chapter 3 | POLS 1101 - American Government, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

Download chapter 3 | POLS 1101 - American Government and more Quizzes Local Government Studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Block grants DEFINITION 1 federal grants-in-aid that permit state and local official to decided how the money will be spent within a general area such as education or health TERM 2 Categorical grants DEFINITION 2 federal grant-in-aid to states and localities that can be used only for designated projects TERM 3 Commercial clause DEFINITION 3 the authority granted congress in article 1 section 8 of the constitution to regulate commerce among the states. TERM 4 Confederacy DEFINITION 4 a governmental system in which sovereignty is vested entirely in sub-national (state) governments TERM 5 Cooperative federalism DEFINITION 5 the situation in which the national, state, and local levels works together to solve problems TERM 6 Devolution DEFINITION 6 the passing down of authority from the national government to the state and local government TERM 7 Dual federalism DEFINITION 7 a doctrine based on the idea that a precise separation of national power and state power is both possible and describe TERM 8 Enumerated (expressed) powers DEFINITION 8 the seventeen powers granted to the national government under Article I section 8 of the Constitution. These powers include taxation and the regulation of commerce as well as the authority to provide for the national defense TERM 9 Federalism DEFINITION 9 a governmental system in which authority is divided between two sovereign levels of government: national and regional TERM 10 fiscal federism DEFINITION 10 a term that refers to the expenditure of federal funds on programs run in party through states and localities