Federalism Flashcards
The Necessary and Proper Clause (Article 1, and Section 8, Clause 18; Elastic Clause) is the provision is the Constitution that ____.
A.) Allows each branch of government to exercise some form of control over the others
B.) Empowers the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality laws
C.) Limits Legislative, executive and judicial powers by assigning them to different persons or groups
D.) Authorizes Congress to make to make any law required to carry out its other powers
E.) Declares that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land
D
Cooperative federalism (Marble Cake) can best be described by which of the following statements?
A.) Different levels of government are all involved in common policy areas
B.) Government must have cooperation from the people in order to make legislative decisions
C.) Local levels of government can make decisions on issues more efficiently than state and national governments can
D.) The federal government must make regulations that can be applied across ever state in the same way
E.) Business and government can work together to more efficiently accomplish shared goals
A
Which of the following is the best example of a categorical grant, one with specific “strings” attached, set up with strict rules and regulations?
A.) Money given directly to private business for economic development
B.) Money given to state unconditionally
C.) Money given to individuals in the form of tax rebates
D.) Money given to states to spend at their discretion on transportation
E.) Money given to states for special education programs
E
In a federal system of government, political power is primarily _____.
A.) Vested in the regional or state governments
B.) Vested in the central or national governments
C.) Vested in local governments
D.) Divided between central (national) and regional (state) governments
E.) divided between regional (state) and local governments
D
Which of the following is NOT a concurrent power of the national and state governments? A.) Borrowing Money B.) Levying Taxes C.) Chartering Banks D.) Establishing Courts E.) Making Marriage and Divorce laws
E
McCulloch v. Maryland was an important Supreme Court case involving federalism because ____.
A.) The Supremacy Clause (Article VI; federal government supremacy over the states) of the constitution was established for the first time by allowing congress to exercise its implied powers
B.) It established the courts power of juducial review by checking the power of Congress to charter a national bank
C.) It provided for a republican form of government where voters elect people to represent them
D.) The Supremacy Clause (Article VI; federal government supremacy over the states) of the Constitution was upheld and it expanded the power of Congress to exercise its implied powers
E.) It upheld the Full Faith and Credit Clause in Article IV
D
Which of the following is NOT true of federalism?
A.) A state may not unreasonably discriminate against the resident of another state
B.) The federal government handles matters of national concern
C.) States may extradite fugitives from one state to another
D.) States must honor another state’s public acts, laws and records
E.) The powers of the federal government are less than or inferior to the powers of the state governments
E
Block Grants
A.) Promote state competition and have no “strings” attaches
B.) Ensures state compliance and policy uniformity across the states with strict “strings” attached
C.) Allow states more flexibility in spending federal money and have fewer “strings” attached than categorical grants
D.) Are cheaper for the federal government over time, but at the expense of state governments
E.) None of these
C
The Supreme Court ruled in Gibbons V. Odgen (1824) that Congress had broad authority under the \_\_\_ to regulate commercial activities such as ferry boating A.) Supremacy Clause B.) Commerce Clause C.) Implied Powers Clause D.) Necessary and Proper Clause E.) Full Faith and Credit Clause
B
\_\_\_\_\_ Reserves Powers to the states A.) Article I B.) Article II C.) Article IV D.) The 10th Amendment E.) The 12th Amendment
D
___ is reserved to the states
A.) Creating post offices
B.) Setting times and places of election and selecting electoral college electors
C.) Creating an army and navy and declaring war
D,) Negotiating and ratifying treaties
E.) Coining Money
B
Delegated or enumerated powers are described in the U.S. Constitution as powers____.
A.) Belonging to the states
B.) Given to certain groups of private individuals
C.) Shared between two levels of government
D.) Given to all the people
E.) Belonging to the national government
E
If you look at your paycheck, you will probably notice you were taxed by both your state and federal government. This is a reflection of the fact that these two levels of government ____.
A.) Have concurrent power on taxes
B.) Share ideas and agree on a single set of tax policies
C.) Are required to implement the same tax policies
D.) Rely on the one another to enforce the tax laws
E.) Enforce laws the same way with the same results
A
Which of the following are NOT delegated powers of the national government? A.) Declaring and/or waging war B.) Taxing and Spending C.) Regulating commerce and currency D.) Creating and Arm and Navy E.) All of these are delegated powers
E
The pattern of federalism in which the federal government and the states separatly exercise their delegated and reserved powers is referred to as\_\_\_\_\_. A.) Marble Cake Federalism B.) Cooperative Federalism C.) Dual Federalism D.) Competitive Federalism E.) Progressive Federalism
C
