American goverment mid term worksheet 3

Question 1

what is federalism? Give an example of a federalist government

Answer 1

away of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same land and people. It is a system of shared power between unity of government. The US for example

Question 2

What is a unitary government? give an example

Answer 2

a way of organizing a nation that all powers reside in the central government. Most traditional government today are unitary government. Example, France, local government takes order from their states

Question 3

Article VI of the constitution is know as the supremacy clause. What does the supremacy clause mean?

Answer 3

It makes the constitution, national laws and treaties supreme over state laws as long as the national government is acting within its constitutional limits

Question 4

How was the supremacy of the federal government established?

Answer 4

civil war, supremacy clause,doctrine of implied power in elasticity clause, supreme court-civil right moment, commerce clause

Question 5

under article

I, section 8 of the constitution, congress regulates interstate and international commerce. What does this mean?

Answer 5

Congress has the right to regulate every form of commercial activity - and more

Question 6

article IV of the constitution is referred to as the full faith and credit clause, what does this mean?

Answer 6

A clause in the constitution requireing each state to recognize th epublic acts, records and judicial proceediings of all other states

Question 7

What is the constitutional requirement for a state to return a personcharged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment?

Answer 7

Extradition

Question 8

Article IV , section 2 of the constitution is referred to as the privileges and immunities clause. what does this mean?

Answer 8

the provosion of the constitution according citizens of each state the privileges of citizens of other states travel to another states, got the same rights for that state

Question 9

what is the difference between coorperative fedralism and dual federalism?

Answer 9

coorperative federalism, a system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government, in dual federalism, the management cost are by one branch. In coorperative, management are shared by multiple level of governemtn

Question 10

List some of advantages of federalism for democrcy

Answer 10

different state government can legislate differently according to their citizens need. citizens participation increase, better response to citizens needs. Gridlock at the feral level is reduced- check the the federal govenment power

Question 11

list some disadvantages of feralism for democracy

Answer 11

electoral vote where the person received the most popular votes may not get elected. Local interests may prevent national majority support of certain policies. Too muc burracracy, red tapes, regulation, state and local governemnts can block the implementation of federal policy

Question 12

Many policies must be addressed by a centralized govrnment because states lack ability, resources and jurisdiction to properly address these issues. What are some examples of these issues?

Answer 12

President Reagan negotiated quotas on imports of japanese cars, in order to give advantages to the Americn auto industry. A national banking system subsidies for railroads and arline which help the national economy. union protections