Units 2,3

Question 1

Federalism

Answer 1

A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government share is formal authority over the same area and people

Question 2

A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government share is formal authority over the same area and people

Answer 2

Federalism

Question 3

Unitary government

Answer 3

A central government that holds supreme power in a nation.
Supreme power resides in the national government

Question 4

A central government that holds supreme power in a nation.
Supreme power resides in the national government

Answer 4

Unitary government

Question 5

Confederation

Answer 5

National government is weak, power mostly to states

Question 6

National government is weak, power mostly to states

Answer 6

Confederation

Question 7

Federal

Answer 7

Power is shared between the state and national government

Question 8

Intergovernmental relations

Answer 8

The entire set of interactions among national state and local governments — including the sharing of information that constitute the workings of the federal system

Question 9

The entire set of interactions among national state and local governments — including the sharing of information that constitute the workings of the federal system

Answer 9

Intergovernmental relations

Question 10

Supremacy clause

Answer 10

The clause in article VI of the constitution that makes the constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws as long as the national government is acting within its constitution limits

Question 11

The clause in article VI of the constitution that makes the constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws as long as the national government is acting within its constitution limits

Answer 11

Supremacy clause

Question 12

Three supreme laws of the land

Answer 12

constitution
laws of national government
treaties (only by national government)

Question 13

10th amendment

Answer 13

The national government only has the powers the constitution gives them, the states have the other powers
States have independent powers of their own

Question 14

The national government only has the powers the constitution gives them, the states have the other powers
States have independent powers of their own

Answer 14

10th amendment

Question 15

McCulloch v. Maryland

Answer 15

National government establish a national bank and states determined it unconstitutional and maryland taxed the bank
Chief justice, John Marshall, determined the Congress had implied powers in addition to the powers in the constitution
Established the supremacy of the national government

Question 16

National government establish a national bank and states determined it unconstitutional and maryland taxed the bank
Chief justice, John Marshall, determined the Congress had implied powers in addition to the powers in the constitution
Established the supremacy of the national government

Answer 16

McCulloch v Maryland

Question 17

Enumerated powers

Answer 17

Powers of the federal government that are listed explicitly in the constitution

Question 18

Powers of the federal government that are listed explicitly in the constitution

Answer 18

Enumerated powers

Question 19

Implied powers

Answer 19

Powers of the federal government that are beyond those enumerated in the constitution as long as it is consistent with the constitution

Question 20

Powers of the federal government that are beyond those enumerated in the constitution as long as it is consistent with the constitution

Answer 20

Implied powers

Question 21

Elastic cause

Answer 21

The final paragraph of article 1 section 8 of the constitution, which authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out the enumerated powers

Question 22

The final paragraph of article 1 section 8 of the constitution, which authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out the enumerated powers

Answer 22

Elastic cause

Question 23

Gibbons v Ogden

Answer 23

Congress has the power to regulate interstate & international commerce & every form of commercial activity

Supreme Court interpreted the clause in article 1 section 8 of the constitution and defined the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce encompassing virtually any form of commercial activity

Question 24

Congress has the power to regulate interstate & international commerce & every form of commercial activity

Supreme Court interpreted the clause in article 1 section 8 of the constitution and defined the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce encompassing virtually any form of commercial activity

Answer 24

Gibbons v Ogden

Question 25

United States v Lopez

Answer 25

Gun free school zones act of 1990 exceeded. Congress is constitutional authority to regulate commerce, and that guns in schools had nothing to do with commerce.

Question 26

Gun free school zones act of 1990 exceeded. Congress is constitutional authority to regulate commerce, and that guns in schools had nothing to do with commerce.

Answer 26

United States v Lopez

Question 27

Full faith and credit clause

Answer 27

A clause in article IV of the constitution, requiring each state to recognize the public acts records, and judicial procedures of all other states Relationships and obligations that each state has to each other

Question 28

A clause in article IV of the constitution, requiring each state to recognize the public acts records, and judicial procedures of all other states Relationships and obligations that each state has to each other

Answer 28

Full faith and credit clause

Question 29

Extradition

Answer 29

A legal process, where a state surrenders a person charged with a crime to the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed

Question 30

A legal process, where a state surrenders a person charged with a crime to the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed

Answer 30

Extradition

Question 31

Privileges and immunities

Answer 31

Prohibits states from discriminating against citizens of other states

Question 32

Prohibits states from discriminating against citizens of other states

Answer 32

Privileges and immunities

Question 33

dual federalism

Answer 33

A system of government in which the states and the national government each remain supreme within their own spheres, eat with different powers and policy responsibilities national gov some policies, state of some policies, powers are distinct

Question 34

A system of government in which the states and the national government each remain supreme within their own spheres, eat with different powers and policy responsibilities national gov some policies, state of some policies, powers are distinct

Answer 34

Dual federalism

Question 35

Cooperative federalism

Answer 35

A system of government in which states and the national government share powers and policy assignments

Question 36

A system of government in which states and the national government share powers and policy assignments

Answer 36

Cooperative federalism

Question 37

Devolution

Answer 37

Transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments Giving states more power

Question 38

Transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments Giving states more power

Answer 38

Devolution

Question 39

Fiscal federalism

Answer 39

Federal funds to state and local governments The pattern of spending, taxing and providing grants in the federal system. It is the corner state of the national government relations with state and local governments.

Question 40

Federal funds to state and local governments The pattern of spending, taxing and providing grants in the federal system. It is the corner state of the national government relations with state and local governments.

Answer 40

Fiscal federalism

Question 41

Categorial grants

Answer 41

Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories of state and local spending. They come with strings attached, such as non-discrimination provisions. Attaches conditions to the grand states receive

Question 42

Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories of state and local spending. They come with strings attached, such as non-discrimination provisions. Attaches conditions to the grand states receive

Answer 42

Categorical grants

Question 43

Block grants

Answer 43

Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broader programs in areas, such as community development and social issues Broad areas into deciding how to spend the money

Question 44

Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broader programs in areas, such as community development and social issues Broad areas into deciding how to spend the money

Answer 44

Block grants

Question 45

Necessary & proper clause

Answer 45

empowers the Congress to make all laws necessary for executing its other powers and those of the federal government as a whole

Question 46

empowers the Congress to make all laws necessary for executing its other powers and those of the federal government as a whole

Answer 46

Necessary & proper clause