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| 46534828 | centralization | degree to which decision-making authority is restricted to higher levels of management | |
| 47054406 | commerce power | Exclusive power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade | |
| 47054407 | concurrent powers | Powers that the Constitution gives to both the national and state governments, such as the power to levy taxes | |
| 47054408 | confederation | the act of forming an alliance or confederation | |
| 47054410 | cooperative federalism | Cooperation among federal, state, &local govts; "marble cake" federalism | |
| 47054411 | creative federalism | developed during President Lyndon Johnson's administration, it was characterized by the Great Society programs, which placed a major responsibility on federally funded programs. | |
| 47054412 | delegated powers | Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money. | |
| 47054414 | enabling act | a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law | |
| 47054415 | exclusive powers | Those powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone | |
| 47054416 | federalism | the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units | |
| 47054417 | full faith and credit | first words of Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution, which requires states to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings" of all the other states | |
| 47054418 | grant-in-aid | Funds made available by Congress to the state and local governments for expenditure in accordance with prescribed standards and conditions | |
| 47054419 | horizontal federalism | activities, problems, and policies that require state governments to interact with one another | |
| 47054420 | implied powers | powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution | |
| 47054421 | inherent powers | The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government | |
| 47054422 | intergovernmental tax immunity | The exemption of state and national governmental agencies and property from taxation by each other | |
| 47054423 | interposition | the act of interposing one thing between or among others | |
| 47054424 | interstate compact | An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements. | |
| 47054425 | interstate rendition | obligation of states to return people accused of a crime to the state from which they fled (extradition) | |
| 47054426 | national supremacy | Constitutional doctrine that whenever conflict occurs between the constitutionally authorized actions of the national government and those of a state or local government, the actions of the federal government prevail. | |
| 47054427 | necessary and proper clause | Constitutional clause that gives congress the power to make all laws "necessary and proper" for executing its powers | |
| 47054428 | nullification | the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress | |
| 47054429 | police power | the authority of each state to act to protect and promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of its people | |
| 47054430 | privileges and immunities | guarantees that "citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens" in any other state in the United States | |
| 47054433 | reserved powers | Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people | |
| 47054434 | resulting powers | several enumerated powers added together result in another power | |
| 47054435 | states' rights | belief that because the states created the United States, individual states have the power to nullify federal laws | |
| 47054436 | Tenth Amendment | Last amendment in the Bill of Rights that states that any powers not given to the national government will be given to the individual states. "RESERVED POWERS" | |
| 47054438 | Twenty-first Amendment | Permits the sale, manufacture, transport of intoxicating beverages in the United States. | |
| 47054440 | Coyle v. Smith | Court upheld Oklahoma... said that Congress may impose any conditions for statehood but once in the Union a state is equal with all other states. | |
| 47054445 | McCulloch v. Maryland | attempt by maryland to destory a brach of the bank of the US by imposing a tax on its notes, most famous marshall decison..no national bank, upheld bank rights to exist and be free from taxes | |
| 282090722 | block grants | Money from the national government that states can spend within broad guidelines determined by Washington | |
| 282090723 | categorical grants | Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or "categories," of state and local spending. They come with strings attached, such as nondiscrimination provisions. Compare to block grants. | |
| 282090724 | commerce power | Exclusive power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade | |
| 282090725 | dual federalism | A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies. | |
| 282090726 | federal mandate | A requirement the federal government imposes as a condition for receiving federal funds | |
| 282090727 | elastic clause | clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers expressed in the other clauses of Article I | |
| 282090728 | enumerated powers | Powers specifically given to Congress in the Constitution; including the power to collect taxes, coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, and declare war. | |
| 282090729 | police power | the authority of each state to act to protect and promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of its people | |
| 282090730 | supremacy clause | The constitutional provision (Article VI) that makes the Constitution and federal laws superior to all conflicting state and local laws. |
