Political Science 3
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- Federal System
- system of government where the national government and state government share power, derive all authority from the people and the powers of the government are specified in a constitution.
- Constitution
- Type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of i Independent states.
- Unitary System
- System of government where the local and regional governments derive all authority from a strong national government.
- Enumerated Powers
- Specific powers granted to Congress under Article I, section 8, of the Constitution; these powers include taxation, coinage of money, regulation of commerce, and the authority to provide for a national defense.
- Necessary and Proper Clause
- The final paragraph of Article I, section 8, of the Constitutions
- Confederation
- type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent states.
- Implied Powers
- Powers derived from enumerated powers and the necessary and proper clause. these powers are not stated specifically but are considered to be reasonably implied through the exercise of delegated powers.
- Supremacy Clause
- Portion of Article VI of the Constitution mandating that national law is supreme to (that is, supersedes) all other laws passed by the states or by any other subdivision of government.
- Tenth Amendment
- The final part of the Bill of Rights that defines the basic principle of American federalism instating." The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively. or to the people."