National and State Powers

Question 1

An understanding of federalism must begin with the ___

Answer 1

constitution

Question 2

Constitution grants 3 types of power to the national government

Answer 2

Expressed, Implied, Inherent

Question 3

The ___ powers are those powers directly stated in the constitution

Answer 3

expressed

Question 4

Expressed powers are also called ____ powers

Answer 4

Enumerated

Question 5

The necessary and proper clause (Article 1, Section 8) is also called ____

Answer 5

The elastic clause

Question 6

______ powers have helped the national gov. strengthen and expand its authority

Answer 6

Implied

Question 7

Article VI, Section 2, of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the US supreme

Answer 7

supremacy clause

Question 8

Examples of supremacy clause:

Answer 8

the power to tax, maintain courts and define crimes, and to appropriate private property for public use

Question 9

States must have congressional permission to collect duties on exports or imports or to make agreements - called ____ - with other states

Answer 9

compacts

Question 10

______ enumerates those things that the national governments cannot do
Cannot tax exports
Cannot interfere with the ability of states to carry out their responsibilities

Answer 10

Article I, Section 9,

Question 11

_______ presents a list of powers denied to the states
No state can make treaties or alliance with foreign nations
Coin money
Make laws impairing the obligation of contracts
Grant titles of nobility

Answer 11

Article I, Section 10,

Question 12

Five states that came from other states

Answer 12

Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Maine

Question 13

____rejected statehood by a vote in 1993

Answer 13

Puerto Ricans

Question 14

_________supports federalism by helping governors in state policy making and influencing national policy

Answer 14

The National Governor’s Association (NGA)

Question 15

No amendment can be added to the Constitution unless ___ of the states approve it

Answer 15

¾

Question 16

The states perform two important functions for the national government

Answer 16

State and local governments conduct and pay for elections of all national government officials
States play a key role in the process of amending the Constitution

Question 17

The ______ gives Congress the power to admit new states to the Union

Answer 17

Constitution

Question 18

Acts of admission, are subject to _______ ___

Answer 18

presidential veto

Question 19

Procedure for admission begins when Congress passes an ______ ___

Answer 19

enabling act

Question 20

States must have ________ permission to collect duties on exports or imports or to make agreements - called compacts - with other states

Answer 20

congressional

Question 21

The constitution obliges the national government to do three things:

Answer 21

(1) The national government must guarantee each state a republican form of government
(2) The national government must protect states from invasion and domestic violence
(3) The national government has the duty to respect the territorial integrity of each state

Question 22

____ has given the president the authority to send federal troops to put down domestic disorders when state officials ask for help

Answer 22

Congress

Question 23

When national laws are violated, federal property threatened, or federal responsibilities interefered with, the ____ may send troops to a state without a request

Answer 23

president

Question 24

The national government must protect states from ______ and the national government has extended its definition of domestic violence to include _____ ____

Answer 24

invasion; natural disasters

Question 25

Most of these powers are found in the _______ of the Constitution

Answer 25

first three articles

Question 26

Article IV of the Constitution requires the states to do the following:

Answer 26

Give “full faith and credit” to the laws, records, and court decisions of other states
Give one another’s citizens all the “privileges and immunities” of their citizens
Extradite

Question 27

This clause applies only to ____ ___

Answer 27

civil law

Question 28

_____ refer to civil laws passed by state legislatures

Answer 28

Public acts

Question 29

_____ mean documents as mortgages, deeds, leases, wills, marriage licenses, are registrations, and birth certificates

Answer 29

Records

Question 30

The phrase______ _____ refers to various court actions such as judgements to pay a debt

Answer 30

judicial proceedings

Question 31

The____ __ ____ ____ doesn’t apply to voting, serving on juries, or using certain public facilities

Answer 31

privileges and immunities clause

Question 32

______ provides for the extradition of fugitives

Answer 32

Article IV, Sec 2

Question 33

National government or foreign countries may also be part of an ______ _____

Answer 33

interstate compact

Question 34

Once a compact has been signed and approved by Congress, its terms are enforceable by the ______ ___

Answer 34

Supreme Court

Question 35

Many compacts today deal with the _____ ___ _____ __ _______ ______

Answer 35

development and conservation of natural resources

Question 36

Suites among two or more states are heard in the ___ _______ _____

Answer 36

US Supreme Court

Question 37

____ ____ _____- favors state and local action in dealing with problems

Answer 37

States’ rights position

Question 38

_____ ______ - favors national action in dealing with these matters

Answer 38

Nationalist position

Question 39

The ___ Amendment says powers not delegated to the national govt are reserved to the states or the people

Answer 39

10th

Question 40

______ position rejects the idea of the Constitution as merely a compact among states

Answer 40

Nationalists