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3769099426Reserved PowersPowers given to the States by the 10th amendment0
3769099427Delegated PowersTerm for powers given to the national Government1
3769099428Concurrent Powerspowers held by both national and state governments at the same time2
3769099429Denied Powerspowers that neither state or national governments are allowed to have3
3769099430Expressed Powersnational powers that are directly written in the Constitution4
3769099431Implied Powersnational powers not expressly written but inferred from the elastic clause5
3769099432inherent Powersnational powers that are naturally needed for a government6
3769099433Supremacy ClauseArticle VI of the constitution which states that all laws and treaties of the United States are Superior to those of states.7
3769099434unitary governmenta way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government8
3769099435intergovernmental relationsThe workings of the federal system- the entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments.9
3769099436tenth amendmentThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.10
3769099437elastic clauseArticle 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 I11
3769099438full faith and credit clauseArticle IV, Section 1, of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states.12
3769099439cooperative federalismThe situation in which the national, state, and local levels work together to solve problems. "Marble Cake"13
3769099440dual federalismA system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies. "Layer Cake"14
3769099441formula grantsFederal categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations.15
3769099442unfunded mandatea federal order mandating that states operate and pay for a program created at the national level16
3769099443ex post facto lawa law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed17
3769099444interstate compactsagreements among states to cooperate on solving mutual problems; requires approval by Congress18
3769099445preemptiona concept derived from the Constitution's supremacy clause that allows the national government to override or preempt state or local actions in certain areas19
3769099446categorical formula grantsFederal grant where Congress appropriates funds for specific purposes. Tightly monitored to make sure its being used correctly. Certain requirements must be passed in order to get this grant (ex: Medicaid)20
3769099447federalisma division of powers between levels of government, generally between national and state21

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