Chapters 3 + 4

Question 1

Federalism (beliefs)

Answer 1

form of government in which different levels of government act autonomously and act directly on people within the jurisdiction

Question 2

Powers of Congress (7)

Answer 2

• collect taxes and duties
  -borrow money
  -coin money
  -establish national courts under Supreme
  -regulate interstate and foreign commerce
• raise and support armed forces
  -declare war

Question 3

Reserved powers

Answer 3

all powers not prohibited to the states by the Constitution or delegated to national government

Question 4

Necessary and Proper Clause

Answer 4

grants congress extensive authority to act in the furtherance of its enumerated powers (make laws where constitution does not give authority)

Question 5

Restraints of State power (4)

Answer 5

• entering treaties with foreign governments
  -coining money
  -levying taxes on imports/exports
  -suspending writ of habeus corpus, passing bills, or passing ex post facto laws

Question 6

Dual Federalism

Answer 6

political arrangement in which national and state governments act with distinct areas of jurisdiction

Question 7

Cooperative Federalism

Answer 7

flexible relationship between federal and state governments to work on a variety of issues and programs

Question 8

New Federalism

Answer 8

decentralized national power, increased sharing between state and local governments and discretion with spending grants

Question 9

Unfunded mandates

Answer 9

federal laws/regulations that require state/local governments to intake certain obligations without feds providing full compensation

Question 10

Article 1, Section 10

Answer 10

limits the power of the states

Question 11

Civil liberties

Answer 11

limitations of government power that are designed to protect freedoms

Question 12

Civil rights

Answer 12

constitutional guarantees that government treat people equally, regardless of demographics

Question 13

1st amendment

Answer 13

freedom of speech

Question 14

2nd amendment

Answer 14

right to keep and bear arms

Question 15

3rd amendment

Answer 15

right not to house soldiers during war

Question 16

4th amendment

Answer 16

right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure

Question 17

5th amendment

Answer 17

rights in criminal cases, right to not testify against ones self

Question 18

6th amendment

Answer 18

right to speedy trial by impartial jury

Question 19

7th amendment

Answer 19

right to a jury trial in civil cases

Question 20

8th amendment

Answer 20

right to not face excessive bail, fines, and unusual punishment

Question 21

9th amendment

Answer 21

all rights are retained by the people even if not numerated in constitution

Question 22

10th amendment

Answer 22

all powers not delegated to federal gov. are retained by states and the people

Question 23

Right to privacy info

Answer 23

• not used in the constitution
  Supreme court affirmed its existence as an implied right in 1965