National & State Powers
Vocabulary
Relations Among the States
Developing Federalism
Federalism and Politics
100
Powers the constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
What is Delegated Powers
100
Gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers expressed in the other clauses of Article I
What is Elastic Clause
100
To return a criminal or fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state
What is Extradite
100
A position that favors state and local action in dealing with problems.
What is States' rights position
100
A law prohibiting public officials from holding meetings not open to the public.
What is Sunshine laws
200
Powers directly expressed or stated in the constitution by the Founders.
What is Expressed Powers
200
The tax levied on individual and corporate earnings.
What is Income tax.
200
The prefix "inter" means
What is "among or between"
200
A position that favors national action in dealing with problems.
What is Nationalist position
200
A law that requires periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed.
What is Sunset laws
300
Implied PowersPowers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the constitution.
What is Implied Powers
300
One relating to disputes among two or more individuals or between individuals and the government.
What is Civil Law.
300
A written agreement between two or more states.
What is Interstate Compacts
300
Federal Aid Sums of money given to state or local governments to be spent for a variety of specific purposes.
What is Federal Grants
300
The course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem.
What is Public Policy
400
Powers that both the national government and states have.
What is Concurrent Powers
400
The first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution.
What is Enabling Act.
400
Refers to civil laws by state legislatures.
What are Public Acts
400
Name the chief justice who supported states' right.
Who is Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
400
Government administrators.
What is Bureaucracy
500
The constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states.
What is Reserved Powers
500
Established that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States "shall be the supreme Law of the Land."
What is Supremacy Clause.
500
Interstate Relations Article IV of the constitution requires the states to do the following: (name 2 of 3)
What is (1) Give "full faith and credit" to the laws, records, and court decisions of other states. (2) Give one another's citizens all the "privileges and immunities" of their own citizens. (3) Extradite
500
The expansion of the national government's powers has been based on 3 major constitutional provisions: (Name 2 of the 3 provisions)
What is (1) The war powers. (2) The power to regulate interstate commerce. (3) The power to tax and spend.
500
___________ increases opportunities for citizens of the United States to participate in politics at the national, state, and local levels. (Hint: heading of category)
What is Federalism
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