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federalism
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A system of government in which a written constituition divides the powers of the government on a territorial basis between a national government and several regional governments.
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division of powers
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a division between the national government and the states.
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delegated powers
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Powers that are granted by the constitution.
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expressed powers
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Also called the "enumerated powers" are the powers of the government that are spelled out, expressly in the constitution.
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implied powers
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powers that are not expressly stated in the constitution but that are reasonably suggested.
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inherent powers
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powers that belong to the national government because its the national government of a sovereign state in the world community.
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reserved powers
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the powers that the constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the time, deny to the states.
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exclusive powers
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the powers that can be excercised by the national government alone.
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concurrent powers
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powers that both the national government and the states possess and excercise.
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enabling act
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an act directing the people of a territory to frame a proposed state constitution.
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act of admission
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A congressional act admitting a new state to the union.
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grants-in-aid programs
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Grants of federal money or other resources to the states and/ or their cities, countries and other local units.
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revenue sharing
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a program in which congress gave an annual share of the huge federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, countries, and townships.
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categorical grants
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A type of federal grants in aid; made for some specific, closely defined puropse.
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block grants
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one type of federal grants in aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy.
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