What Are The Three Key Terms Of The Federal System Of Government
Chapter 3 Key Terms
Federal system- system of government where the national government and state governments share power and derive all authority from the people
Confederation- Type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent state
Unitary system- system of government where the local and regional government derive all authority from a strong national government
Tenth amendment- The final part of the Bills of Rights that defines the basic principle of American federalism in stating that the powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the states or to the people
Reserved (or police) powers- powers reserved to the states by the Tenth Amendment that lie at the …show more content…
Sandford (1857)- the supreme court concluded that the U.S. Congress lacked the constitutional authority to bar slavery in the territories. This decision narrowed the scope of national power, while it enhanced that of the states
Nullification- the purported right of a state to declare void a federal law
Sixteenth Amendment- amendment to the U.S. constitution that authorized congress to enact a national income tax
Seventeenth Amendment- amendment to the U.S. constitution that made senators directly elected by the people, removing their selection from state legislatures
New Deal (1933)- the name giver to the program of “relief, recovery, reform” begun by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 to bring the united states out of the great depression
Cooperative federalism- the intertwined relationship between the national, state, and local governments that began with the New Deal
Categorical grant- grant that allocated federal funds to states for a specific purpose
New Federalism- federal-state relationship proposed by Reagan administration during the 1980s; hallmark is returning administrative powers to the state governments
Block grant- a large grant given to a state by the federal government with only general spending
Federal system- system of government where the national government and state governments share power and derive all authority from the people
Confederation- Type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent state
Unitary system- system of government where the local and regional government derive all authority from a strong national government
Tenth amendment- The final part of the Bills of Rights that defines the basic principle of American federalism in stating that the powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the states or to the people
Reserved (or police) powers- powers reserved to the states by the Tenth Amendment that lie at the …show more content…
Sandford (1857)- the supreme court concluded that the U.S. Congress lacked the constitutional authority to bar slavery in the territories. This decision narrowed the scope of national power, while it enhanced that of the states
Nullification- the purported right of a state to declare void a federal law
Sixteenth Amendment- amendment to the U.S. constitution that authorized congress to enact a national income tax
Seventeenth Amendment- amendment to the U.S. constitution that made senators directly elected by the people, removing their selection from state legislatures
New Deal (1933)- the name giver to the program of “relief, recovery, reform” begun by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 to bring the united states out of the great depression
Cooperative federalism- the intertwined relationship between the national, state, and local governments that began with the New Deal
Categorical grant- grant that allocated federal funds to states for a specific purpose
New Federalism- federal-state relationship proposed by Reagan administration during the 1980s; hallmark is returning administrative powers to the state governments
Block grant- a large grant given to a state by the federal government with only general spending