Government Powers and Federalism Vocabulary

________ are the powers specifically named and assigned to the national government, or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution; also known as expressed or delegated powers.

• enumerated powers

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

• implied powers

________ are the powers specifically named and assigned to the national government, or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution; also known as delegated or enumerated powers.

• expressed powers

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

• implied powers

________ is the division of power between the national government and state governments.

• federalism

• monarchy

• unitarism

• confederation

________ is also known as expressed or enumerated powers.

• enumerated powers

• reserved powers

• implied powers

• concurrent powers

________ is territory, usually overseeing a county, city, municipality, town, or similar.

• local government

• federal agency

• international organization

• private corporation

________ is the federal level of government; the government of the United States.

• national government

• state government

• local government

• municipal government

________ is a form of government in which the people elect representatives to make policies and laws for them; sometimes called a representative democracy or indirect democracy.

• republic

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

________ are powers that the U.S. Constitution does not grant to the national government but instead belong to the states and the people.

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

• delegated powers

• implied powers

________ is the government of an individual state.

• state government

• central government

• federal government

• local government

________ is the section of Article VI that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

• Supremacy Clause

• Establishment Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Necessary and Proper Clause