AP Gov chapter 3 Federalism 1

federal system

Authority is divided, usually by a written constitution, between a central government and constituent (state) governments in a(n) ______

americans suffer as a result of the inequalities across states

Critics of federalism maintain that ________

maintained state traditions while creating a strong national gavernment to handle common problems.

During the time of the Constitutional Convention, Federalism was an appealing compromise because it _____.

driving reform at the national level

Federalism allows the existence of political subcultures that have proved instrumental in ________.

shared between the national and state governments

In American government's federal framework, supreme and independent political authority is _______

are not specifically in the Constitution, but are only implied.

Most concurrent powers _________

concurrent

Powers held jointly by the national government and by state governments are known as ________

reserved to the states

Powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, are ________

state governments are frequently testing grounds for new government initiatives

The advantages of a federal system of government include which of the following

conferedal

The central government can make laws that are directly applicable to member states and those states can choose not to support the laws under a ______ system of government

states that Congress can make laws that are necessary that are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers.

The final provision in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, sometimes known as the "elastic clause," _________

enumerated

The power to in money create naturalization laws adit new states, and declare war are examples of _______ powers

confederal

The system consisting of a league of independent states, each having essentially sovereign powers and a central government with limited powers is known as a(n) _____ system

unitary

Ultimate authority is assigned to to the national government and subnational governments exercise only the powers the central government chooses to delegate in a(n) ____________ system. Most countries today operate under a(n) _______________ form of government

police power

When a state government passes a law that permits same-sex couples to marry they are exercising their _____

a systematic division of govermental authority between the national and state governments is not defined

When examining the Constitution _________.

states had all the power when the Constitution was written because of the Articles of Confederation

When examining the Constitution the reserved powers are not clearly defined because the _______

inherent

_________ powers constitute a special category of federal power that derive from the fact that the United States, as a sovereign power among nations, must be the only level of government to deal with other nations.

the power to tax

which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?