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Unit 3 Part 2
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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city charter | A document granting power to a local government. |
concurrent powers | Powers shared by the state and federal governments. |
county | Normally the largest territorial and political subdivision of a state. |
federalism | A form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government, and the states. |
infrastructure | A community's systems of roads, bridges, waters, and sewers. |
ordinances | A law, usually of a city or county. |
public policy | The course of action the government takes in response to a issue or problem. |
reserved powers | Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states. |
10th amendment | Powers not given to the national government belong to the states or to the people. |