Federalism, Chapter 4

Question 1

A system of government in which the written Constitution devised powers of government a territorial basis, between a central government and several regional governments, usually called states or provinces – each level of government operates through its own agencies and answer directly to its own officials

Answer 1

Federalism

Question 2

Each of the 50 states has a ___ form of government.

Answer 2

Unitary

Question 3

The exercise of government power must be restrained because of…

Answer 3

The threat to individual liberty

Question 4

The national government has delegated powers. Expressed, ___, and inherent.

Answer 4

implied

Question 5

What clause covers that the Constitution, laws and treaties of the United States are “the supreme law of the land”.

Answer 5

The Supremacy Clause

Question 6

Critics of ___ ___ in aid programs say it allows the government to put strings on the grants which gives them a voice in the making of public policy at state and local levels.

Answer 6

Federal grants

Question 7

___ powers are suggested powers in the Constitution, under the “necessary and proper power” clause

Answer 7

Implied

Question 8

The national government has delegated powers. ____, implied, and inherent.

Answer 8

Expressed

Question 9

What powers charter local governments, education, public safety, registration, voting, and intrastate commerce?

Answer 9

State

Question 10

The national government has delegated powers. Expressed, implied, and ___

Answer 10

inherent

Question 11

Dividing government power as federalism does, is to prevent…

Answer 11

abuse

Question 12

States in the ___ were refused the right to send senators and representatives until they broadened their laws to recognize the voting and other rights of African-Americans.

Answer 12

South

Question 13

What powers cover national defense, currency, post office, foreign affairs, and interstate commerce?

Answer 13

National

Question 14

Which of the following is not a concurrent power? A: Charter banks, B: Regulating intrastate commerce, C: Taxation, D: Transportation regulation

Answer 14

B

Question 15

National government is required to guarantee every state in the union a ___ form of government

Answer 15

republican

Question 16

What powers cover loans and borrowed money, collect taxes, define crimes, charter banks, condemn public property, and transportation?

Answer 16

Concurrent

Question 17

National government is required to protect each state from ___ and domestic violence

Answer 17

Invasion

Question 18

___ powers, also called enumerated powers and are spelled out directly in the Constitution

Answer 18

Expressed

Question 19

Can states tax government property within its state?

Answer 19

No

Question 20

___ powers – powers because the national government is a sovereign state in the world community – regulate immigration – deport aliens – acquired territory – protect nation against rebellion

Answer 20

Inherent

Question 21

Government power inevitably poses a threat to…

Answer 21

individual liberty

Question 22

Are states allowed by the Constitution to enter a confederation?

Answer 22

No

Question 23

Ordinance of ___ set up support for local schools in the Township system of dividing land

Answer 23

1785

Question 24

What was the first case that the Supreme Court held a state law unconstitutional?

Answer 24

Fletcher vs. Peck

Question 25

What case had Maryland putting a tax on the bank chartered by Congress, in which an individual refused to pay tax was convicted for refusal, and later reversed because of the supremacy clause?

Answer 25

McCulloch vs. Maryland

Question 26

National government must respect the ____ integrity of each state

Answer 26

territorial

Question 27

Only ___ has the power to admit new states to the Union

Answer 27

Congress

Question 28

The ___ ___ is made up of the national and state governments.

Answer 28

Federal system

Question 29

Northwest Ordinance was readopted by new government in ___

Answer 29

1790

Question 30

DId Alaska and Hawaii have enabling acts before they became states?

Answer 30

No

Question 31

Were Texas and Vermont independent republics before admission?

Answer 31

Yes

Question 32

Does Congress have to pass an enabling act in order for a territory to be processed for statehood?

Answer 32

Yes

Question 33

Northwest Ordinance of ___ set up how an area could become a state

Answer 33

1787

Question 34

Were Virginia and Delaware independent republics before admission?

Answer 34

No

Question 35

Can a new state be made by taking territory from an existing state without that states’ permission?

Answer 35

No

Question 36

In 1987, in ___ ___ _ ___ , Supreme Court overturned 1861 case and unwilling governors can be ordered by federal court to return the fugitive

Answer 36

Puerto Rico vs. Branstad

Question 37

Indiana became a state in the year ____.

