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grants are given more or less automatically to states or communities, which then have discretion within broad areas in deciding how to spend the money.  

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grants vary considerably but are usually computed on the basis of population, per capita income, percentage of rural population, or some other factor.  

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occur when a condition on one federal grant is extended to all activities supported by federal funds regardless of their source.  

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In 1995, the newly elected Republican majorities in Congress made limiting on state and local governments a high priority.  

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In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court broadly interpreted Congress' power to regulate interstate .  

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The states that the Constitution, laws of the national government, and treaties are the supreme law of the land.  

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The entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments is referred to as .  

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The fact that Congress has the power to "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers" gives Congress powers that go beyond its enumerated powers.  

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The requirement that a state must return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment is called .  

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Under both the national government and the states remain supreme within their own spheres.  

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