Vocab
Federalism
States & the Feds
States & the States
Bonus
100

a system with a division of power between a national government and several state governments

federalism

100

Making treaties is what kind of power for the president

expressed power

100

an act directing a territory to write a state constitution

enabling act

100

This entity settles disputes between the states

Supreme Court

100

Why are powers divided between the national and state governments?

a. to prevent the abuse of power

b. to help increase employment

c. to make government larger

d. so states can make decisions

a. to prevent the abuse of power

200

a federal grant made for a broad purpose

block grant

200

federal income and local sales taxes is an example of this kind of power

concurrent

200

the last step in the process of creating a new state

The President signs an act of admission

200

This entity must approve interstate compacts 

Congress

200

reserved powers- those powers that the constitution does not grant the national govt. but at the same time is not granted to the states either. Which amendment is closely related to thee powers?

10th

300

a power the Constitution does not grant to the national government and does not deny to the states

reserved power

300

They have the power to admit new states to the Union 

Congress

300

The naturalization process is an example of

states helping the feds

300

This is the reason person can't leave a state to avoid judgment in a lawsuit 

Full Faith and Credit Clause

300

Sixteenth Amendment (1911)

Authorized Congress to enact a national income tax

Supreme Court had found congressional legislation in this area unconstitutional

Seventeenth Amendment (1913)

Made senators directly elected by the people

Removed their selection from state legislatures

These amendments made which level of government stronger?

the feds

400

powers that belong to the national government simply because it is a national government

inherent powers

400

acquiring territory is this kind of power and it belongs to...

(tell me the type of power and who it belongs to)

exclusive federal power

400

Which of the following would be considered a categorical grant?

a. funding for Statewide health care

b. funding for building interstate highways

c. assistance for a State’s disaster relief efforts

d. assistance for low-income sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease

d. assistance for low-income sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease

400

In order to better manage shared resources and concerns states might do this

make Interstate Compacts

400

The expressed powers are exercised by which branches of the federal government

executive, legislative, & judicial

500

The National Government’s power to coin money is a(n) ____________ power

expressed power

500

Congress building the interstate highway system is an example of them exercising this kind of power

implied powers

500

This kind of federal help often blurs the lines and violates the principles of division of power 

grants-in-aid

500

Any citizen can become a resident of any state because of

Privileges and Immunities Clause

500

this keeps a state court from ruling against a national treaty 

supremacy clause