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11 Cards in this Set
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Block grants
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Federal grants in aid that permit state and local officials to decide how the money will be spent with in a general area such as education or health
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Categorical grants
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Federal grants in aid to states and localities that can be used only for designated projects
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Commerce Clause
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The clause of the Constitution that empowers the federal government to regulate commerce among the states and with other nations
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Confederacy
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A governmental system in which sovereignty is vested entirely in subnational governments
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Cooperative federalism
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The situation in which the national state and local levels work together to solve problems
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Devolution
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The passing down of authority from the national government to the state and local governments
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Dual federalism
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A doctrine based on the idea that a precise separation of national power and state power is both possible and desirable
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Enumerated powers
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The 17 powers granted to the national government under Article 1 section 8 of the Constitution these powers include taxation and the regulation of Commerce as well authority to provide for a national defense
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Fiscal federalism
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A term that refers to the expenditure of federal funds on programs run in part through states and localities
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Grants in aid
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Federal cash payments to states and localities for programs they administer
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Implied powers
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The federal government constitutional authority through the Necessary and Proper Clause to take action that is not expressively authorized by the Constitution but that supports actions that are so authorized
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