Clauses
Definiton and Example of a Block Grant
D: Funds to broad porposes where the states decide how to spend the money.
Ex: Education or Transportation
Definiton and Example of a Categorial Grant
D: Closely defined porpose in categories
Ex: Support for Senior Centers
Definiton and Example of a Project Grant
D: funds for indevidual Projects
Ex: reasearch for diabetes treatments
Definiton and Example of Reserved Powers:
Ex: Marrige and divorce laws, conduct elections
Definiton and Example of Inherent Powers:
D: Powers that belong to the national gov of a soverign State
Ex. Aquirring new Territory
What is the Supremecy Clause?
A Clause that establishes that federal law is superior to state law.
What are the 3 major parts of the constitution?
The Preamble, Bill of Rights, and The Ammendments.
What are 3 types of grants?
Block, Categorial, and Project
Definiton and Example of Concurrent powers:
D: States and National govt. can exersise
Ex: worker pays, Collecting taxes
What were oe of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
No power of trade among the States
What is the Privlages and Immunities Clause?
Why were the framers vague in some sections of the Constitution?
to make the constitution able to be changed and so it can adapt with the people.
How many states were needed to ratify the constitution?
9/13 states
Definiton and Example of Expressed Powers:
Ex: Coining Money
What 3 basic concepts did the colonists bring from England?
Order, Represenitive, and limited
What is the Extratradition Clause?
A clause requiring states to return criminals to the states where they have been accused
What are the 6 principles of the Constitution?
Popular Sovernighty, Limited Government, Seperation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Judicial review, and Federalism.
Breifly describe the formal Ammendment Process
Proposed to the US Congress, then Ratified by 3/4ths of the State Legislatures
Definiton and Example of Implied Powers:
D: Powers not written in the constitution but based off of whats written
Ex. Toys containing led are banned from the US
What were one of the Strengths of the Articles of Confederation?
Gave full credit to the states rights
Ex. Creating armies, declaring war
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
A Clause requiring the states to recognize and accept thepublic acts, records, and Judicial proceedings of other states.
What were 2 compromisesof the constitutional convention?
The 3/5ths Compromise and The Great Compromise.
Who are the 5 people that the constitution can be changed by?
Legislation, President, Supreme Court, Political Parties, and Custom and Usage.
Definiton and Example of Exclusive Powers:
D: Powers given to the National govt.
Ex: Coining Money
What were the 3 English documents?
Magna Carta, Petition of rights, and English ill of Rights.