Federalism
Which government is allowed to declare war
Federal Government
Which government is responsible for family laws
State government
Marble cake federalism
What is dual federalism?
This clause gives Congress the authority to regulate trade between states
What is the Interstate commerce clause
Which government is responsible for the regulation of intrastate commerce
State Government
This amendment delegates power to the states
What is the 10th amendment?
Layer cake federalism
Dual federalism
Powers that the Constitution gives to both the national and state governments
What is Concurrent Powers
This type of grant is most favored by conservatives
What is a block grant?
What does the government use when it stretches it powers
Elastic Clause
Powers directly given to the federal government
What is Expressed Powers
This court case gave Congress the authority to create the National Bank under the elastic clause
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
The Americans with Disabilities Act is an example of a
What is an unfunded mandate?
This type of grant gives money to the states, but as the most restrictions.
What is a categorical grant?
The passing of power down to state governments
What is devolution?
Powers the government requires to uphold/carry out Expressed Powers
What is Implied Powers
Both state and federal governments
States must recognize civil judgments rendered by courts in different states and accept their records and acts as valid. Not valid with criminal decisions
What is Full Faith and Credit Clause
Which government is responsible for foreign relations and diplomacy
Federal government
Ex Post Facto laws and Bills of Attainder are examples of this kind of power
What are denied powers?
Supreme court case that limited Congress' interstate commerce power
What is U.S. v. Lopez
The most common way amendments to the constitution are proposed
What is with a 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress?
The legal process where an alleged criminal is surrendered by one state to another state in which the crime had been committed
What is Extradition
Powers that belong strictly to the states
What is Reserved Powers
statement in Article IV of the Constitution establishing 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