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| Money granted by federsl government to the states for a broad purpose for example transportation rather than a narrow purposefor example school lunch program |
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| Money granted be the federal government to the states for narrow purpose for example school lunch progran rather than for broad purpose for example transportation |
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| Those who favor greater national authority rather than state authority |
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| System in which each branch of govt can limit the power of the other two branches for example presidential veto of a congressional law |
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| Gives congress the power to regulate commerce among the states with foreign nations and among indian tribes. Granted through article 1more section 8 |
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| Those held by both congress and the states for example establishing law enforcement agencies |
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| System in which sovereign states are only loosely tied to a central govnt for example the US under the articles of confederation |
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| those who favor greater state authority rather than national authority |
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| System in which the people rule themselves |
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| States that congress can exercise those powers that are necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated powers for example establishment of the first bank of the us |
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Those that are specifically granted to congress in article 1more section 8 of the const.
for example the power to tax, also known as expressed powers |
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| Constitutional sharing of power between a central gvnt and state govnt different varieties |
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| System in which the national govnt and state govnt are coequal, with each being dominant within its respective sphere |
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| System in which the national govt and state gvnt cooperate in solving problems. |
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| System in which the national govnt restores greator authority back to the states |
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| Change in the actual wording of the constitution. Proposed by congress or national convention and ratified by the states |
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| Those that are necessary and proper to carry out congress enumerated power and are granted to congress through the elastic clause |
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| System in which the people are ruled by their representatives. Aka representative democracy or republic |
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| Foreign policy owners for example acquiring territory held by the national gvnt by virtue of its being a national govnt |
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| A change in the meaning but not the wording of the constitution for example through a court decision such as brown v board |
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| Power of the courts to rule on the constitutionality of laws and govnt actions established by marbury v madison 1803 |
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| Requirements imposed by the national govnt upon the states some are unfunded mandates for example they are imposed be the national govnt and but lack funding |
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| Establishing the power of judicial review |
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| Established principle of national supremecy and validity of implied powers |
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| Powers of the states to prtect the public health, safety, morals, validity of implied powers |
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| Principle in which ultimate political authority rests with the people |
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| Powers held by the states through the 10th amendment any power not granted to the us govnt is reserved for the states |
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| Principle in which the powers of govnt are separated among the three branches |
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| 1786 revolt by MA farmers seeking relief from debt and foreclosure that was a factor in the calling of the constitutional convention |
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| Majority greater than a simiple majority of one over half for example 3/5 2/3 |
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