categorical grants   a large sum of money (grant) offered to the states with particular Congressional guidelines or requirements  
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concurrent powers   powers that are held by both the state and federal government  
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cooperative federalism   the intermingled relationships among the national, state and local governments to deliver services to citizens  
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delegated powers   powers that the states have delegated to the federal government  
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devolution   "devolving" or passing some of the responsibilities of the federal government back to the states  
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dual federalism   national and state governments remain supreme in their own spheres  
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extradition   clause that obligates states to deliver captured fugitives back to the state where they committed the original crime  
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federalism   the sharing of power between the central, national government and the state governments  
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fiscal federalism   the pattern of taxing, spending, and providing federal grants to state and local governments  
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full faith and credit clause   Article 4 of the Constitution which requires each state to respect and honor the acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other state  
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implied powers   those powers not specifically listed in the Constitution but but derived in the elastic clause  
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marble cake federalism   developed during the New Deal and is characterized by the federal government becoming more intrusive in what were originally states' powers  
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McCulloch v. Maryland   case that established the federal government was supreme over the states  
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nullification   the right to declare null and void any federal law if a state thought it violated the Constitution (this itself is unconstitutional)  
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reserved powers   any powers not listed in the Constitution, thus remain with the states  
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10th Amendment   distinguish the two governing spheres, state and federal  
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unitary government   those with a single governing authority in a central capital with uniform law throughout the land (United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan)  
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Whiskey Rebellion   controversy that brewed after a federal tax burdened whiskey distillers of the backcountry  
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New Federalism   a return to more distinct lines of responsibility for federal and state governments, begun by Ronald Reagan  
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