Chapter 3 terms

AP US Government with Lehman at St. Catherine's School

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federalism

a way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same land and people, shared power between units of a government

unitary governments

a way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government (most national governments today)

intergovernmental relations

the workings of the federal system--the entire set of interactions among national, state and local governments

supremacy clause

Article VI of the constitution, which makes the constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits

10th amendment

the constitutional amendment stating "the powers not delegated to the US by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people"

enumerated powers

powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the constitution

implied powers

powers of the federal government that go beyond enumerated powers ("necessary and proper")

elastic clause

the necessary and proper clause

full faith and credit

Article IV section 1

requiring each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgements rendered by the courts of others states

extradition

a legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed

priveleges and immunities

article IV section 2

citizens of each states have the privileges of citizens of other states

dual federalism

a system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres each responsible for some polcies

cooperative federalism (marble cake)

a system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and national governments

concurrent powers

concurrent powers are powers that are held by both the states and the federal government and may be exercised simultaneously within the same territory and in relation to the same body of citizens

confederal systems (confederation)

A league of independent states, each having essentially sovereign powers. The central government created by such a league has only limited powers over the states.

delegated powers

powers given to one branch of the government

intergovernmental relations

the

entire set of interactions among

national, state and local

governments

loose construction

loose interpretation of the constitution

nullification

states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

strict constitution

strict interpretation of the constitution

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