Chapter 3 & 4

A system where the central government has all of the power over subnational governments

Powers granted to both states and the federal government in the constitution.

A form of American federalism in which the states and the national government work together to shape public policy.

The trading of votes on legislation by members of congress to get their earmarks passed into legislation is called...

Mildly old Current Events (sorta) & Vocabulary!: Was Kyle Rittenhouse extradited from Illinois to Wisconsin?

Constitutional clause that prevents states from discriminating against people

What is it called??

A system where the subnational governments have most of the power

powers not given to the national government which are retained by the states and the people?

[categorical grants] provided to states without specific provisions on their use.

Does America have a system where power is divided between the national and state governments?

Federal money provided to states to implement public policy objectives?

Which cases involved selective incorporation?

Constitutional amendment that gave African Americans males the right to vote

Establishes the Constitution & the laws of the federal government passed under its authority as highest laws of the land

Federal requirement that states must follow without being provided with funding...

Powers not granted specifically to national government but considered necessary to carry out of the enumerated powers

It reserves powers not delegated to the national government to the states and the people. It is the basis of federalism

When the federal government apportions tax money to the states with no strings attached

Are powers explicitly granted to the national government through the Constitution called the expressed powers?

What clause directly involved US v. Lopez?

Constitu. clause requiring states to recognize the public acts, recording, & civil court proceedings from another state

returning more authority to state or local governments is called...?

The process of apportionment happens every ten years

a form of American federalism in which the states & the nation operate independently in their own areas of public policy

Powers only the national government may exercise

Who gerrymanders?

The federal government’s use of grants-in-aid to influence policies in the states

Efforts by Congress to ensure that executive branch agencies, cabinet departments, and bureaucrats are acting legal

Grants the federal government the authority to carry out its enumerated powers