EXAM FEDERALISM Flashcards
Federalism is
A system of shared power by the state and national governments
A form of governmental structure in which the national government is weak and most or all power is in the hands of it’s components is known as
A confederation
The workings of the federal system are sometimes called
intergovernmental relations
A unitary government is a way of organizing government so that
Power is concentrated in a central government
Federalism is a way of organizing a nation so that
Both national and state levels of government have authority over the same land and people
In our federal system, the powers of the state governments are ultimately gained by
the US constitution
As the framers wrote the Constitution they had no practical choice but to adopt a federal system for all but which of the following reasons?
America had always had a federal system and it would have been too radical and disruptive a change to adopt another system
The supremacy clause of the Constitution states that all of the following are the supreme law of the land, XCEPT
state constitutions
The Constitution’s supremecy clause
made the Constitution, the laws of the national government, and the national government’s treaties the supreme law of the land.
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
the national government
The Tenth Amendment
states that powers not delegated to the US by the constitution, nor prohibitred by the states, are reserved to the states
Only the national government is allowed to
regulate commerce with foreign nations
In its McCulloch vs. Maryland decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of
the supremecy of the national government over the states
The enumerated powers of Congress and the national government are those
specifically spelled out in the Constitution
Federal policies to regulate food and rugs, build interstate highways, protect consumers, try to clean up dirty air and water, and do many other things are all justified as
implied powers of Congress
The Constitution’s provision that Congress has the right to “make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution” its powers is often referred to as the
elastic cluase
Which is the following federal policies exemplifies the implied powers of Congress?
Environmental protection law
The Constitution states that Congress has the power to establish post offices. This is an example of
enumerated powers
In the 1950s and 1960s, the proclamation of states’ rights was usually made by those opposing the national government’s efforts in the area of
civil rights for African Americans
A marriage license issued in one state is valid and honored in al states under the constitutional provision of
full faith and credit
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
The fact that a driver’s license from one state is valid in other states is an example of
full faith and credit
In _______ federalism, the powers and policy assignment of the different levels of government are distinct, like a layer cake
dual
The national government has exclusive control over foriegn and military policy, the postal system, and monetary policy, while th states have exclusive control over specific areas. This division of responsibilities reflects
dual federalism
