Chapter 2 Flashcards
In a federal system how is the power divided?
power is divided between a central government and regional governments.
The controversy about the relationship between the states and the national government
has continued throughout the nation’s history.
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
is the states’ rights amendment; it reserves all powers not delegated to the national government in the Constitution to state governments.
Under dual federalism
the most fundamental governmental powers were strictly separated between the federal and state governments.
Under _____ federalism, national and state governments work together to provide services, often with joint funding of programs.
cooperative
In the New Federalism programs promoted by presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan
power was returned to the states through block grants.
Block grant programs
give states federal money and also considerable discretion in how those funds are spent.
What role did Sam Houston play in the lead-up to the Civil War?
argued that Texas should stay in the Union rather than secede
Texas’s role as a one-party state
constrained the role Texas political leaders played in the affairs of the national government during Republican national political domination of the presidency and Congress for much of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
When Woodrow Wilson was president
a number of Texans served in influential positions in his administration.
The federal government gained more power over the state governments
after Progressive reforms such as the direct election of U.S. Senators.
The Federal Reserve banking system
advanced the power of the national government over state governments by giving the national government control of monetary policy.
The case of Wickard v. Filburn is significant because it marks what development in the power of state governments?
It shows how FDR’s New Deal led to a rejection of state power when it appeared to conflict with the power of the federal government
The development of oil production as a significant industry in Texas
created a political movement which called for most power to be returned to state governments.
The development of the New Deal had what effect on the Texas Democratic Party?
It split the party into a New-Deal–supportive liberal wing and a New-Deal–opposed conservative wing
