Grants
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Federalism
Random
100
Which grant funds specific projects or the delivery of specific services for a fixed period of time?
What is a project grant
100
Powers given explicitly to the national government and listed in the constitution
What is delegated powers
100
Powers that the Constitution gives to both the national and stare governments, such as the power to levy taxes
What is concurrent powers
100
A political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments in clearly defined terms, with state governments exercising those powers accorded to them without interference from the federal government
What is dual federalism
100
The right of a federal law or regulation to preclude enforcement of a state or local law or regulation.
What is preemption
200
Which grant from a central government has a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services?
What is block grant
200
Powers inferred from the express powers that allow Congress to carry out its functions
What is implied powers
200
powers not shared by either the national or federal government. These include legislation pertaining to areas such as excise duties, immigration and customs, bank notes and coinage and defense.
What is exclusive powers
200
A concept of federalism in which national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems, rather than making policies separately but more or less equally or clashing over a policy in a system dominated by the national government.
What is cooperative federalism
200
People who favor national action over action at the state and local levels
What is centralists
300
A requirement the federal government imposes as a condition for receiving federal funds.
What is federal mandate
300
Powers that the Constitution specifically grants to one of the branches of the national government
What is expressed powers
300
A constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed between a central government and subdivisional governments, called states in the United States. The national and the subdivision government both exercise direct authority over individuals
What is federalism
300
Mixing of powers, resources, and programs between and among the national, state, and local governments.
What is marble cake federalism
300
People who favor state or local action rather than national action
What is decentralists
400
The distribution of a portion of federal tax revenues to state and local governments.
What is revenue sharing
400
The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government
What is inherent powers
400
The legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed
What is extradition
400
That regional or local governments compete with other regional or local governments.
What is competitive government
400
A clause in Article IV, Section I, of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgements rendered by the courts of other states.
What is the full faith and credit clause
500
Which federal grant specifies a precise formula in the legislation creating the program. This grant includes population, amount of tax effort, proportion of population unemployed or below poverty level, density of housing, or rate of infant mortality.
What is formula grant
500
All powers not specifically delegated to the national government by the Constitution. This power can be found in the 10th amendment to the Constitution
What is reserved powers
500
A constitutional doctrine that whenever conflict occurs between the constitutionally authorized actions of the national government and those of a state or local government and those of a state or local government, the actions of the federal government prevail
What is national supremacy
500
A political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government back to the states
What is the new federalism
500
The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system; it is the cornerstone of the national government's relations with state and local governments
What is fiscal federalism
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