Chapter 3/4 New federalism
the principle of _____ grants the federal government the power to override any state or local law in one particular are of policy
preemption
which president presided over the new deal
Franklin Roosevelt
a _____ grant requires state and local governments to submit proposals to the federal government and compete for funding
project
when the federal government sets environmental standards that every state must follow, it is an example of
regulated federalism
federal officials seeking to give state government more authority are most likely to support
block grants
a federal grant for states to afford increasing health care facilities would be an example of a
categorical grant
the form of federal assistance called _____ provides money to state governments with no strings attached
general revenue sharing
block grants are designed to
give the states considerable say in how the money should be spent
the term "marble cake" federalism is meant to refer to what development
intergovernmental cooperation blurring the lines between different layers of government
the tenth amendment of the united states constitution addresses
reserved powers
which of the following is not a contractual topic between states
state passport requirements
federal laws concerning crime mostly deal with
the District of Columbia and other federal territories
what was a major reason for the declining importance of state governments during the 1960s
the national government distributed states due to racism in the south
what have many political scientists called "laboratories of democracy"
the states
Congressional grants paid for ____ percent of the development of an interstate highway after World war II
90
a federal block grant gives states no discretion on how to spend money
False
cooperative federalism ended during the civil war
False
in the 1990's, welfare policy was centralized by the national government
False
since the New Deal, the Supreme Court has never restricted congress's power under the commerce clause
False
the new deal led to the weakening of the nationals government's power
False
who wrote the supreme court opinions in both McCulloch vs Maryland and Gibbions vs Ogden
John Marshall
using block grants to return power to states was part of the Nixon and Reagan administrations'
New Federalism
which president was the first to promote New Federalism
Richard Nixon
which event was most influential in the rise of more active national government
The Great Depression
the no child left behind act of 2002 has increased the level of federal involvement in public education
True
unfunded mandates refer to the national government imposing regulatory costs on the states without reimbursement
True
when the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the authority to dictate its distribution, this money is identified as
a grant-in-aid
when the national government funds a project that is actually implemented by the states, it is a
cooperative federalism
many of the debates concerning federalism reflect
differing views about the ultimate goal of government itself
nations that adopts a federal arrangement tend to have
diverse ethnic or language groups
one argument for a strong federal government is its role in ensuring _____ across states
equality
what is one of the biggest problems with federal block grants
there is a need for greater accountability in how funds are actually spent by the states
disapproval over unfunded mandates is most common among those who want
to reduce the power of the federal government
if the federal government compels state governments to obey costly regulations but does not reimburse those costs, it is called an
unfunded mandate
