ch. 3 Federalism

Question 1

A way of organizing a nation so that 2 or more levels of government have formal authorization over the same land and people. It is a system of shared power between units of gov’t.

Answer 1

Federalism

Question 2

A way of organizing a nation so that all powers resides in a central gov’t. Most national governments today are unitary governments.

Answer 2

Unitary governments

Question 3

The workings of the federal system- the entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments.

Answer 3

Intergovernmental relations

Question 4

Article VI of the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.

Answer 4

supremacy clause

Question 5

the constitutional amendment stating that “The powers not delegated to the United Statescby the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the peopl.”

Answer 5

Tenth Amendment

Question 6

An 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments. In deciding this case, Chief Justice John Marshall and his colleagues held that Congress had certain implied powers in addition to the enumerated powers found in the Constitution.

Answer 6

McCulloch vs Maryland

Question 7

powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the Constitution; for Congress these powers are listed in article 1, section 8, and include the power to coin money, regulate its value, and impose taxes.

Answer 7

enumerated powers

Question 8

powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the Constitution.the Constitution states that Congress has the power to “make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution” the powers enumerated in article 1.

Answer 8

implied powers

Question 9

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.

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elastic clause

Question 10

a landmark case decided in 1824 in which the Supreme Court interpreted very broadly the clause in article 1, section 8, of the Constitution giving Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity.

Answer 10

Gibbons vs Ogden

Question 11

a clause in article IV, Section1, of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgments rendered by the courts of others states.

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Full faith and credit

Question 12

a legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.

Answer 12

Extradition

Question 13

A clause in Article IV, Section 2, of the Constitution according citizens of each state most of the priveleges of citizens of other states.

Answer 13

privileges and immunities

Question 14

a system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies.

Answer 14

dual federalism

Question 15

a system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states in the national government. They may also share costs, administration, and even blame for programs that work poorly.

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cooperative federalism

Question 16

the pattern of spending, texting, and providing grant in the federal system; it is the cornerstone of the national government relations with state and local governments.

Answer 16

fiscal federalism