CH 4 (Federalism)
Which of the following statements regarding dual federalism is incorrect?
it grants the states and the federal gov't powers not specifically found in the Constitution
Which metaphor best describes dual federalism?
layer cake
Which statement regarding cooperative federalism is incorrect?
none of the above is true
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court established which of the following principles?
States cannot interfere with or tax the legitimate activities of the federal government
Which of the following is not an essential premise of dual federalism?
The Constitution is the creation of the people of the US
Which metaphor best describes cooperative federalism?
a marble cake
Real ID, a federally mandated program that imposes security standards for states to issue driver's licenses, is an example of
an unfunded mandate
The controversial 1993 Brady Bill
created a national system to check the background of gun buyers.
Giving state governments greater discretion in deciding how to achieve the specific goals of welfare reform is an example of
devolution
The Constitution didn't give Congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service. Congress did so, however, to implement its power to "lay and collect taxes." This is an example of the use of an ______ power.
implied
Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the early Supreme Court generally
increased national power
The power to coin money belongs to ______ and the power to grant divorce belongs to ______
the federal government; the states
Which of the following is an incorrect description of the cooperative federalism model?
the functions and responsibilities of the national and state governments are clearly defined
A prominent example of the process of returning more of the responsibilities of governing from the national level to the state level is
welfare reform
Which of the following actions by the federal gov't best illustrates the concept of unfunded mandates?
requiring states and municipalities to provide certain services for their citizens w/o providing resources to pay for those services
The 10th amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to
reserve power to the states
The basic premise of federalism is that
2 or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people
A central question in the McCulloch case was whether or not Congress had the power to
Establish a national Bank
The constitution explicitly recognizes
(Options A and B are true) -the national government -State governments
A proponent of states' rights and enumerated powers would be more likely to quote the ______ to the Constitution
10th Amendment
The use of highway construction funds has been an effective means to promote
Cooperative federalism
"Great Society" is a term associated with the ______ administration
Johnson
According to John Marshall's decision in McCulloch v Maryland, the elastic clause might be interpreted to mean Congress can take a particular action not specified in the Constitution if that action is
Plainly adapted to achieving a legitimate constitutional end
The power of Congress to enact laws by which the national government assumes complete or partial responsibility for a state government function is known as
Preemption
The lines that define congressional districts are usually drawn by
State legislators
President Obama was able to convince Congress in February of 2009 to approve a $787 billion economic stimulus package titled
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The 9/11 terrorist attacks on US soil led to all but which of the following expansions of national power?
The Immigration Security Act
From the 1930s to the mid 1990s,
The Supreme Court tended to support expansion of national authority
Of the following, which has been used most to expand the power of the national government?
The commerce clause of the Constitution
Home rule is
The right of municipal governments to enact their own legislation in server and administrative areas
Concurrent powers have which of the following effects on the US political system
They make it possible for the states and the national government to simultaneously exercise influence in the same areas of policy
Someone who believes that the elastic clause of the Constitution should be narrowly interpreted is most likely to endorse the concept of ______ federalism
dual
In the Printz v. US decision, Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the five member conservative majority, argued that federally mandated background checks by local sheriffs on gun purchases in their states violated the principle of
dual federalism
The Great Depression represented a shift away from ______ and toward ______
dual federalism; cooperative federalism
The "necessary and proper" clause of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution is an example of an "______ clause."
elastic
Money paid by one level of government to another level of government to be spent for a given purpose is called a
grant-in-aid
By 2012, ______ grants consumed nearly 50% of national government grants to the states
health
In the US political system, the term federalism refers to
the division of powers between the levels of government