AP Gov Unit 1 Chapter 3 Vocab

Exclusive powers

• powers that only the federal government have

Full Faith and Credit Clause

• Requires states to recognize the public acts, records, and civil court proceedings from another state

Extradition

• The requirement that officials in one state return a defendant to another state where a crime was allegedly committed

Dual Federalism

• Also known as layer cake federalism, the states and the nation operate independently in their own areas of public policy

Cooperative Federalism

• Both the states and federal government work together in the same areas of public policy

• Also known as marble cake federalism

Commerce Clause

• Grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among states, and with Indian tribes.

Reserved Powers

• Governmental authorities not explicitly given to the federal government or denied to the states by a Constitution, thus remaining with the states or the people

Concurrent Powers

• Allows national and state authority to overlap in the areas of public policy

• Granted in the Constitution

Categorical Grant

• Grant given to the states from the federal government but with specific rules on its use

• States must use the grant on what the federal government wants, they cant use the money freely

Block Grant

• Grant to the states from the federal government with no specific requirements

• States can use the money for whatever they want

Fiscal Federalism

• Federal government gives grants to the states to influence policies in the states

Unfunded Mandates

• The national government requiring states to pay for programs but not giving funding for it

Devolution

• Giving states more authority