Chapters 3 Review

A unitary system is a way of organizing government so that All power resides in state and local governments The president is the central power of government Both national and state levels of government have authority over the same land and people National and state governments have separate powers over different areas and people All power resides in a central government e

Which of these is not a power attributed to the states according to the Constitution? Coin money Conduct elections Establish local governments Collect taxes Ratify amendments to the Constitution e

Laws of the national government Treaties of the national government The supremacy clause of the Constitution states that all of the following are the supreme law of the land, EXCEPT Laws of the national government Treaties of the national government The United States Constitution State constitutions e

Which amendment prohibits individual damage suits against state officials? 13th 9th 11th 12th 10th e

The principle that the national government has certain implied powers that go beyond its enumerated powers was first elaborated in the Supreme Court’s decision in Gibbons v Ogden US v the States Miranda v Arizona McCulloch v Maryland Marbury v Madison e

The Supreme Court case of Gibbons v Ogden Established the supremacy of the national government Defined the meaning of the elastic clause Established the principle of implied powers Defined commerce as virtually every form of commercial activity Settled the contested presidential election of 1824 e

The constitutional requirement that the states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment is known as full faith and credit forfeiture extradition privileges and immunities the elastic clause e

Only the national government is allowed to Levy taxes Regulate commerce with foreign nations Take private property for public use Make and enforce laws All of the above e

Enumerated powers are those that are Reserved for the states Stated in the Constitution Implied in the Constitution Involving money matters Granted specifically to the President e

A marriage license issued in one state is valid and honored in all states under the constitutional provision of Separation of powers Full faith and credit National supremacy National licensure Privileges and immunities e

Cooperative federalism refers to a system in which The national government and the state governments share powers and policy assignments The national government and the state government have clearly define, distinct powers and policy assignments The national government reigns supreme over the state The state governments reign supreme over the national e

State governments are sovereign and the central government has only limited powers in which kind of government? Federal Bicameral Pluralists Unitary Confederate e

Which is responsible for most public policies dealing with social, family and moral issues? The President Congress The states Cities and townships The Supreme Court e

Which of the following events contributed to the accumulation of national over state power? The Civil War The struggle for civil rights and racial equality The elaboration of the doctrine of implied powers The definition of the commerce clause All of the above e

The Supreme Court held in _______ that the federal Gun Free School Zones Act of 1990 exceeded Congress’s constitutional authority to regulate commerce Gibbons v Ogden Us v Lopez US v Morrison Seminole Tribe of Florida v Florida Printz v the US e

The transferring of responsibility for policies from the federal government to the states is Devolution Evolution Intergovernmental relations Pluralism Fiscal federalism e

Formula grants are Categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations Categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of merit Federal grants given more or less automatically to states and localities to support broad programs in areas such as community development Awarded to states and localities that apply to particular formulas specified in legislation or in administrative regulations Block grants that grant a wide range of discretion to states and localities e

The Tenth Amendment declares that the national government is superior to the states in every concern. establishes the Constitution, laws of the national government, and treaties as the supreme law of the land. establishes the number of electoral votes each state can cast in the Electoral College. states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the states, are reserved for the states. establishes the Supreme Court as the final arbiter in all civil and criminal disputes.

Fiscal federalism is the distinct separation of national government spending versus state and local government spending. the pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system. the federal government's regulation of the money supply and interest rates. the federal income tax. a sharing of local and national resources practiced in other countries but not in the United States.

A broad program for community development would most likely be supported through a(n) formula grant. block grant. enterprise zone. project grant. categorical grant.

The fact that a driver's license from one state is valid in other states is an example of full faith and credit. privileges and immunities. extradition. implied powers. un-mandated reciprocity

State governments are sovereign and the central government has only limited powers in which kind of government? Federal Confederate Unitary Pluralist Bicameral

True or False Categorical grants and block grants are the two major types of federal aid to states and local governments True False

True or False Requirements that state and local governments must comply with federal rules under threat of penalties or as a condition of receiving a federal grant are called mandates. True False

True or False Federalism is a way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government. True False

True or False Congress’s enumerated powers are listed in Article II of the Constitution. True False