"Powers"
The Supreme Law of the Land
Interstate Compacts
Government Money
The Nation's Obligation to the States
100
Those that are not expressly stated in the Constitution but are reasonably suggested by the Expressed Powers.
What are Implied Powers?
100
Local governments derive their powers from these.
What are State Constitutions and State laws?
100
Just as treaties made by the President are subject to consent by the Senate, interstate compacts are subject to this.
What is Congression Consent?
100
A major way in which the National Government gains influence over State and local affairs.
What are grants-in-aid programs?
100
The Constitution requires the National Government to guarantee this to every state in the Union?
What is a Republican Form of Government?
200
The seperation of governmental powers between the National Government and the 50 State government.
What is Division of Powers?
200
Create "the supreme Law of the Land."
What are the U.S. Constitution and laws and treaties of the United States?
200
This "shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State."
What is Full Faith and Credit?
200
Two examples are federal funding of State and local government job training and employment programs or to support scientific research.
What are project grants?
200
The Constitution calls on the National government to protetect each state from this, usually resulting in uncontrollable riots or insurection.
What is "Domestic Violence"?
300
Those powers granted in the Constitution only to the National Government.
What are Exclusive Powers?
300
The umpire in the federal system.
Who is the Supreme Court?
300
The State official who is responsible for extradition.
Who is the governor?
300
Federal aid given to States and local governments with virtually no conditions attached.
What are Block Grants?
300
When Congress passes an enabling act they are requiring a prospective state to do this.
What is direct the people of a territory to frame a proposed constitution?
400
Those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the state.
What are the Reserved Powers?
400
A subunit of State Government.
What is Local Governments?
400
Two exceptions to the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
What is non-resident wild fish and game licensing and Out-of-State tuition?
400
The advantage that revenue sharing has over federal grants-in-aid programs from the States' point of view.
What are fewer restrictions on how the money can be spent?
400
This obligation of the National Government arose when the new Constitution required the States to give up their war-making powers.
What is to protect States against invasion?
500
Though not listed in the Constitution, are those that belong to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community.
What are Inherent Powers?
500
The Supremecy Clause was created by the Framers of the Constitution who anticipated that this would happen.
What are conflicts between the National and State Governments?
500
The two exceptions to the Full Faith and Clause.
What are a State cannot enforce another State's criminal law and to certain divorces granted by one State to residents of another State?
500
The power of the Federal Government to make grants-in-aid can be traced to this expressed power of Congress.
What is the power to lay and collect taxes?
500
The one restriction placed on Congresses' power to admit new States to the Union.
What is a new State cannot be created by taking territory from one or more existing States without the consent of the legislature(s) of the State(s) involved?
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