pol 202 Quiz 5

Which of the following can be said of a "favorable business environment"?

All of the above are true.

After early rulings by the Supreme Court increased the power of the national government, states sought a shift back to states' rights due to

All of these choices are true.

The Civil War amendments

All of these choices are true.

__________ have traditionally favored state government over federal government.

Conservatives

Over time, the Supreme Court has interpreted the __________ to mean that the Bill of Rights also applies to state governments.

Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following is NOT a defense of federalism?

The national government has all the power so states play a small role.

After the Civil War, the __________ Amendment abolished slavery while the __________ Amendment gave African Americans the right to vote.

Thirteenth; Fifteenth

Inherent powers derive from the fact that the United States is

a sovereign power among nations.

Someone preferring a strong national authority might like a __________, while someone wanting a weak national authority would prefer __________.

a unitary system; a confederal system

Someone preferring a strong national authority might like a __________, while someone wanting a weak national authority would prefer __________. Correct!

a unitary system; a confederal system

The federal government supplies

an increasing share of state and local government revenues, and revenue to state governments in the form of block and categorical grants.

An agreement between two or more states is

an interstate compact.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is an example of

an interstate compact.

All are true of federal grants EXCEPT that they

are given by the states for national projects.

High school students who use marijuana

are less likely to get into college than non-users.

When Congress passed a tariff in 1828, South Carolina tried to nullify it to

assert the power of the state governments over the national government and to indicate that a state should have the ultimate authority over its citizens.

Since the mid-1990s, the Supreme Court's decisions on federalism have

been establishing limits on the powers of the national government under the commerce clause.

A federal grant that funds a general functional area with fewer restrictions on the states is a

block grant.

Strings attached to federal grants are

called federal mandates and are designed to force states to comply with federal policies.

Grants given to the states to fund specific programs are called ___________, while grants given for less restrictive purposes are called __________.

categorical grants; block grants

Since the Great Depression

central government spending is greater than local government spending in total dollars.

The expressed or enumerated powers include the ability of the federal government to

coin money, set standards for weights and measures, determine rules for citizenship, and to declare war and establish post offices.

Powers held jointly by the national and state governments are called

concurrent powers.

A government program that is funded by the national government but run and managed by state governments is emblematic of

cooperative federalism.

After the Civil War, the Supreme Court

declared a ban on child labor as unconstitutional.

Under Presidents Nixon and Reagan, we saw a __________, mainly through __________.

devolution of power to the states; block grants

In the years after 1968, there was a transfer of power from the national government to the state governments. This transfer of power is called

devolution.

In a federal political system, authority is

divided between the central government and regional or subdivisional governments.

A style of federalism in which the states and national government act as equals with independent spheres of authority is

dual federalism.

In regard to federalism

expansion of national authority has typically been an engine of social change.

Some federal grants, such as categorical grants, ____________, while others, such as block grants, ____________.

fund specific programs or projects; give states greater flexibility in spending

The Civil War led to the expansion of national governmental power in all of the following ways EXCEPT

governors of Confederate states were directly appointed by the U.S. President.

The legalization of marijuana

has been led by the state governments.

In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden

he power to regulate interstate commerce was determined to be an exclusive national power of the federal government.

"Full faith and credit" means that states must

honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.

States have the power to ________________ but cannot _________________.

impose taxes on income and license marriages; make treaties or wage war with foreign nations

All of the following are true EXCEPT

in federal systems, the power is held by the national government.

Seeking trade, waging war, and entering into treaties are all a part of the United States'

inherent powers.

National authority has traditionally been preferred by

liberals.

Federal mandates are

requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with federal rules.

State governments have ________________ but lack ___________________.

reserved and concurrent powers; enumerated and inherent powers

All of the following are true about the case of McCulloch v. Maryland EXCEPT that

the Supreme Court ruled that the national government could only use its express powers.

The controversy that led to the Civil War was

the dispute over states' rights and national supremacy.

The clause in the Constitution that grants Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its enumerated or expressed powers is called

the elastic or necessary and proper clause.

The commerce clause is the basis for

the expansion of federal power, especially in the 20th century.

In United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court found that

the federal government must recognize state approved same sex marriages.

In a unitary system of government, ultimate government authority is located at

the national or central level.

States cannot use their powers to thwart national policy because of

the supremacy clause.

Arguments against federalism include all of the following EXCEPT

the supremacy of state laws over national laws makes it difficult to craft a universal policies for the country.

Police power is

wer the authority to legislate for the health, welfare, safety, and morals of the people, and is delegated to the states to make laws not prohibited by the national or state constitutions.

​In response to the Great Recession of 2000s, we initially saw _________________, followed by _________________. Correct Answer

​a boost in federal funding to the states; states cutting spending and government employment

​A _____________ system of government is one in which the central government has ______________.

​confederal; almost no real power

​While most __________ would be pleased that the Supreme Court upheld the individual insurance mandate of the Affordable Care Act, most __________ would be encouraged that the Court made Medicaid expansion optional for the states.

​liberals; conservatives

​The Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Voting Rights Act

​overturned parts of the act, making for a major states' rights victory.

​Through recent decisions on immigration and voting rights, the Supreme Court has

​sent a mixed message on states' rights.

The famous court case of ​McCulloch v. Maryland dealt with the issue of

​the supremacy clause.

​All of the following factors led the founders to realize that a unitary system of government would be difficult to operate EXCEPT

​too few states participating.

​A _____________ system of government is one in which the central government has ______________.

​unitary; almost all the power