Chapter 4 Test

Question 1

4 obligations of national government for the benefit of the states

Answer 1

1. Guarantee states a representation form of government.
2. Protects states against foreign invasion and domestic violence.
3. Respects territorial integrity of states.
4. Admitting new states.
   (GPRA)

Question 2

4 programs national helps states

Answer 2

Grants-in-aid, FBI, National guard, and census

GFNC

Question 3

3 state aid programs help national

Answer 3

State and local police assist FBI, run naturalization immigrant program, and run all national elections.
(SRR)

Question 4

3 types of federal grants

Answer 4

Categorical grants, block grants, and project grants.

CBP

Question 5

Categorical grants

Answer 5

Used for specific purpose/programs such as college tuition, school lunch, water treatment, etc.

Question 6

Block grants

Answer 6

Used for large broad programs such as welfare and Medicare

Question 7

Project grants

Answer 7

Used for projects such as medical research

Question 8

2 interstate compacts all 50 states agree on

Answer 8

1. Compact for the suspension of parolees and probationers.
2. Compact on juvenile delinquents.
   (SJ)

Question 9

Ladder of laws

Answer 9

United States constitution, acts of congress/national law, state constitutions, state laws, city/county laws.
(UASSC)

Question 10

Who administers the ladder of laws?

Answer 10

Supreme court

Question 11

Reasonable distinctions that states can use against residents of another state under the privileges and immunities clause

Answer 11

Can’t vote, can’t hold public office, can’t practice law medicine teach etc, and charge more for college tuition/hunting and fishing licenses etc.
(VOPC)

Question 12

Delegated powers

Answer 12

Powers given to the national government exclusively by constitution

Question 13

Expressed powers

Answer 13

Spelled out in words in the constitution

Question 14

Implied powers

Answer 14

Not spelled out but reasonably suggested

Question 15

Inherent powers

Answer 15

Powers given to the national government because it represents a sovereign state in the world

Question 16

Concurrent powers

Answer 16

Powers that are exercised by both the national government and the state government

Question 17

Reserved powers

Answer 17

Powers That are exercised only by the states

Question 18

Supremacy clause

Answer 18

Resolves conflicts between three two levels of government by setting up a ladder of laws

Question 19

Supreme Court

Answer 19

Acts as the umpire of the supremacy clause; makes rulings and final decisions

Question 20

Dual federalism

Answer 20

Government power was strictly divided by the states and national government

Question 21

Cooperative federalism

Answer 21

Established social programs to assist states with regulation

Question 22

Full faith and credit clause

Answer 22

States must recognize the validity of records, documents, and civil court decisions in other states

Question 23

Privileges and immunities clause

Answer 23

States cannot draw unreasonable distinctions between their own residents and the residents of other states

Question 24

Extradition

Answer 24

The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned by another state

Question 25

Enabling act

Answer 25

Congress agrees to grant statehood

Question 26

Interstate compact

Answer 26

Agreements among 2 or more states/foreign states

Question 27

Judicial proceedings

Answer 27

Refer to the outcome of court actions such as damage awards, wills, etc

Question 28

Public acts

Answer 28

Records and documents