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The powers that the Constitution grants to the National Government in so many words.
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Expressed Powers
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Congressional measure admitting a United States territory into the Union as a State.
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Act of Admission
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A type of federal grant-in-aid that is used for a specific, narrowly defined purpose.
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Categorical Grants
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A system of government in which a constitution divides the powers of government between a National Government and several regional governments.
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Federalism
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Agreements made by the States among themselves and with foreign powers.
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Interstate Compacts
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_____ are those powers held by the States in the federal system.
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Reserved Powers
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_____ are those powers granted to the National Government in the Constitution.
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Delegated Powers
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Some people have questioned whether the _____ gives the National Government too much say in matters of State and local concern.
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Congress directs a territory desiring Statehood to frame a proposed State constitution in a(n) _____
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Enabling Act
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Those powers that can only be exercised by the National Government are called _____.
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Exclusive Powers
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How did the principle of federalism enable the Framers to solve the problems they faced in 1787?
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Because under federalism, Framers could create a new Central Government that would be strong enough to meet the nations needs and, at the same time, preserve the strength of the existing states.
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Briefly describe the powers the Constitution gives to the National Government.
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Expressed Powers- those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution.Implied Powers- those 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 government of a sovereign state within the world community.
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In what three ways does the Constitution deny powers to the National Government? Give at least one example of each.
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First, the powers to levy duties on exports; to prohibit freedom of religion; speech, press, or assembly; to conduct illegal searches or seizures; and to deny to any person accused of a crime a speedy and public trial or a trial by jury.Second, the powers to create a public school system for the nation, to enact uniform marriage and divorce laws, and to set up units of local government.Third, power to take action that would threaten the existence of the federal system.
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How does the Constitution provide for the powers of the States in the federal system?
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The Powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States.
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What is the role of the Supreme court in the Federal System?
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One of its chief duties is to apply the Supremacy Clause to the conflicts that the dual system of government inevitably produces.
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