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| Federalism | A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments like states. |
| Expressed Powers | Delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution; aka "enumerated powers" |
| Implied Powers | Delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers. |
| Catagorical Grant | One type of federal grants-in-aid; made for some specific, closely defined purpose. |
| Reserved Powers | Powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the states. |
| Exclusive Powers | Powers which can be exercised by the National government alone. |
| Concurrent Powers | Powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise. |
| Enabling Act | Congressional act directing the people of a US territory to frame a proposed State constitution as a step toward admission to the Union. |
| Grants-in-aid program | Grants of Federal money or other resources to States, cities, counties, and other local units. |
| Supremacy Clause | Provision in the U.S. Constitution that states that the Constitution, federal law, and treaties of the U.S. are the "supreme law of the land". |
| Inherent Powers | Powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community. |
| Division of Powers | Constitutional provision dividing governmental powers on a geographical basis. |
| Block Grants | One type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy. |
| Interstate Compact | Formal agreements among states and with foreign countries. |
| Privileges and Immunities Clause | Means that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its residents and residents of other states. |
| Extradition | Legal process of returning an escapee to the state he or she fled from. |
| Full Faith and Credit Clause | States must honor one another's public acts, records, and judicial proceedings. |
| Project Grant | One type of federal grants-in-aid; made for specific projects to States, localities, and private agencies who apply for them. |
| Act of Admission | Congressional act admitting a new state into the Union. |
| Delegated Powers | Powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the National Government by the Constitution. |
