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Get faster at matching terms Terms in this set (46)1. In a federal system a majority of governmental responsibilities are C. shared by both state and federal authorities. 2. Nations that adopt a federal arrangement tend to have a. diverse ethnic or language groups. 3. Which of the following is the best example of a unitary system of government? a.The federal government sets education policies for all schools. 4. The federal system can be best defined as b.a system of government in which power is divided between a national government and lower levels of government.
The specific powers granted to the national government in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution are called the b.expressed powers. The source of an implied power under the Constitution is the ______ clause. c. necessary and proper What constitutional clause affirms that national laws and treaties, made under the authority of the Constitution, are the supreme law of the land?
d. the supremacy clause What is the purpose of the Tenth Amendment? b. to limit the powers of the central government by establishing reserved powers for states and individuals Chartering a bank is a ______ power, because both federal and state governments have the authority to do it. c. concurrent. The full
faith and credit clause of the Constitution c. requires states to normally honor each other's public acts and legal decisions. When both state and national governments possess a certain level of authority, it is called D. a concurrent power. Which is the best example of a concurrent power under the federal constitution? C. the power to regulate commercial activity Which clauses of the Constitution involve the
relationships among various states? ... If a state
grants a city the ability to govern its own local affairs, this delegation of power is known as A. home rule. Which of the following statements best describes the discussion of local government found in the Constitution? ... The privileges and immunities clause
of Article IV is also referred to as the D. comity clause. According to the text, when was the era of dual federalism? B. from the ratification of the Constitution until the New Deal Which statement best describes American federalism since the 1930s? B. Although the federal government has grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s, some power has been returned to states in recent years During the era of dual federalism, what was the primary goal of the federal government's domestic policies? B. to assist the development of commercial activity within and between the states What was one effect of dual federalism during the early Republic? A. The national government was spared the task of making difficult policy decisions, such as the regulation of slavery, because the states did it themselves. Which level of government writes the majority of criminal laws? B. the state governments Which of the following statements
about the structure of American federalism is true? A. It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S. government by allowing many divisive policy decisions throughout American history to be made by states. Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) was important because C. it established the supremacy of the national government in all matters affecting interstate commerce. Which clause of the Constitution has been critical in allowing the growth of national power? A. the commerce clause Which of the following economic
policies was the national government allowed to implement during the nineteenth century? ... What was the overall importance of the Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland? A. The Court interpreted the delegated powers of Congress broadly, creating the potential for increased national powers. The power of Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with Indian tribes is found in ______ of the Constitution. A. Article I Who wrote the Supreme Court opinions in both McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden? C. John Marshall During most of the nineteenth century, Congress used its powers to ______ commerce. B. facilitate The constitutional idea of states' rights was strongest during which historical period? A. the years immediately preceding the Civil War Which event was
most influential in the rise of a more active national government? D. the Great Depression Those seeking to restrain the powers of the national government look to what part of the constitution? D. the Tenth Amendment Which constitutional amendment has been used to restrict the scope of authority by the federal government over the states? D. Tenth In ______, the Supreme Court reinterpreted the commerce clause,
changing it from a check on national power to a source of national power. C. 1937 When the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the authority to dictate its distribution, this money is identified as A. a grant-in-aid. Which president presided over the New Deal? B. Franklin Roosevelt What was the "Southern Manifesto"? C. the refusal by southern congressmen in 1956 to obey Supreme Court decisions outlawing racial segregation Why was the Supreme Court case United States v. Lopez important? A. It was the first time since the New Deal that the Supreme Court limited the power of Congress outlined under the commerce clause. Which statement best describes the Supreme Court's trend in interpreting federalism since the mid-1990s? B. The Court has limited the power of the national government over the state governments. The term marble cake federalism is meant to refer to what development? B. intergovernmental cooperation blurring the lines between different layers of government When the national government funds a project that is actually implemented by the states, it
is an example of C. cooperative federalism. The principle of ______ grants the federal government the power to override any state or local law in one particular area of policy. C. preemption If the federal government compels state governments to obey costly regulations but does not reimburse those costs, it is called a(n) C. unfunded mandate. The form of federal assistance called
______ provides money to state governments with no strings attached. B. general revenue sharing Block grants are designed to C. give the states considerable say in how the money should be spent. ______ describes the strategy of delegating a policy program to a lower level of government. C. Devolution Recommended textbook solutionsMagruder's American Government (Florida Student Edition)1st EditionDaniel M. Shea 602 solutions
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What has been used most to expand the power of the national government?It was not until 1937 that the Supreme Court used the interstate commerce clause to expand the powers of the national government. As a result of this expansion, the Tenth Amendment seemed to take a secondary role to the increased power of the national government.
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Advocates of states' rights believed that the individual state governments had power over the federal government because the states had ratified the Constitution to create the federal government in the first place.
Which clause of the US Constitution has been most important in allowing the growth of national power group of answer choices?Congress has often used the Commerce Clause to justify exercising legislative power over the activities of states and their citizens, leading to significant and ongoing controversy regarding the balance of power between the federal government and the states.
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