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| 59107307 | The government's responses in the wake of Hurricane Katrina underscores | the complexity of federalism | 0 | |
| 59107308 | Federalism is | a way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have authority | 1 | |
| 59107309 | A form of governmental structure in which the national government is weak and most or all powe is in the hands of its components (e.g. states) is known as | a confederation | 2 | |
| 59107310 | Most of the governments in the world today are _________, in which all power resides in the central national government | a confederation | 3 | |
| 59107311 | A unitary system is a way of organizing government so that | all power resides in the central government | 4 | |
| 59107312 | What are some effects of federalism? | decentralizes politics, creates more opportunities to participate in government, more power to the judicial branch, creates bureaucrats (different levels and more safety nets) | 5 | |
| 59107313 | The power to directly regulate such things as drinking ages, marriage and divorce, and sexual behaviour has been granted | to the Courts (the Judicial branch) | 6 | |
| 59107314 | Laws that directly regulate abortion, drinking ages, marriage and divorce, and sexual behaviour are policy prerogatives that belong to | the State Governments | 7 | |
| 59107315 | What is one example of a confederation? | the United Nations | 8 | |
| 59107316 | The federal system | DECENTRALIZES; has shared power between units of government | 9 | |
| 59107317 | How does federalism decentralize our policies? | people debate over whether state or local government should regulate policies | 10 | |
| 59107318 | In our federal system, the powers of the state governments are ultimately granted by | the United States Constitution | 11 | |
| 59107319 | The Constitution's supremacy clause | is that teh Constitution overrides State and Local laws (NATIONAL SUPREMACY) | 12 | |
| 59107320 | The efforts of Candy Lightner and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to raise the legal drinking age to 21 are an example of | National Congress influence/Federalism influence over states | 13 | |
| 59107321 | In the Constitution, the powers to coin money, to enter into treaties, and to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states were given to | Congress | 14 | |
| 59107322 | The Tenth Amendment... | reserved powers to the states; are those not delegated or enumerated | 15 | |
| 59107323 | Only the national government is allowed to | regulate commerce with foreign nations | 16 | |
| 59107324 | What was the main criticism of the national bank created by the United States government? | It was seen as an instrument of the elite | 17 | |
| 59107325 | In its McCulloch v. Maryland decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of | supremecy of the national government over the States | 18 | |
| 59107326 | The McColloch v. Maryland case dealt with what specific grievance? | state taxing a national government (used the elastic clause and interpreted the Constitution) | 19 | |
| 59107327 | The Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | established the key concepts of implied powers, broad construction of the constitution, and NATIONAL SUPREMACY | 20 | |
| 59107328 | The enumerated powers of Congress and the national government are those | that are specified in the Constitution | 21 | |
| 59107329 | Federal policies to regulate food and drugs, build interstate highways, protect consumers, try to clean up dirty air and water, and do many other things are all justified as _________ of Congress. | Implied powers | 22 | |
| 59107330 | The Constitution's provision that Congress has the right to "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution" its power is often referred to as the | elastic clause | 23 | |
| 59107331 | In determining the power of Congress to regulate commerce in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court | defined commerce as virtually every form of commercial activity | 24 | |
| 59107332 | Which federal policy exemplifies the implied powers of Congress? | the ability to regulate commerce | 25 | |
| 59107333 | Federal policies to regulate food and drugs, build interstate highways, and protect consumers are all justified as | implied powers | 26 | |
| 59107334 | The Supreme Court case of Gibbons v. Ogden | dealt with commerce and trade | 27 | |
| 59107335 | Enumerated powers are those that are | granted by the Constitution | 28 | |
| 59107336 | The Constitution requires that states give_________ to the public acts, records, and civil judicial proceedings of every other state. | recognition | 29 | |
| 59107337 | Contracts between business firms can be enforced across state boundaries as part of the constitutional provision of | the full faith and credit clause | 30 | |
| 59107338 | A marriage license issued in one state is valid and honored in all states under the constitutional provision | of full faith and credit | 31 | |
| 59107339 | 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 | extradition | 32 | |
| 59107340 | One recently controversial application of the "full faith and credit" provision of the Constitution is for | same-sex marriages | 33 | |
| 59107341 | In ______ federalism, the powers and policy assignments of the different levels of government are distinct, like a layer cake. | dual | 34 | |
| 59107342 | The national government has exclusive control over foreign and military policy, the postal system, and monetary policy, while the states have exclusive control over other specific areas. This division of responsibilities reflects | dual federalism | 35 | |
| 59107343 | If the allocation of power in a cooperative federal system were compared to a cake it would be most like | layer cake | 36 | |
| 59107344 | If the allocation of power under dual federalism were compared to a cake it would be most like | marble cake | 37 | |
| 59107345 | Over time, there has been a gradual change from a dual federalism to a(n) _____________ federalism. | cooperative | 38 | |
| 59107346 | Since the ratification of the Constitution, American federalism has gradually changed from | dual to cooperative federalism | 39 | |
| 59107347 | In cooperative federalism, in order to qualify for federal grant money, cities and states must | follow provisions for adopting and enforcing federal laws | 40 | |
| 59107348 | Federal regulation of state governmetns is usually accomplished through | block grants | 41 | |
| 59107349 | The main instrument the national government uses to influence state governments is | block grants | 42 | |
| 59107350 | The requirement of a drinking age provision before states can receive federal highway aid is an example of | the national government's ability to influence state policy | 43 | |
| 59107351 | The fact that the former Republican majority in Congres prefers block grants to categorical grants indicates | the government wanted more control over the states | 44 | |
| 59107352 | Grants for specific programs distributed according to community demographic factors, such as population or income, are | formula grants | 45 | |
| 59107353 | Grants that are given more or less automatically to states or communities, which have discretion in deciding how to spend the money are called | block grants | 46 | |
| 59107354 | Expansions of mandated programs by the national government present especially difficult funding problems for | state and local governments | 47 | |
| 59107355 | Why isn't federalism advantageous for democracy? Why is it? | (NOT) no equal education in states; (IS) more levels=more participation | 48 | |
| 59107356 | Over the last 125 years the peole of the United States have turned increasingly to the national government to solve problems or provide assistance because | the government provides grants | 49 |
