Chapter 3/4 Quiz Questions Flashcards

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Applying the principles of Thomas Jefferson to current political issues would probably dispose one to…

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Favor the decentralization of government power.

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Just what sort of commerce congress could regulate between the states was not spelled out in the constitution because…

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No consensus existed.

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The civil war settles one part of the issue of national supremacy v states rights, namely, that…

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The national government derives is sovereignty from the people.

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Initially, it was supposed that…

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The federal government could regulate interstate commerce.

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The Supreme Court’s ruling in McCullouch v. Maryland, chow justice john Marshall established the implied powers doctrine which stated…

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The courts should interpret the necessary and proper clause broadly.

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The interstate commerce that federal government can regulate now is interpreted to include…

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Commerce between states and a handful of transactions within states.

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The case Dred Scott v. Sanford was a victory for state power because…

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It said congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to increase the size of the Supreme Court in order to…

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Appoint additional justices who would support his new deal programs.

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A period of Devolution occurred in the mid-1990’s and as a result

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Welfare was turned over to the states in the form of block grants.

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Legislation such as “no child left behind”, the Medicare overhaul of 2003, and the so-called Obamacare of 2009

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Increase the power of the federal government.

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The first form of grant-in-aid to the states made by the federal government to the state governments was that of…

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Land grants.

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The term intergovernmental lobby is used in the text to refer to lobbying activities by

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State and local officials at the national government.

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According to the text, block grants have enjoyed only marginal success, in part because…

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The federal government steadily increased the number of strings attacked to such grants.

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To qualify for certain federal highway funds, states must allow drivers to make a legal right hand turn after stopping at a red light. This requirement by the federal government is known as a…

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Condition of aid.

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The text suggests that we might expect to find more mandates in policy areas where the government…

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Spends more.

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The devolution initiatives of the republicans were not new, but acquired new vitality because the effort was begin led by…

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Congress.

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One clear impact of devolution is…

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A reduction in federal spending.