Way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have authority over the same people and land.
What is Federalism?
100
This war also help establish the supremacy of the national government.
What is the Civil War?
100
Powers specifically stated in the Constitution for Congress.
What is enumerated powers?
100
Federal grants given automatically to states to support broad programs and may be spent at the states discretion.
What are block grants?
100
Constitutional Amendment stating that powers not granted to the national government are reserved for the states or the people.
What is the tenth amendment?
200
A way of organizing a nation so all power resides in the central government.
What is a Unitary government?
200
The power to directly regulate drinking ages, marriage and divorce, sexual behavior, and the like is granted to the _______.
What is states?
200
The Federal Government has practiced these three types of federalism.
What are cooperative, dual, and fiscal federalism?
200
This grant is given for specific purposes and awarded on the merits of application or competition.
What is a project grant?
200
A clause in Article IV of the Constitution requires each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgements rendered by the courts of another state.
What is "full faith and credit clause?"
300
The national government is weak and most all power resides in the hands of its components.
What is a Confederation?
300
More opportunities for political participation; federal and state governments handle different problems which does this for our politics and policies.
What is decentralization?
300
Powers of the federal government that go beyond those specifically stated in the Constitution.
What are implied powers?
300
Federal grants that can only be used for specific purposes.
What is a categorical grant?
300
Common name for this clause in the Constitution which authorizes congress "to make all laws necessary and proper" to carry out the powers specifically stated in the Constitution.
What is the elastic clause?
400
A legal process where one criminal is returned to the state in which the offense occurred.
What is extradition?
400
This court case established the federal government could regulate trade between the states.
What is Gibbons v Ogden?
400
There are certain powers denied to both the national government and the states. Name two denied powers.
What are,
titles of nobility,
permit slavery,
deny citizens the right to vote 15th,
deny citizens the right to vote 19th.
400
Federal categorical grants distributed according to this and specified in legislation or administrative regulation.
What is a formula grant?
400
Powers to coin money, enter into treaties, and regulate commerce are given exclusively to this.
What is the federal government.
500
This term means supreme or ultimate political authority.
What is sovereignty?
500
This court case established the supremacy of the national government.
What is McCoullough v Maryland?
500
There are certain powers granted to both the national government and the states. Name two shared powers.
What are
tax,
borrow money,
establish courts,
make and enforce laws,
500
This is the most common type of grant given to the states by the federal government.
What is a categorical grant?
500
It is commonly known as this and is found in Article VI of the constitution. The following is the excerpt form the Constitution, "Constitution, Laws of the national government, treaties ...."