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Mandate

A formal order given by higher authority

Federalism

A system of government in which two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory

Enabling Act

An act that allows the people of a territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution

Restraint

An act that limits a state's ability to regulate an area

Expressed Powers

Power directly stated in the constitution

Reserved Powers

Powers that belong strictly to the staes

Concurrent Powers

Powers that both the national government and states have

Delegated Powers

Powers the constitution grants or delegates to the national government

Implied Powers

Powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers

Supremacy Clause

Statement in Article VI of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States "shall be the supreme Law of the Land"

Federal Grant

Sum of money given to a state or local government fora a specific purpose

Preemption

The federal government's ability to take over a state government function