I've got the Power!
These are powers that both the national and state governments may exercise. An example of this is the right to levy and collect taxes
What are concurrent powers?
These are grants made for a specific, closely defined purpose, such as school lunches or construction of airports or wastewater treatment plants
What are categorical grants?
This is the legal process by which a fugitive (criminal) from justice in one State can be returned to that State. This is designed to prevent a person from escaping justice by fleeing a state
What is extradition?
This is the relationship between national, state, and local governments
What is federalism?
These are powers that can only be exercised by the National Government, they cannot be exercised by the States under any circumstances. Examples of this are the power to coin money, to lay duties (tariffs or taxes) on imports.
What are exclusive powers?
These are powers that government is expressly authorized to do in the Constitution. An example of this is to raise and maintain armed forces
What are expressed powers?
These are grants made for much more broadly defined purposes than categorical grants. Typically used for healthcare, social services, or welfare. Typically come with fewer strings attached.
What are block grants?
This clause guarantees that documents such as birth certificates, marriage licenses, deeds to property, car registrations and etc., are good from one state to another.
What is the full faith and credit clause?
What is the concept that the branches of governments all have different powers that they perform
What is the division of powers?
This is an act passed by Congress that enables the people of a territory to frame a proposed State constitution
What is an enabling act?
These powers are not expressly stated in the Constitution, but they are reasonably suggested. Examples of these are the creation of an interstate highway system.
What are implied powers?
These are grants made to state, localities, and sometimes private agencies that apply for these grants. Many grants for healthcare related research come from these, such as cancer and diabetes research.
What are project grants?
This clause means that no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in another state.
What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
The power to lay tariffs is an example of what type of governmental power?
What is an exclusive power?
This is passed if Congress agrees to statehood after reviewing the proposed state constitution
What is an act of admission?
These powers belong to the National Government because it is the national government of a sovereign state in the world community. Example of these are regulating immigration.
What are inherent powers?
These are grants of federal money or other resources to the States and their cities, counties, and other local units. This is an example of intergovernmental cooperation.
What are grants-in-aid programs?
These are agreements among themselves and with foreign states. No state can enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation. However, the States can, with the consent of Congress, enter into these
What are interstate compacts?
Which power is used as the basis to regulate immigration?
What are inherent powers?
This clause is used to indicate that no state law can directly contradict federal law
What is the supremacy clause?
These powers are not granted to the federal government, nor denied to the states. The basis of this power comes from the 10'th amendment.
What are reserved powers?
Cancer related research is an example of this type of grant
What is a project grant?
This clause does not cover criminal state matters
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
This governmental power (or lack thereof) is based upon the 10'th amendment
What are reserved powers?
These are the two newest states to the Union