Federalism Vocabulary

Bill of rights-The first ten amendments to the Constitution Confederacy-System of government in which the central government operates under the direction of its members or states Expressed powers-Specific powers of the federal government

Extradition-Sending fugitives back to the state of origination to honor arrest warrants Federalism-A system of government in which decision making powers are divided among various individuals or groups Federalists-A group of people including Alexander Hamilton that proposed a stronger national government

Implied powers-Powers not listed but necessary to carry out the expressed powers Inherent powers-“What they said” powers. Interstate compacts-When disputes arise between states, they are encouraged to work things out through these.

Supremacy clause-The clause in the Constitution that declares the Constitution the “supreme law of the land”. exclusive powers-ONLY the states have these powers concurrent powers-Powers shared by the federal and state governments

Roger Taney-Supreme Court Justice whose Court returned power to states during Civil War era denied powers-Powers the government is forbidden to use elastic clause-nickname for the necessary and proper clause

Ex post facto-Laws made after the fact McCulloch v. Maryland-Court Case which dramatically increased the size of the federal government by defining the right to tax. Dred Scott v. Sandford-Court case which gave the South the right to define who was a slave and who was not.

New Deal-FDR’s plan to pull us out of Great Depression which increased size of government Federal Grant-in-Aid-Johnson’s plan to control states with money for specific programs Block Grants-Reagan’s plan to give undesignated funds to states to use for general purposes

Reagan Revolution-Reagan’s movement to decrease the size of the federal government Clinton’s Contract with America-Clinton created this plan to work with a Republican Congress William Rehnquist-Reagan’s Supreme Court appointee whose Court who used his decisions to give power back to the states