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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