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reserved powers |
those powers that the constitution does not grant to the national government and does not deny to the states |
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concurrent powers |
those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise |
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expressed powers |
those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out, expressly, in the constitution; also called the "enumerated powers" |
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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 |
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exclusive powers |
those powers which can be exercised by the national government alone |
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division of powers |
basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which government powers are divided on a geographic basis ( in the united states, between the national government and the states) |
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supremacy clause |
a provision of the U.S. constitution thats states that the constitution, federal law, and treaties of the United States are the "supreme law of the land" |
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delegated powers |
those powers expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution |
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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 power |
