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Question 1

Name the 4 obligations the constitution places on the national government for the benefit of the states:

Answer 1

1. Grantee states a republican form of gov. (Representative)
2. Protect states against foreign invasion and domestic violence (attack from other countries riots at home and natural disasters)
3. Respect territorial integrity of states (recognize states boundaries)
4. Admitting new state (congress has this power.)

Question 2

Name 4 programs (forms of federal aid) in which the national government helps/assists the states

Answer 2

1. Grants-in-aid
2. FBI assists state and local police
3. Trains the national guard for the states
4. Take a census for the states.

Question 3

Name 3 state aid programs in which the states help/assist the national government.

Answer 3

1. State and local police assist the FBI
2. States run the naturalization immigration program
3. States run all national elections

Question 4

List and describe 3 types of federal grants

Answer 4

• Categorical grant: used for specific purpose/programs suck as collages tuition school lunch water treatment
• block grant:used for large broad programs such as welfare and Medicare/aid
• project grants: used for projects such as medical research (cancer/aids) given to private and gov. agencies

Question 5

What two interstate compacts do all 50 states agree upon?

Answer 5

1. Compact for the supervision of parolees and probationers

2. Compact on juvenile delinquents

Question 6

Delegated powers

Answer 6

Powers granted to the national government by the constitution

Question 7

Expressed powers

Answer 7

Spelled out in words in the constitution 27powers

Question 8

Implied powers

Answer 8

Powers suggested but not stated in the constitution

Question 9

Inherent powers

Answer 9

Powers given to the national gov. By it is a gov. Of a sovereign state

Question 10

Resevered powers

Answer 10

Not given the national gov. And not denied to the state

Question 11

Concurrent powers

Answer 11

Powers that the states and national government share

Question 12

Supremacy clause

Answer 12

Resolves conflicts between the two levels of gov. By setting up a ladder of laws

Question 13

List the ladder of laws in the supremacy clause:who administers this clause?

Answer 13

1. United States constitution
2. Acts of congress
3. State constitution
4. State laws
5. City/country laws

Question 14

Supreme Court

Answer 14

Acts as the umpire of the supremacy clause. Makes rulings and final decisions

Question 15

Dual federalism

Answer 15

Gov. Power was strictly divided by the states and national giv. National gov. Was small

Question 16

Cooperative federalism

Answer 16

Social programs to assist states with regulations national gov. Became very large

Question 17

Full faith and credit

Answer 17

States most recognize the validity of records documents and civil count decisions in other states

Question 18

Privileges and Immunities

Answer 18

States cannot draw unreasonable distinction between their own residents and residents of the other states

Question 19

Interstate compact

Answer 19

Agreements among two or more states(foreign states)
More than 200 deal with issues such as 1. conservation of resources 2. fighting forest fires 3. combat water air pollution 4. harbor contro

Question 20

Just examples of reasonable distinctions that states can use against residence of other states under the privileges and immunities clause

Answer 20

1. Can’t vote
2. Can’t hold public office
3. Can’t practice law medicine teach without certification
4. Charge more for college tuition/hunting/fishing licenses