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| division of powers | When governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis. |
| federalism | System of govt. in which a written constitution divides the powers of a govt. on a territorial basis. |
| delegated powers | Those powers granted to the National Government by the Constitution. |
| expressed powers | Those delegated powers of teh National Govt. that are given to it in so many words by the Constitution. Also called "enumerated powers." |
| implied powers | Those delegated powers of the National Govt. implied by the expressed powers; those "necessary & proper." |
| inherent powers | Those delegated powers of the National Govt. that belong to it b/c it is the national govt. of a sovereign state. |
| reserved powers | Powers held by the States. |
| exclusive powers | Powers held by the National Govt. alone. |
| concurrent powers | Powers held by the National Government & the States in the federal system. |
| enabling act | A congressional act that allows the people of a United States teritory to prepare a constitution as a step toward admission as a State in the Union. |
| act of admission | A congressional act admitting a U.S territory into the Union as a State. |
| grants-in-aid programs | Financial aid granted by one govt. to another with the funds available with certain strings attached. |
| block grants | One type of federal aid, to be used in some particular but broadly defined area of public policy. |
| interstate compacts | Formal agreement between or among States, authorized by the Constitution. |
| full faith & credit clause | Constitution's requirement that each State accept the public acts, records, & judicial proceedings of every other State. |
| extradition | Legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to it from another State. |
