Federalism - Chapter 2

The sharing of powers between national and state governments, with some powers protected for the states, is known as ...

• Federalism

• Unitary Government

• Delegated Powers

• Compact Theory

Citizens of each state shall be entitled to the same treatment under the law as those from out of state

• Full faith and credit clause

• privileges and immunities clause

• supremacy clause

• commerce clause

Powers to create and enforce laws on health, safety, and morals are known as ...

• Police powers

• Separation of powers

• concurrent powers

• delegated powers

Powers shared by the national and state governments

• delegated powers

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

• enumerated powers

Someone who believes the Constitution should be interpreted literally

• Strict Constructionist

• Loose Constructionist

• Liberal

• Conservative

Powers not specifically listed in the Constitution but derive from the Elastic Clause

• Reserved Powers

• Implied Powers

• Concurrent Powers

• Enumerated Powers

The idea that the national government is supreme in its sphere while states are equally supreme in their own sphere (common from the Civil War until the New Deal)

• Cooperative federalism

• Dual federalism

• Fiscal federalism

• revenue sharing

The intermingled relationships among the national, state, and local governments to deliver services to citizens. The idea that the national and state governments no longer have clearly defined lines of power. Many powers overlap and are shared.

• Dual federalism

• Cooperative federalism

• Fiscal federalism

• Revenue sharing

Money given from the national government to the states

• grants-in-aid

• cash

• conditions of aid

• mandates

Money given by the national government to the states with particular guidelines on how it needs to be used. That money must be used for specific things and often has strings attached.

• block grants

• categorical grants

• mandates