Answer 37

1816

Question 38

Federal grants in aid programs come from the government’s ___ power

Answer 38

taxing

Question 39

A clause that states that each state must recognize the right of any American to travel in or become a resident of that state.

Answer 39

Privileges and Immunities Clause

Question 40

Some governors refused extradition, ruled constitutional in the 1861 case

Answer 40

Kentucky vs. Dennis

Question 41

What clause must allow any citizen to use its courts, to marry within its border and other items?

Answer 41

Privileges and Immunities Clause

Question 42

States can require a ___ ___ ___ before a person can vote or hold public office, as such a license to practice medicine

Answer 42

length of residency

Question 43

Process by which a fugitive from justice in one state Returned to that state – usually routine and done by one governor to another governor’s request

Answer 43

extradition

Question 44

State cannot show ___ preference towards its own residents before out-of-state residents

Answer 44

hiring

Question 45

The ___ ___ of 1862 gave land to the states the sale of which was used to build major state universities

Answer 45

Morrill Act

Question 46

States can require ___ to pay higher fees for hunting and fishing since the fish and game are the common property of the people of that state

Answer 46

out-of-state residents

Question 47

States administer marriage certificates differently to ___ ___.

Answer 47

same gender marriages

Question 48

Conditions can be set for a state before being admitted, such as when ___ had to outlaw polygamy in its Constitution.

Answer 48

Utah

Question 49

Can conditions for admittal of states include political conditions?

Answer 49

No

Question 50

Categorical grants, compared to federal grants, have

Answer 50

strings

Question 51

Can categorical grants’ money be used for any purpose?

Answer 51

No

Question 52

Money from ___ grants obey a set of guidelines tailored to the particular purpose for which the monies are given

Answer 52

Categorical

Question 53

In areas of large federal landholdings the government gives “___ ___” – these are payments to replace taxes

Answer 53

Lulu payments

Question 54

Naturalization takes place in ___ courts

Answer 54

state

Question 55

___ can give consent to states to enter interstate compacts

Answer 55

Congress

Question 56

The compact for supervision of parolees and probationers and the compact on juveniles are done by all of the ___.

Answer 56

states

Question 57

Public acts, records and judicial proceedings of one state are accepted by other states.

Answer 57

Full Faith and Credit Clause

Question 58

The Full Faith and Credit Clause is applicable to ___ matters, such as marriage, damage awards, drivers licenses, divorce decrees, etc.

Answer 58

civil

Question 59

Are exceptions to the full Faith and Credit Clause?

Answer 59

Yes

Question 60

In the Full Faith and Credit Clause, a state cannot enforce another state’s ___ law.

Answer 60

criminal

Question 61

In the Full Faith and Credit Clause, the granting of a ___ does not have to be recognized if a person resides in a different state.

Answer 61

divorce

Question 62

Are agreements among states with foreign states normally allowed by the Constitution?

Answer 62

No

Question 63

What kind of grants come from the government’s taxing power which can be used to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare?

Answer 63

Federal

Question 64

What part of the State government has the duty ro apply the Constitution’s supremacy clause to the conflicts of the dual system of government inevitably produces

Answer 64

The Supreme Court

Question 65

The ___ System is basically made up of the national government and state governments

Answer 65

Federal

Question 66

What form of government can be described as an arrangement in which the central government creates local units of government for its own convenience?

Answer 66

Unitary

Question 67

10th amendment states that States are governments of ___ powers, which are powers not granted to the national government and not denied to the state

Answer 67

Reserved

Question 68

___ ___ are federal money or other resources granted to the states and their cities counties and other local units

Answer 68

Federal grants

Question 69

___ ___ are made for more broadly defined purposes – healthcare, social services or welfare – fewer strings

Answer 69

Block grants

Question 70

___ ___ are made for a specific, closely defined purpose, such as school lunches and wastewater treatment plants.

Answer 70

Categorical grants

Question 71

___ ___ are made to states, localities, and sometimes private agencies that apply for the grants – supportive scientist engage in research on cancer – use for state job training and employment programs

Answer 71

Project grants