State vocab

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

• Federalism

• Governor

• Bicameral

• Expressed Powers

Powers given to the state government alone

• Federalism

• Reserved Powers

• Concurrent Powers

• Expressed Powers

powers shared by the national and state governments

• Federalism

• Expressed Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Concurrent Powers

constitutional authorization for Congress to make any law required to carry out its powers

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Implied Powers

• Enumerated Powers

A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses

• unicameral

• bicameral

• referendum

• grant

the head of a state government

• mayor

• governor

• president

• senator

A procedure by which voters can propose a law

• census

• infrastructure

• initiative

• referendum

Allows citizens to vote on a law already passed by the state legislature.

• referendum

• initiative

• expressed powers

• governor

The basic support structures that serve a geographic area, such as transportation, communication, and power systems.

• grants

• expressed powers

• initiative

• infrastructure

Sums of money designated for a certain purpose (ex. healthcare, airport etc).

• grants

• infrastructure

• referendum

• implied powers