US GOV Chapter 3

The Framers adopted a federal system of government partly because they feared:

The __ Amendment says powers not given to the federal gov. are reserved for the states/people

Prior to ratification of the Constitution, the US was governed by the Articles of...

What is a mandate?

a disadvantage of federalism is that

a constitutional arrangement by which two or more levels of government share authority

Of the following, which is a power denied states by the Constitution

which of the following is an example of a formula grant?

proponents of devolution argue that the authority of ___

amendment prohibiting federal & state courts from hearing cases in which a person sues a state

the Constitution denies the states the power to have ____

an advantage of federalism is that it allows states to ___

Which of the following is an example of fiscal federalism

the Constitution establishes that federal law is __ in conflicts between federal and state law

How does federalism contribute to democarcy

The Constitution is more specific about the ___ states do not have than those they possess.

which of the following best describes the death penalty in the United States

__ helped establish the preeminence of the federal government over the states

___ grants typically allocate federal dollars based on population, or other quantitative factor

which of the grants minimizes the amount of strings attached for a state to gain access

power of both state & federal governments to influence education is an example of __ federalism

type of federalism characterized by state and national governments with separate/distinct power

What model of federalism is sometimes described metaphorically as a "marble cake"

the earliest major S.C. decision to define the relationship between state and national gov.

clause ensuring that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be honors in another

which of the following is an implied power of the federal government

clause of the Constitution did the SC interpret in McCulloch v. Maryland to allow a Nat. Bank

Which of the following is a shared power between state and federal governments

the goal of the privileges and immunities clause is to keep states from discriminating against:

Education and transportation policies are now blended between national and local gov. called -

How many of the 190 countries in the world have a federal system of government

In __, powers are shared by the federal and state governments in a marble-cake fashion

states are required to return a person charged with a crime in another state for trial, called:

the republican part has advocated for a decrease in national spending on local gov. called...

In a(n) __ system, local and regional governments derive authority from the national government

What are two types of federal powers derived from Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution

A __ grant is given to a state by the federal government with only general spending guidelines.