POLS 206 TAMU EXAM 1 Study Guide

Enumerated Powers CORRECT ANSWER - Specific powers given to Congress - Stated under Article I, section 8 - necessary and proper clause - implied powers Reserved powers CORRECT ANSWER -10th Amendment - Powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the States or to the people - Forms the basis for many state laws - As long as the powers are not explicitly given to the national government and the Supreme Court has not deemed such a law unconstitutional Extradition clause CORRECT ANSWER - Requires state to (return) criminals to states where they have been convicted or are to stand trial Dual federalism CORRECT ANSWER - Posits that having separate and equally powerful levels of government is the best arrangement - A shift in the way federalism is interpreted