Federalists Flashcards

786977180	federalsim	a division of governmental powers between the national government and the staes	1
786977181	delegated powers	powers specifically granted to the national government by the constitution	2
786977182	implied powers	not expressed, but may be considered through the use of the Necessary and Proper (elastic) clause	3
786977183	Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause	gives congress the powers to pass all laws necessary to carry out their constitutional duties, found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: AKA the Elastic Clause	4
786977184	inherent powers	powers that exist for the national government because the government is sovereign	5
786977185	concurrent powers	powers shared by the federal and state governments	6
786977186	reserved powers	powers belonging specifically to the states and the people because they were not delegated to the national government nor denied to the states	7
786977187	Full Faith and Credit Clause	states are required to recognized the laws and legal documents of other states	8
786977188	Privileges and Immunities Clause	states are prohibited from unreasonably discriminating against residents of other states	9
786977189	extradition	states may return fugitives to a state from which they have fled to avoid criminal prosecution at the request of the state's governor	10
786977190	interstate compacts	agreements between states to work together on common issues	11
786977191	Supremacy Clause	national law supersedes all other laws passed by states; found in Article VI of the Constitution	12
786977192	McMulloch v. Maryland	Supreme Court decision upholding the supremacy of the national government over the states	13
786977193	dual federalism	federal and state governments each have defined responsibilities within their own sphere of influence; "layer cake" federalism	14
786977194	cooperative federalism	cooperation among federal, state, and local governments; "marble cake" federalism	15
786977195	devolution	an effort to shift responsibility of domestic programs (welfare, health care, and job training) to the states in order to decrease the size and activities of the federal government (first-order devolution); some states have attempted to shift responsibilities further to local governments (second-order devolution)	16
786977196	fiscal federalism	national government's use of fiscal policy to influence states through the granting or withholding of appropriations	17
786977197	fiscal policy	the policies of taxation and spending that comprise the nation's economic policy	18
786977198	grants-in-aid	programs, money, and resources provided by the federal government to state and local governments to be used for specific projects and programs	19
786977199	categorical grants	federal grants for specific purposes defined by law	20
786977200	block grants	money given to states for general programs within a broad catagory	21
786977201	revenue sharing	giving money back to state and local government with no stings attached	22
786977202	mandates	requirements imposed by the national government on state and local governments to comply with federal rules and regulations	23
786977203	unfunded madates	requires states to enforce legislation without the funding necessary	24