American Government Chapter 4

Federalism

A system of government in which power is divided and shared between a central (national )government and smaller political units, such as states or provinces.

Delegated Powers

powers specifically given to the federal (national) government by the U.S constitution.

Expressed Powers

Th power of the federal government that are specifically written (expressed) in the U.S constitution.

Implied Powers

Powers of the federal government that are not specifically written in the constitution but are reasonably suggested (implied) by the expressed powers.

Reserved Powers

Powers that are not given to the federal government or denied to the state, so they belong only to the state government. Powe

Concurrent Powers

Powers that are shared by both the federal government and the state government.

Supremacy Clause

if a state passes a law allowing something that federal law forbids (like a certain drug regulations), federal law overrides the state law.

Federal Grants

sum of money given by the federal government to state or local governments to help pay for specific programs, projects, or services.

Mandates

requirements or orders from the federal government that states must follow, usually to receive federal funding.

Extradite

to formally send a person who is accused or convicted of a crime back to the state or country where the crim was commited.

States Rights’ Position

the belief that state government should have more power than the federal government.

Nationalist Position

The belief that the federal government should have more power than the states.