federalism

Federalism

A government in which authority is divided between two sovereign levels of government; national and regional

Prohibited powers of national government?

Cannot tax exports or pass ex post facto laws

Prohibited powers of state government?

Can’t sign treaties with other countries, coin money, tax imports, or exports

Supremacy clause

laws of the United States shall be the supreme law of the land

Elastic Clause

Elastic Clause; power to make laws not listed in the constitution

Full faith and credit clause

each state must recognize the others laws and government

Privilege and immunities clause

States must treat citizens from other states the same

Grants-in-Aid

The concept of money granted from the federal government to the states

Categorical grants

Grants from the government with strict guidelines for how it is spent

Block grants

Grants from the government with flexibility on how they are spent