Vocab
A formal order given by a higher authority.
Mandate
For the federal government, what are powers directly stated in the constitution?
Expressed Powers
A sum of money given to a state or local government for a specific purpose.
Federal Grant
To return a fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state.
Extradite
Position that favors state and local action in dealing with problems.
State's Rights Position
What powers does the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government?
Delegated Powers
Powers that belong strictly to the states.
Reserved Powers
Position that favors federal action in dealing with problems.
Nationalist Position
What is a plan of action adopted by government decision makers to solve a problem or reach a goal known as?
Public Policy
An act of the federal government that limits a state's ability to regulate an area.
Restraint
Term for the powers that both the national government and the states have.
Concurrent Powers
Law prohibiting public officials from holding meetings not open to the public.
Sunshine Law
What law requires periodic checks of laws or of government agencies to see if they are still needed?
Sunset Law
Powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers.
Implied Powers
A written agreement between two or more states is known as what?
Interstate Compact
What states the the Constitution, laws made by Congress, and treaties of the U.S. “Shall be the supreme Law of the Land”
Supremacy Clause
Allows people of a territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution.
Enabling Act
Allows the federal government to take over a state government function.
Preemption
No state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its residents and those who live in another state.
Privileges and Immunities Clause