Federalism: Powers Divided
A basic characteristic of federalism is that it divides the powers between these two branches of governments.
What is National and State governments?
Without this, political control tends to concentrate at one level of government.
What is a division of powers?
The Constitution gives these powers to both the National and the State governments.
What are concurrent?
Which of the following is not an example of federal-State cooperation?
What is interstate compacts?
These are legal means by which States make agreements among themselves and with foreign states.
What are interstate compacts?
Which powers are left to the state?
What are reserved powers?
National governments use these types of powers to function in such areas as to acquire territory and regulate immigration.
What is inherent?
The National Government has three types of these powers that have been granted to it in the Constitution.
What are delegated?
In the 1800s, States began receiving grants of federal land under this program for the purpose of establishing schools and colleges.
What is grants-in-aid programs?
This clause in the Constitution provides that State laws and court decisions must generally be honored by other states.
What is the Full, Faith, and Credit Clause?
The power to coin money is this kind of power.
What is an expressed power?
The Constitution clearly states all of these powers of the National Government.
What is expressed?
Most of these powers held by the States are those not granted to the National Government.
What are reserved?
A territory seeking Statehood is directed to prepare a State constitution by means of this.
What is an enabling act?
Which of the following is not legal under the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
What is a state can require employers to hire in-State residents first?
The Supremacy Clause establishes this as the nation's highest law.
What is the Constitution?
The Constitution gives these powers to the National Government, which it alone may exercise.
What is exclusive?
In this court case, the Supremacy Clause was used to rule that the states don't have the power to impede/burden the operations of the constitutional laws enacted by congress.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
A territory gains Statehood in the United States when Congress passes this on its behalf.
What is an act of admission?
In this legal case, the Court ruled that the federal courts can order an unwilling governor to extradite a fugitive
What is Puerto Rico v. Branstad?
The power to levy and collect taxes, define crimes and set punishments, and take private property for public use are all examples of this type of power.
What are concurrent powers?
These powers are those necessary and proper to carry out the powers specifically granted to the National Government.
What is implied?
Some highly restrictive types of federal grants have been converted into this type of grant, which set very few conditions on how the States may use them.
What are block grants?