Chapter 4 Government test

coin money

national expressed

Define expressed

powers that are spelled out, numbered or word for word in the constitution.

Define Implied

powers that are suggested

Define Inherent

certain thiingss congress has power to due becasue we are apart of the world (Immigration)

A system of government in which poweres are divided between a central government and several regional governments is called ___________.

federalism

The _________ powers are those set aside for the states.

Reserve

The _________________ between the National Government and the States was spelled out in the BIll of Rights.

division of powers

*Why Federalism?

1. that governmental power poses a threat to individual liberty

2. that therefore the exercise of governmental power must be restrained

3. that to divide governmental power, as federalism does, is to curb it and so prevent its abuse

What is meant by a dual system of government?

2 basic levels of government; state laws and federal laws

What powers are denied to the national government?

powers to tax exports, prohibit freedom of religion,speech,press,or assembly. (Not in the constitution the national government can’t do anything about it)

What powers are reserved to the states?

power to ban the sale of pornography, outlaw prositution, permit some forms of gambling and prohibit others. (If not in the constitution its reserved for the states)

What powers are denied to the states?

make treaties, declare war, coin money

Define and give examples of exclusive powers.

powers the federal government gets, similar to expressed powers. Ex: make treaties, declare war, coin money

Define and give example of concurrent powers

Powers that both state and federal governments can do. Example: taxes

What is the connection of federal government and local government?

Local governments are like subunits of the state. Federal→ state → subunits

In what ways did the supremacy clause(article 6) of the constitution anticipate some of the problems associated with federalism?

States federal law always wins over state law

A rebublican form of government is _____________.

a representative government

Who decides what a representative government means?

president and congress

The three obligation the constitution places on the national governemt for the benefit of the states are:

a. Keep a republican form of government

b. Protection from invasion and internal disorder

c. Respect for territorial Integrity

A congresssional act directing a territory that wants to become a state to frame a propsed state constitution is called _______.

enabling act

A congressional law that agrees to grant statehood is _____________.

act of admission

The general term for federal money or resources grated to state of local governments is

grants-in-aid programs

An example of a way that states aid the national government is

national elections, naturalization, work with FBI

federal money granted to a state for a specific purpose with conditions

catagorical grant

federal money given to states or other local governments with fewer than usual strings attached

block grant

federal aid program in place from 1972-1987 in which congress gave a share of federal tax revenue to the states

revenue sharing

federal money given to private agencies, states, or local governments that apply for it.

project grant

What is Full Faith and Credit and its 3 areas.

Where a state has to respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state

What are the exceptions to Full Faith and Credit?

1. civil not criminal matters

2. certain divorces (“quickie”)

What are Intersate Compacts?

agreements among states

Why are their Interstate Compacts?

to save money and pool resources together

What is extradition?

the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to the state

What is Privileges and Immunites?

no state can drw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to ive in other states

What is an example of a reasonable discrrimination?

having drivers liscence for each state, Hunting/fishing liscence only work in that one state

WHat is the constitutional division of powers?

The assigning of certain powers to the national government and certain ones to the states.

Powers shared by both the national government and states are called

Concurrent powers

The reserved powers belong to the

States

The process of admitting a new state begins with

The area’s residents asking congress for admission

A new state may not be created

From the territory of an existing state without its permission

In the 1800s the national government gave many states land to sell to fund state universities. This action is an example of

A grant in aid program

Which kind of grant in aid has to be applied for

A project grant

What part of the constitution stops each state from discriminating against residents of other states

The privileges and immunities clause

States must honor each other’s laws and court decisions according to the

Full faith and credit clause

A person robs a bank in Mississippi and drives to Tennessee. The legal process by which Tennessee police will return the person to Mississippi to stand trial is called

Extradition