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Terms in this set (23)
Federalism
a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states
Division of Powers
Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States).
Delegated Powers
Those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the National Government by the constitution
Inherent Powers
Powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
Reserved Powers
Those powers that the constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the states
Exclusive Powers
Those powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
Concurrent Powers
Those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise
Necessary and Proper Clause
Constitutional clause that gives congress the power to make all laws "necessary and proper" for executing its powers
Supremacy Clause
constitutional declaration (Article VI) that the Constitution and laws made under its provisions are the greatest law of the land
Enabling Act
a congressional act directing the people of a United States territory to frame a proposed State constitution as a step towards admission to the Union
Expressed Powers
Those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution; also called the "enumerated powers"
Implied Powers
Those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers
Act of Admission
a congressional act admitting a new state to the union
Grants-in-aid program
grants of federal money or other resources to States, cities, counties, and other local units
Revenue Sharing
Form of federal monetary aid under which Congress gave a share of federal tax revenue, with virtually no restrictions, to the States, cities, counties, and townships