Chapter 4 Vocab

Question 1

Federalism

Answer 1

A “division of Powers” between the National and State governments

Question 2

Major strength of federalism

Answer 2

Federalism allows for local action for local concerns and national action for national concerns

Question 3

Local governments are ________ of the state government

Answer 3

Subunits

Question 4

Delegated Powers

Answer 4

Powers granted to the national government by the constitution

Question 5

Name 3 types of delegated power

Answer 5

1) Expressed power
2) Implied power
3) Inherent Power

Question 6

What are 2 other names for the Implied Powers

Answer 6

1) “necessary and proper clause”

2) “Elastic Clause”

Question 7

Exclusive powers

Answer 7

Powers given exclusively to the Federal Government and not to the states

Question 8

Reserved Powers

Answer 8

Powers given to the state government and not the national government

Question 9

Concurrent Powers

Answer 9

Powers that the state and national government share

Question 10

Supremacy clause

Answer 10

Resolves conflicts between the two levels of government shared by setting up a “ladder of laws”

Question 11

Supreme courts acts as the “_____” of the Supremacy clause

Answer 11

Umpire

Question 12

Supreme Court

Answer 12

9 people who makes rulings and final decisions in the supremacy clause

Question 13

Who has the most power in making rulings

Answer 13

Supreme Court

Question 14

How many territories do we have in the US

Answer 14

9

Question 15

Every state expect who had to go through the process for admitting new states

Answer 15

Every state except the first 13

Question 16

Name the 2 types of Federalism

Answer 16

1) Dual Federalism

2) Cooperative Federalism

Question 17

Dual Federalism

Answer 17

The governments power was strictly divided by the states and national government and the national government was small

Question 18

Cooperative Federalism

Answer 18

Established social programs to assist states with regulation- National Government became very large

Question 19

What kind of federalism do we have today?

Answer 19

Cooperative

Question 20

What does the Grants-in-Aid program consist of today and how much aid money does it provide each year

Answer 20

It consists of grants of money for different programs such as Education, Mass transit, highways, construction, and healthcare.

It provides over $250 billion dollars of aid per year

Question 21

Categorical Grants

Answer 21

used for specific purposes/ programs such as college tuition, school lunch, and water treatment

Question 22

Block grants

Answer 22

Used for large broad programs such and welfare, and Medicare/aid

Question 23

Project Grants

Answer 23

Used for projects such as medical research- given to private and government agencies

Question 24

Implied powers

Answer 24

Thousands of powers suggested but not stated in the constitution

Question 25

Extradition

Answer 25

The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned by another state

Question 26

Enabling act

Answer 26

Congress gives the territory permission to set up a state constitution

Question 27

Act of admission

Answer 27

Congress agrees to grant statehood

Question 28

Interstate compact

Answer 28

Over 200 agreements among 2 or more states/foreign states

Question 29

Judicial proceedings

Answer 29

A judicial consent to determine an enforce legal rights

Question 30

Public acts

Answer 30

An act of legislation affecting the public as a whole

Question 31

Expressed power

Answer 31

27 Powers that are spelled out in words in the constitution

Question 31

Inherent powers

Answer 31

Powers given to the national government because it is a government of a sovereign state (few of these)

Question 31

Full faith and credit clause

Answer 31

States must recognize the validity of records, documents and civil court decisions in other states

Question 31

Privileges and immunities clause

Answer 31

States cannot draw unreasonable distinctions (discrimination) between their own residents and residents of other states