Question | Answer |
Federalism | A political concept in stem of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units |
Unitary Government | A system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government. |
Intergovernmental Reltions | Provides a broad array of services to the public and state local and tribal governments |
Supremcy Clause | Asserts and establishes the Constitution, the federal laws made in pursuance of the Constitution, and treaties made by the United States with foreign nations |
Tenth Amendment | Powers not granted to the federal government nor prohibited to the states by the Constitution of the United States are reserved to the states or the people. |
Enumerated Powers | Congress may exercise only those powers that are granted to it by the Constitution |
Implied Powers | Powers authorized by the constitution which, while not stated, are seemed to be implied by powers expressly stated. |
Elstic Clause | a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers. |
Full Faith and Credit | A clause in Article IV of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the official judgements documents and civil judgements. |
Extradition | A legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by officals of the state in which the crime took place |
Privileges and Immunities | Clause in Article IV, according citizens of each state most of the privileges of citizens of the other states |
Dual Federalism | A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme with-in their own spheres. |
Cooperative Federalism | A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government |
Fiscal Federalism | The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system |
Categorical Grants | Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes, or "categories" of state and local spending |
Project Grants | Categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of the merits of applicants |
Formula Grants | Categorical grants distributed according to formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations. |
Block Grants | Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in communities. |
McCulloch vs. Maryland | 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments. |
Gibbons vs. Ogden | Landmark case decided in 1824. Gave congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity. |
In this type of system, the national government can redraw the boundaries of local governments or change their form. | Elastic Cluase |
The supremacy of the national government over the states was established by this court case. | McCulloch v. Maryland |
Examples of this include the power of Congress to coin money, regulate its value, and impose taxes. | Full Faith and Credit |
In this case, the Supreme Court broadly defined commerce to include virtually every form of commercial activity. | Gibbons v. Ogden |
When a state returns a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment, they are practicing this constitutional requirement. | Extradition |
This type of federalism has been likened to a "Marble Cake". | Cooperative Federalism |
These grants are awarded on the basis of competitive applications. | Project Grants |
This was a response to the state and local governmental unhappiness with cumbersome and tedious categorical grants. | Formula Grants |
In federalism, governmental power and authority is... | Shared between governments |
The majority of the world's governments are federal systems. | False |
An example of a unitary government is... | France |
The American states are unitary with respect to their local governments. | True |
When it comes to presidential campaigns, the candidates can basically ignore the states. | False |
The federal system in America decentralizes... | Politics, government, and policies |
In the U.S., the federal government is responsibile for most social, family, and moral public policies. | False |
Sometimes social issues become national issues when groups try to use the power of the national government to influence the states. | True |
The following statements are true regarding the states... | -Constitute a national laboratory to develop and test policies. - National policies had their beginings in the states. - Share results of new policy ideas with other states and national government |
The term federalism is found repeatedly in the Constitution. | False |
The following statements about the Constitution are true.. | -Forbids Congress to divide up individual states - Unamendable as to the equal representation of the states in the Senate - Requires the national government to protext states against invasion. |
According to the supremacy clause, the supreme law of land consists of... | The constitution, Laws of the national government, and treaties |
The constitution grants the national government exclusive power to... | Coin Money |
The Constitution specifically denies to states the power to... | Tax imports and exports |
The tenth Amendment provides... | The delegation of power of the states and the people. |
The question of how national and state powers are related was largely settled by... | The civil rights movement, the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, and the Civil War |
In 1791, the newly created national bank was regarded favorably by... | Federalists |
One of the country;s ablest lawyers, who argued the case for Maryland before the Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland, was... | Luther Martin |
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court stated that as long as the national government behaves in accordance with the Constitution, its policies take precedence over state policies. | True |