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| Federalism | System of government in which a written Constitution divides the powers of government on a territorial basis between national government and several regional governments |
| Division of Powers | Divides powers between the National government and the States |
| Delegated Powers | Government posesses powers granted to it in the Constitution |
| Expressed Powers | Those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution; also called the "enumerated powers" |
| Implied Powers | Delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution |
| Inherent Powers | Powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the governmentof a sovereign state within the world community |
| Reserved Powers | Powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not dent to the States |
| Exclusive Powers | Those powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone |
| Concurrent Powers | Powers that both the National Governments and States posses and exercise |
| Enabling Act | An act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed State constitution |
| Act of Admission | An act creating a new State |
| Grants-In-Aid Programs | Grants of federal money or other resources to the States and/or their cities, countries, and other local units |
| Revenue Sharing | Congress gave an annual share of the huge federal tax revenue to the States and their cities, countries, and townships |
| Categorial Grants | Grants made for some specific, closely defined purpose |
| Block Grants | Grants made for much more broadly defined purposes than are categorial grants |
| Project Grants | Grants made to States, localities, and sometimes private agencies that apply for them |
| Interstate Compacts | A State's agreement among themselves and with foreign states |
| Full Faith and Credit Clause | Constitution's requirement that each State accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State |
| Extraditon | The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State can be returned to that State |
| Privileges and Immunities | No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States |
