chapter 4 answers

Question 1

assumed by any national government of a sovereign state

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inherent powers

Question 2

written in the constitution

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expressed powers

Question 3

not given to the national government

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reserved powers

Question 4

shared by both the states and national government

Answer 4

concurrent powers

Question 5

expressed, implied, or inherent powers of the national government

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delegated powers

Question 6

must be signed by the president

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act of admission

Question 7

federal money given to a state

Answer 7

grants-in-aids

Question 8

an act directing a territory to write a state constitution

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enabling act

Question 9

a federal grant made for a specific reason or purpose

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categorical grant

Question 10

a federal grant made for a broad purpose

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block grant

Question 11

prevents a person from fleeing a state to avoid being charged with a crime

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extradition

Question 12

guarantees that any American may travel or live in any state

Answer 12

privileges and immunities clause

Question 13

says that the constitution is above all other laws

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supremacy clause

Question 14

directs a territory to write a constitution

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enabling act

Question 15

federal money given to states

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grant in aid

Question 16

powers belonging to the national government alone

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execlusive powers

Question 17

an act of creating a new state

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act of admission

Question 18

an act directing a US territory to frame a state constitution

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enabling act

Question 19

a grant often made for medical research or job training

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project grant

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a grant made for a broad purpose

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block grant

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which is a system with a division of power between national government and several state governments

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federalism

Question 22

which does the privileges and immunities clause require of all states

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any citizen can become a resident of any state

Question 23

the expressed powers are exercised by which branches of federal government

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executive, legislative, and judicial

Question 24

local governments in this country get their powers from which of the following

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their states

Question 25

what is meant by a republican form of government

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a representative government

Question 26

which type of federal grant requires the states to contribute money

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categorical grants

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which guarantees that when a man and a woman are married in one state their marriage is legal in all other states

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full faith and credit claus e

Question 28

read the question what point is thomas jefferson trying to make

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the national government become too powerful

Question 29

the framers tried to address concerns by thomas jefferson by

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reserving for the states all powers not expressly granted in the national government

Question 30

which is an example of how congress has used its implied powers under the elastic clause of the constitution

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it built the interstate highway system

Question 31

which is a power the constitution does not grant to the national government and does no deny to the states

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power to establish schools

Question 32

which of the following describes the role of the states in a federal system

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the states balance the power of the federal government

Question 33

categorical grant, block grants, and project grants are all examples of which of the following

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cooperative federalism

Question 34

why does the constitution provide a way to make interstate compacts

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to avoid conflicts in interstate relations

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which is an exception to the full faith and credit clause

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same sex marriage

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which describes how the extradition process helps states to enforce their laws

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fugitives who flee to another state will be returned for trial

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which of the following types of discrimination would not be allowed under the privileges and immunities clause

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a resident of one state cannot use the court system in another state

Question 38

which describes a privilege that a state must grant to the resident of another state under the privileges and immunities clause

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the right to rent a home

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a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central gov and several regional governments

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federalism

Question 40

in the federal system local governments are considered

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subunits of state governments

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according to the constitution the national government may do any of the following except

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ignore physical boundaries of each state

Question 42

critics in grants in aid charge that they

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violate the principles of division of power

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extradition requests are usually received from and approved by state

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governors

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the privileges and immunities clause requires a state to

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allow any american to become a resident of that state

Question 45

the national government power to coin money is a

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expressed power

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which of the following would be considered a categorical grant

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assistance for low income sufferers of alzheimers disease

Question 47

states make interstate compacts to

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help them manage shared resources and concerns

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each state must respect and recognize the validity of actions taken in other states because of the

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full faith and credit clause

Question 49

which of the following might best describe the framers reasoning in choosing federalism

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a divided government is less prone to abuse

Question 50

which part of the constitution allows the national government to claim implied powers for itself

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necessary and proper clause

Question 51

which of the following is a power th constitution expressly denies to the national government

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the power to levy duties on exports

Question 52

according to the constitution which powers are reserved for the states

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any powers not granted to national gov but not denied to states

Question 53

most of the powers delegated by the constitution to the national government are

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exclusive powers

Question 54

which of the following is the best summary of the supremacy clause

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the onstitiuon and the laws and treaties of the united states are the supreme law of the lan

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what step officially creates a new state

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an act of admission

Question 56

which of the following statements is true of categorical grants

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they are usually made with conditions attached

Question 57

before the constitution was enacted what were relations among the states generally like

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filled with friction

Question 58

interstate compacts can be made

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only with consent of congress

Question 59

why are interstate quickie divorces especially problematic when applying full faith and credit clause

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because divorcees don’t intend to live permanently in the state where they got divorced

Question 60

which of the following is an example of a situation that would be illegal according to the privileges and immunities clause

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requiring businesses to give hiring preference to state residents