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Powers that both the national government and the states possess
What are concurrent powers?
100
A system of government in which a constitution divides power between a central and several regional governments
What is federalism?
100
Money given to States used for a variety of purposes.
What is a project grant?
100
Agreements between states and with foreign states.
What is an interstate compact?
100
27.
What is the number of amendments in our Constitution?
200
Powers spelled out specifically in the Constitution-- "enumerated powers"
What are expressed powers?
200
Powers not expressly stated in the Constitution but are reasonably suggested by it.
What are implied powers?
200
Similar to a grant in aid but is for a more broadly defined purpose
What is a block grant?
200
Creates a new state.
What is an act of admission?
200
A pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state
What is an executive agreement ?
300
Powers that belong to the national government due to tradition-- the government has assumed these powers since the beginning
What are inherent powers?
300
A principle of federalism in which the governmental powers are separated on a geographic basis between the national government and the states.
What is the division of powers?
300
Grants made for some specific, closely defined purpose
What is a categorical grant?
300
Tells states they must honor documents from other states (e.g. driver's license, marriage license)
What is the full faith & credit clause?
300
The process by which over time many changes have been made in the Constitution which have not involved any changes in its written word.
What is an informal amendment?
400
Powers that include expressed, implied, and inherent-- those which are granted to it in the Constitution.
What are delegated powers?
400
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state.
What is extradition?
400
Federal money to the states and/or their cities, counties, and other local units.
What is the grants-in-aid program?
400
Directs the people of a territory to frame a proposed state constitution.
What is an enabling act?
400
A clause in the Constitution establishes the Constitution and United States laws as the “supreme Law of the Land.”?
Who is the Supremacy clause?
500
Powers exercised by the national government alone.
What are exclusive powers?
500
Powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the states.
What are reserved powers?
500
Money giving states and local governments an annual share of federal tax revenues.
What is revenue sharing?
500
Means that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who live in other states.
What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
500
A republican form of government, invasion and internal disorder, and respect for territorial integrity.
What are the Nation's obligations to the states?