C3.4 Federalism Vocabulary

The powers shared by the national, state, and/or

local government.

• concurrent

• reserved

• delegated

• federal

The powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution.

• concurrent

• reserved

• delegated

• federal

The powers that are not granted to the federal government that belong to (are reserved for) the states and the people, see Tenth Amendment/

• concurrent

• reserved

• delegated

• federal

The national level of government; the government of the United States

• concurrent

• reserved

• delegated

• federal

The national level of government; the government of the United States

• federal

• state

• local

• shared

The government of a municipality (city) or county.

• federal

• state

• local

• shared

The government of an individual state.

• federal

• state

• local

• shared

the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws, found in Article VI (six)

• Elastic Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Delegated Clause

• Super Clause