| A | B |
|---|
| Delegate Powers | Powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government |
| Expressed Powers | Those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders |
| Implied Powers | Those powers that the national government requires to carry the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution |
| Elastic Clause | It allows the powers of Congress to stretch |
| Inherent Powers | Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government |
| Reserved Powers | The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states |
| Supremacy Clause | Statement in Article VI of the Constitution, establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States shall be the supreme "Law of the Land." |
| Concurrent Powers | Those powers that both the national government and the states have |
| Enabling Act | When signed by the President, enables the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a Constitution |
| Extradite | Return an individual to a state (example: criminal to stand trial) |
| Civil Law | Laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state |
| Interstate Compacts | A written agreement between two or more states |
| States' Right Position | Favors states and local action in dealing with problems |
| Nationalist Position | Favors national action in dealing with these matters |
| Income tax | Levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government |
| Sunset Laws | Laws require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed |
| Sunshine Law | Prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings |
| Bureaucracy | Organization of government administrators to carry out legislation |
