Federalism

Question 1

The Seventeenth Amendment altered the original structure of dual federalism toward shared federalism by

Answer 1

Allowing the direct election of senators

Question 2

The type of federalism where national and state governments jointly supervise the citizenry is called

Answer 2

Shared/Cooperative

Question 3

According to Judge John F. Dillon, local governments are mere “creatures of the state” because they

Answer 3

Do not exercise independent, constitutional authority
Are not mentioned in the Constitution
Are created and granted power by the states
Have limited scope and authority

Question 4

What is a key component of federalism

Answer 4

Each level of government is independent from other levels

Question 5

Federalism is a hybrid arrangement of two forms of government called

Answer 5

Confederation and Unitary

Question 6

All of the following are considered Constitutional Provisions except

a) Article IV, Section 3
b) Article IV, Section 4
c) The Twelfth Amendment
d) The Tenth Amendment
e) Article VI

Answer 6

C

Question 7

Federal laws that allow states to administer joint federal-state programs are

Answer 7

Partial Preemptions

Question 8

Direct orders regarding federal mandates are

Answer 8

Requirements that can be enforced by legal and civil penalties

Question 9

Unfunded mandates pose a significant burden to states because

Answer 9

Federal policies are attached to mandates that states may have to fund entirely
States are forced to administer policies to which they might object
States often have no choice but to accept rules the mandates impose
They reduce state authority

Question 10

Under the federal system, the type of federal grant-in-aid that causes states to spend less carefully is the

Answer 10

Matching Grant

Question 11

Statutes that apply certain rules and guidelines to a broad array of federally subsidized programs are

Answer 11

Crosscutting requirements

Question 12

Competitive federalism is the idea that

Answer 12

States can experiment with reform aid and, if successful, their methods can be replicated elsewhere

Question 13

Lyndon B Johnson’s War on Poverty, part of his Great Society, shifted federalism toward nationalism by

Answer 13

Funding state programs through federal grants

Question 14

Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal shifted federalism toward nationalism by

Answer 14

Regulating and financing state action

Question 15

Stipulations of government funding that require states to adhere to guidelines of an unrelated program are

Answer 15

Crossover sanctions

Question 16

The amendment that applies the rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights to state law is the

Answer 16

Fourteenth

Question 17

What Supreme Court case began to establish the extended reach of federal authority?

Answer 17

McCulloch vs Maryland

Question 18

How has the supremacy clause allowed for ever-greater national authority

Answer 18

National law automatically supersedes state law

Question 19

Under the federal system, which type of federal grant-in-aid gives states an exact amount to spend

Answer 19

Block grants