2. Reasons For Government Interstate Relationships
Gov. - Federalism
Federalism: Defined
The Constitution
Reasons For Government
Interstate Relationships
Wildcard? 10 20 30 40 50
Final Jeopardy

3. What is a Federalist System of Government?
Category

4. Government in which a Constitution Divides the
Powers of government on a territorial basis between a central or national government and several regional governments, usually called states
10 points
Category

5. What are the powers given to the National or Federal Government that are spelled out in the Constitution called?
Category

6. Expressed/Enumerated Powers 20 Points
Category

7. Which powers, granted to the National Government, are not expressly stated in the Constitution but are reasonably suggested by the expressed powers call?

8. The Implied Powers
30 Points

9. Two Part Question:
The powers denied to the National Government by the Constitution are given to whom? What are these powers called?

10. The States – Reserved Powers
40 points

11. Two Part Question:
The Federal Government also has powers that belong to it because the United States is a sovereign state. They are powers that national governments have historically had. What are these powers called and provide an example of one.

12. The Inherent Powers 50 points Examples: Regulate Immigration
Deport Undocumented Aliens
Acquire Territory
Grant Diplomatic Recognition to Other States
Protect Against Rebellion
50 points

13. The Constitution does not grant these powers exclusively to the National Government, but at the same time, does not deny them to the States. What are these shared powers between the States and National Gov. Called?
Category

14. Concurrent Powers
10 points
Category

15. Article VI – U.S. Constitution:
Declares that the laws of the national government deriving from the Constitution to be “the supreme law of the land” which the states must obey.
What is this known as?
Category

16. The Supremacy Clause
20 points
Category

17. Constitution: Article I, Section 8:
Allows Congress to make laws that are “necessary and proper” for carrying out its enumerated powers.
What is this known as?

18. The Elastic Clause
30 points

19. Daily Double: What’s Your Wager?
The Reserved Powers Are Granted by which part of the Constitution?

20. The Bill of Rights: (10th Amendment)
Daily Double Wager

21. The Constitution Provides The President with emergency powers in times of emergency because of his role as Commander in Chief. What type of powe(s) does this provide to the National Government?
(Enumerated, Reserved, Implied, Inherent, or Concurrent?)

22. Implied Powers
50 points

23. What is it called when man exists outside of a government?
Category

24. A State of Nature
10 points
Category

25. British philosopher who believed man is essentially evil if left in a state of nature.
Category

26. Thomas Hobbes
20 points
Category

27. Which philosopher believed man is essentially good if left in a state of nature?

28. John Locke
30 points

29. Who is the philosopher who believed man is neither good nor evil by nature but is shaped by his environment and experiences in society?

30. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
40 points

31. What has a group of people entered into when they agree to give up their rights that existed in a state of nature to form a government?

32. A Social Contract
50 points

33. What are agreements among states and with foreign states called?
Category

34. Interstate Compacts
10 points
Category

35. A Pennsylvania Driver’s license is valid in the other 49 states because of which clause?
Category

36. Full Faith and Credit
20 points
Category

37. A Criminal who committed a crime in PA and fled to NY would not be safe from being forced to return to PA for prosecution because of this clause.

38. Extradition
30 points

39. Which clause means that no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States?

40. Privileges and Immunities
40 points

41. Two Part Question:
Can Pennsylvania charge a resident of New Jersey more to obtain a fishing license than they would charge a native Pennsylvanian? Why?

42. Yes. Because the Privileges and Immunities clause protects out-of-state residents from “unreasonable” distinctions. Charging extra to use common PA property like a game reserve is not “unreasonable” because PA residents already pay taxes to help maintain the reserve.
50 points

43. Which level of government has the power to Levy and Collect Taxes?
Category

44. Both: Concurrent Power 10 points
Category

45. Who has the power to Establish Public schools?
Category

46. The States
Reserved Power
20 points
Category

47. What type of Federalism existed in the early stages of the United States? (about 1790’s-1930?

48. Layer-Cake/Dual Federalism
30 points

49. What type of Federalism existed from about the 1930’s-1960?

50. Marble Cake/Cooperative
Federalism
40 points

51. What Type of Monetary Tool
Does the National Government Use
To Help Influence The Laws
And Decisions Made By the States
That would Normally Be Considered
Reserved Powers?

52. Federal Grants-In-Aid
50 points

53. Final Jeopardy The Category Is…. Federalism and Grants-in-Aid Programs
What Do You Wager?

54. New Federalism has caused further devolution (the return of power to States). This has been partially accomplished through a certain type of grant called a “block grant”. How do block grants help the process of devolution (return of power to states)?
Hint… think about how they’re different from other types of grants
Final Jeopardy

55. Block grants provide federal aid money for a wide range of State programs. This is different than categorical grants that required money to be spent on specific programs. Block grants are also “carrot” grants rather than “stick” grants.

56. What is your Wager?