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9 Cards in this Set
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Unitary System
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A centralized governmental system in which local or subdivisional governments exercise only those powers given to them by the central government.
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Confederal System
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A system consisting of a league of independent states, each having essentially sovereign powers. The central government created by such a league has only limited powers over the states.
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Enumerated Powers
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Powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution. The first seventeen clauses of Article 1, Section 8, specify most of the enumerated powers of the national government.
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Elastic Clause
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The clause in Article 1, Section 8, that grants Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its specifically delegate powers.
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Police Power
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The authority to legislate for the protection of the health, morals, safety, and welfare of the people. In the United States, most police power is reserved to the states.
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Concurrent Powers
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Powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
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Supremacy Clause
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The constitutional provision that makes the Constitution and federal laws superior to all conflicting state and local laws.
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Interstate Compact
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An agreement between two or more states. Agreements on minor matters are made without congressional consent, but any compact that tends to increase the power of the contracting states relative to other states or relative to the national government generally requires the consent of Congress. Such compacts serve as a means by which states can solve regional problems.
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Commerce Clause
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The section of the Constitution in which Congress is given the power to regulate trade among the states and with foreign countries.
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