Chapter 6

Question 1

federal aid that is governed to state and local governments for a specific purpose and that comes with certain guidelines

Answer 1

categorical grants

Question 2

federal aid governed by demographic information in a given area

Answer 2

formula grants

Question 3

federal aid that allows the national government greater discretion in deciding how much aid will be given to certain programs

Answer 3

project grants

Question 4

federal aid that combines several categorical grants under a general umbrella

Answer 4

block grants

Question 5

federal aid in which the national government allocates some of its tax proceeds to the states; used from 1972-1986`

Answer 5

revenue sharing

Question 6

any transfer of money from the federal government to state or local governments

Answer 6

grants in aid

Question 7

this amendment states that “power not delegates to the united states… nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people

Answer 7

tenth amendment

Question 8

the___ is an alternate name given to the necessary and proper clause

Answer 8

elastic clause

Question 9

the amendment allowed an income tax to be instituted

Answer 9

sixteenth amendment

Question 10

president franklin d roosevelts program addressing poverty and unemployment resulting from the great depression were known as the

Answer 10

the new deal

Question 11

president lyndon b johnsons program addressing voting rights, education, and health care were known as the

Answer 11

great society

Question 12

which war was partially caused by disagreement regarding the rights of states and the powers of the federal government

Answer 12

civil war

Question 13

what term refers to a system in which the national and state levels are sovereign within their own spheres

Answer 13

dual federalism

Question 14

under which early chief justice did the supreme court’s decisions do much to expand the powers of the national government

Answer 14

john marshall

Question 15

what is the name for the region of the country, consisting of the old confederate states and the southwest, that is experiencing growth in population and new industry

Answer 15

sunbelt

Question 16

what is the name for the region of the country experiencing population loss and crumbling industry

Answer 16

frostbelt

Question 17

during world war i, the national government took control of the ___ and expanded its regulatory powers over corporations and industries

Answer 17

railroads

Question 18

congress may not create a new state out of a currently existing state without the consent of that states__

Answer 18

legislature

Question 19

revenue sharing under nixon and reagan was funded by a surplus in the

Answer 19

treasury

Question 20

giving federal aid to state and local governments has contributed to the rapid increase in the

Answer 20

national debt

Question 21

which powers of the national government are specifically written into the constitution

Answer 21

enumerated powers

Question 22

powers that grant authority and define the limit of the national governments authority are

Answer 22

delegated powers

Question 23

which powers of the national government are not specifically stated in the constitution but are derived from those that are listed

Answer 23

implied powers

Question 24

which powers are neither given to the national government nor denied to the states

Answer 24

reserved powers

Question 25

this clause establishes that the constitution laws of the national government, and treaties made by the national government comprise the highest law of the land

Answer 25

supremacy clause

Question 26

categorical grant

Answer 26

minority hiring quotas, environmental protection guidelines and matching funds required are examples of restriction that may come with what type of grant

Question 27

constitution

Answer 27

make treaties, declare war, and coin its own money are three things a state may NOT do according article 1, section 10 of the

Question 28

_____ is a system in which governmental power is divided into two or more levels

Answer 28

federalism

Question 29

why are categorical grants the most controversial form of federal aid

Answer 29

categorical grants often have “strings” attached to receive federal money. the national government may try to regulate policy that generally falls under the authority of individual states

Question 30

what are the obligations of the national government toward state governments according to article IV of the constitution

Answer 30

guarantee that each state has a republican form of government protect states from foreign invasion and intervene to suppress domestic violence such as mobs

Question 31

the federal government may give or withhold aid based on a state’s conformity to certain regulations. list 2

Answer 31

1. a maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour in order to receive highway funds
2. a legal drinking age of at least 21 to avoid reduction in highway funds

Question 32

the two divisions of power in america’s federal system

Answer 32

1. national government 2. state government

Question 33

types of government are mentioned in the constitution

Answer 33

national/state

Question 34

some states receive more federal aid than their residents pay in taxes,___ is often tied to political control, and many voters tend to vote for the party that provides the most funding for there are

Answer 34

federal funding