This is a constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed between central government and subdivisional governments (states).
What is federalism?
100
These powers are inferred from the express powers that allow Congress to carry out its function.
What are implied powers?
100
These powers the Constitution grants to one of the branches of the national government.
What are express powers?
100
This amendment sets for the reserve powers.
What is the 10th Amendment?
100
This form of federalism, championed by Ronald Reagan, presumes that the power of the federal government is limited in favor of broad powers reserved to the states.
What is New Federalism?
200
This is a constitutional arrangement that concentrates power in a central government
What is the unitary system?
200
This clause in the Constitution (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3) sets forth the implied powers of congress: Congress has the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers the Constitution vests in the national government.
What is the necessary and proper clause?
200
This clause in the Constitution (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1) gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines
What is the commerce clause?
200
This is 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?
300
These are the powers given explicitly to the national government and listed in the Constitution
What are the delegated powers?
300
These are the powers of a 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 are inherent powers?
300
These are all powers not specifically delegated to the national government by the Constitution.
What are reserve powers?
300
These folks favor national action over action at the state and local levels
Who are centralists?
300
Examples of these kinds of grants include the National Science Foundation, universities, research institutes. These grants support the work of scientists and local governments to support training and employment programs.
What are project grants?
400
Congress appropriates funds for specific purposes, such as providing school lunches or building airports and highways. (strings attached / matching funds)
What are categorical-formula grants?
400
These people favor state or local action rather than national action.
Who are decentralists?
400
This clause in the Constitution (Article IV, Section 1) requires each state to recognize the civil judgments and accept their public records as valid.
What is the full faith and credit clause?
400
The Constitution gives these powers to both national and state governments, such as the power to levy taxes.
What are concurrent powers?
400
These are broad grants for prescribed activities -- welfare, child care, education, social services, preventive health care, health services, with only a few strings attached.
What are block grants?
500
These are agreements among two or more states. Congress must approve such agreements.
What are interstate compacts?
500
Name one of the ways federalism protects its citizens
Check the growth of tyranny, unity without uniformity, state experimentation, power sharing, government closer to people.
500
These are requirements the federal government imposes as a condition for receiving federal funds.
What is a federal mandate?
500
This is the right of a federal law or regulation to preclude enforcement of a state or local law or regulation