Chapter 3

Question 0

What is the supreme law of the land in the U.S.?

Answer 0

The Constitution

Question 1

Define federalism

Answer 1

A system of government in which a written constitution divides the power of government along a territorial basis

Question 2

What are delegated powers?

Answer 2

Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution

Question 3

What are the different types of delegated powers?

Answer 3

1. Expressed Powers
2. Implied Powers
3. Inherent Powers

Question 4

What are expressed powers?

Answer 4

Specifically stated delegated powers

Question 5

What are some examples of expressed powers?

Answer 5

1. Declare War

2. Raise an army

Question 6

What are implied powers?

Answer 6

Not specifically stated, but reasonably implied delegated powers

Question 7

What are some examples of implied powers?

Answer 7

the draft

Question 8

What are implied powers also known as?

Answer 8

“The Elastic Clause”

Question 9

What are inherent powers?

Answer 9

powers that belong to the national government because it is the national government of a sovereign nation

Question 10

What are some examples of inherent powers?

Answer 10

1. Immigration

2. Acquiring territory

Question 11

What are denied powers?

Answer 11

Things the national government cannot do

Question 12

What are some examples of stated denied powers?

Answer 12

Bill of Rights

Question 13

What are silent denied powers?

Answer 13

If the Constitution does not mention it, the federal government cannot do it

Question 14

What is an example of a silent denied power?

Answer 14

The federal government cannot abolish the state governments

Question 15

What are reserved powers?

Answer 15

Powers left to the state

Question 16

What are exclusive powers?

Answer 16

powers that can only be exercised by the federal government

Question 17

What are concurrent powers?

Answer 17

Powers that can be exercised by both the state and federal government

Question 18

What are some of the federal government’s obligations to the states?

Answer 18

1. They must guarantee a republican form of government
2. They must protect the states from invasion and domestic violence
3. They must respect our territories and boundaries
4. Create new states

Question 19

What are some examples of corporate federalism?

Answer 19

1. Grants-in-aid
2. Block Grants
3. Revenue Sharing
4. State aid to the Federal Government

Question 20

What are grants-in-aid?

Answer 20

Money and resources given to the states by the federal government

Question 21

What are block grants?

Answer 21

money and resources given to the states, but with very few conditions or limitations

Question 22

What is revenue sharing?

Answer 22

the federal government returns a percentage of it’s revenue to the states

Question 23

What are some examples of State Aid to the Federal Government?

Answer 23

States run national elections

Question 24

What are some examples of Interstate Relations?

Answer 24

1. Interstate compact
2. Full Faith and Credit
3. Extradition
4. Privileges and Immunities

Question 25

What are Interstate Compacts?

Answer 25

Agreements among states and foreign nations

Question 26

What is Full Faith and Credit?

Answer 26

Each state must accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings or every other state

Question 27

What is extradition?

Answer 27

A legal process which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state by another

Question 28

What are some examples of Privileges and Immunities?

Answer 28

1. Marriage licenses

2. Contracts

Question 29

What is another term for Privileges and Immunities?

Answer 29

“Interstate Rights”