Chapter 3 Federalism

Question 0

Identify implied powers of the federal government.

Answer 0

Make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution. EX: FDA, build interstate highways, EPA

Question 1

What is meant when states are referred to as a “national laboratory”?

Answer 1

Most bills that make it to the federal level, have first started at the state level. Usually if a bill doesn’t make it in the states, it will never make it to the federal level.

Question 2

Explain fiscal federalism.

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Explain cooperative federalism

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Importance of 10th amendment

Answer 4

States that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people. The framers of this amendment had two purposes in mind when they drafted it. The first was a necessary rule of construction. The second was to reaffirm the nature of the federal system.[2]

Question 5

What is meant by layer cake federalism “marble cake”

Answer 5

Instead of a layer cake, they see American federalism is more like a marble cake with mingled responsibilities and blurred distinctions between the levels of government