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Cooperative federalism can best be described by which of the following statements?

Different levels of government are involved in common policy areas.

Which of the following constitutional principles most directly addresses the relationship between the national and state governments?

Federalism

Which of the following is the best example of a categorical grant?

Money given to states for special education programs

Which of the following actions by the federal government best illustrates the concept of unfunded mandates?

Requiring states and municipalities to provide certain services for their citizens without providing resources to pay for those services Requiring states and municipalities to provide certain services for their citizens without providing resources to pay for those services B

Which of the following is an accurate description of the decision in United States v. Lopez (1995) ?

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was struck down as unconstitutional because it exceeded the commerce clause.

Of the following, which has been used most to expand the power of the national government?

The commerce clause of the Const.

Which of the following best defines the constitutional interpretation of federalism?

The federal government and the states have separate but overlapping powers; where these powers conflict the federal government prevails.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) ?

The federal government had the authority to establish a national bank, and Maryland's tax was unconstitutional.

Concurrent powers have which of the following effects on the United States political system?

They make it possible for the states and the national government to simultaneously exercise influence in the same areas of public policy.

States and localities have the most discretion in establishing policy when federal funding is derived from

block grants

Giving state governments greater discretion in deciding how to achieve the specific goals of welfare reform is an example of

devolution

Diversity of public policy throughout the United States is primarily a consequence of

federalism

In a federal system of government, political power is primarily

ivided between the central government and regional governments

The decision in United States v. Lopez (1995) reflected new ideas about federalism at the time that can be best characterized by which of the following?

A delegation of power from the federal government to state governments, increasing state and local sovereignty

The Americans with Disabilities Act, which provides portections for the diabled, is an example of

a federal mandate

he terms "fiscal federalism" and "cooperative federalism" refer to situations in which

federal, state, and local governments work together to complete a project, with the federal government providing much of the project funding


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