Federalism Flashcard

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What are expressed powers?

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Powers explicitly granted by the Constitution

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What are implied powers?

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Powers assumed by the government that are not specifically listed in the Constitution

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What are inherent powers?

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Delegated powers of the Constitution that are assumed to belong to the national government

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What are reserved powers?

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Powers that are reserved for the states.

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What are concurrent powers?

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Powers shared by both the state and federal government

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What does the full faith & credit clause require?

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Each state to honor the public acts, official records, and judicial proceedings of every other state

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Dual federalism

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When the national and state governments were seen as equal authorities and the federal government was generally limited to the expressed powers of the Constitution

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What is the doctrine of nullification?

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The belief that states had the right to nullify any federal laws they disagreed with

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What is the doctrine of secession?

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The idea that a state had the right to separate from the Union

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What is cooperative federalism?

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When the national and state governments shared financial authority in broad areas