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17 Cards in this Set
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block grant 97 |
a federal grant that provides funds to state or local gov. for a general functional area, such as criminal justice or mental-health programs. |
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categorical grant 96. |
a federal grant to a state or local gov for a specific program or project. |
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commerce clause 91. |
the section of the const. in which congress is given the power to regulate trade among the states and with foreign countries. |
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concurrent power 89. |
powers held jointly by the national and state gov. |
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confederal sys 83. |
ra sys consisting of league of independent states, in which that central gov. created by the league has only limited powers over the states. |
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cooperative federalism 95. |
a model of federalism in which the states and the national gov cooperate in solving problems |
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devolution. 100 |
the transfer of powers from a national or central gov to state or local gov. |
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dual federalism 93. |
a modal of federalism in which the states and the national gov each remain supreme within their own spheres. The doctrine looks on nation and state as co-equal sovereign powers. Neither the state gov. nor the national gov should interfere in the other's sphere. |
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elastic clause, or necessary and proper clause. 87 |
the clause in Article l, section 8 , that grants congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its specifically delegated powers. |
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enumerated powers 87 . |
powers specifically granted to the national gov by the const. the first 17 clauses of Article l, section 8, specify most of the enumerated powers of the national government. |
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federal mandate 98. |
a requirement in federal legislation that forces and municipalities to comply with certain rules. |
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fiscal 97. |
having to do with government revenues and expenditures |
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fiscal federalism 97. |
a process by which funds raised through taxation or borrowing by one level of gov. (usually the national gov) are spent by another level( typically state or local gov. |
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interstate compact 91. |
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 the congress. |
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police power 88. |
the authority to legislate for the protection of health , moral,s, safety, and welfare of the people. In the United States, most police power is reserved to the states. |
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supremacy clause 89. |
the constitution provision that makes the const. and federal laws superior to all conflicting state and local laws. |
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unitary sys. 83 |
a centralized gov. sys. in which ultimate governmental authority rests in the hands of the national, or central, gov. |
