Government Unit 3

The framers intended to create a federal system in which the government

had limited powers

The state of Alabama's constitution has the distinction of being _________.

the longest Constitution in the world

A major feature of the newly created federal system of government is that it gained its power from

the people.

What are some characteristics of the Federal System?

*The federal system delegates certain powers to the national government, reserves certain powers to the state governments, and provides for concurrent powers that are shared. *The federal system divided powers between national and state governments. * A federal system was created to address concerns about the national government abusing its authority.

New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress. According to the excerpt above from Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution,

A state's legislature must consent before part of its territory is used to form a new State.

The __________, also known as the "necessary and proper" clause, is found in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution and gives the national government authority to carry out its expressed powers.

Elastic Clause

Grants given to states and local government, which can then decide how to use the funds with little or no federal intervention, are called_________.

Block Grants

Examples of powers shared by the national and state governments......

Building roads, collecting taxes, establishing courts.

According to the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution, a marriage performed in one state must be recognized_________.

By another state

Examples of powers are denied to the states.....coining money,

Entering into war or signing treaties, Taxing imports

Examples of powers reserved to the state governments......

Conducting elections, Regulating marriage (with the exception of same sex marriage), Regulating trade within the state

"Marble cake" federalism describes a system that involved the national and state governments working collaboratively or together on major priorities like the crisis of the Great Depression. This federalism is called _________.

Cooperative Federalism

"Picket fence" federalism describes a system that involved overloaded cooperation and regulations such as releasing national funds or grants to state and local governments to solve problems and achieve goals. This federalism is called_________.

Creative Federalism

The idea of reducing the authority and size of the federal government became known as "__________" during the new federalism stage

Devolution Revolution

"Layer cake" federalism describes a system where powers and policy making are assigned to distinct parts of the government such as national, state, or local. This federalism is called _________.

Dual Federalism

Local and state governments hold primary responsibility to provide_________.

Education

Examples of powers delegated to the national government.....

Establishing a post office, Declaring war, Coining money

_______ are powers specifically stated in the Constitution which are delegated to the national government.

Expressed powers

The Constitution requires that each State recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State. This section of the Constitution is called the _________.

Full Faith and Credit Clause

Examine the list of powers below. Which of the powers listed are examples of powers reserved to the state? I. Administer elections II. Establish local government systems III. Regulate foreign and interstate commerce IV. Conduct foreign relations V. Coin money

I & II

Examine the list of powers below. Which of the powers listed are examples of powers expressly given to the national government? I. Administer elections II. Establish local government systems III. Regulate foreign and interstate commerce IV. Conduct foreign relations V. Coin money

III, IV, & V

he national government was specifically granted the power to regulate interstate relations in Article ____ of the Constitution.

IV

What type of powers are granted to Congress as a result of the following passage from the Constitution? To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Implied Powers

The Constitution guarantees that the national government will protect every State in the union from_________.

Invasion

"On your own" federalism describes a system that involved its leaders seeking to return more authority to the state governments and ending the trend of expanding national government. This federalism is called_________.

New Federalism

example of powers is denied to both the national and state governments...

Passing ex post facto laws (new laws cannot apply to people operating before the new law was passed)

Which of the following powers does the tenth amendment to the United States Constitution create?

Reserve Powers

Most aid that states and cities receive from the federal government come in the form of a _______ to be used for a set purpose like disaster relief

categorical grants

The United States government is a government of delegated powers. What does this mean?

The national government has only the powers granted it through expressed and implied powers.

Examples of of obligations of the national government in interstate relations

The national government sets rules regarding interstate commerce. The federal court system referees disputes between the States. The federal government guarantees each state's citizens equal treatment in all states.

Former Alabama Governor Emmett O'Neal in 1915 stated: "The defects in our present constitution are so numerous and radical, and so intermingled in the different sections that it would be practically impossible by any manner or series of amendments to remedy the defects." Governor O'Neal most likely supported _________.

Writing an entirely new constitution

The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime. According to the excerpt from Article IV of the United States Constitution

a citizen of Georgia and a citizen of Alabama are entitled to the same treatment as a citizen of Tennessee if the Georgian or Alabamian is traveling in Tennessee

A state wanting highway dollars from the national government must pass and enforce seatbelt laws. The obligation the state has to comply with a regulation issued by the federal government is an example of _________.

a grant with federal mandates

Many states and their representatives in Congress would prefer block grants when seeking federal funding. This is true because_________.

block grants decrease the amount of regulation and rules attached to the funding compared to categorical grants

________ are shared by the national and state governments. In other words, these are powers that both the national government and the state governments have the authority to carry out.

concurrent powers

State Constitutions may not _________.

conflict with the national constitution

Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof. According to the passage above from Article IV of the Constitution, what are examples that must be recognized from one state to another state?

court actions such as judgments to pay debts. deeds and leases birth certificates

The powers granted to Congress listed in the following excerpt from the U.S. Constitution are examples of ________. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence(sic) and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes...

expressed powers

Is a system of government in which there is an allocation of powers between federal and state governments.

federalism

Marriage and drivers licenses are valid from one state to the next under the_________.

full faith and credit clause of Article Four

The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime. According to the passage from Article IV of the Constitution, if a person commits a crime in one state _________.

he may be returned to that state to stand trial if the Governor makes a request

According to experts on Alabama's 1901 Constitution, a major problem with Alabama's tax code is that it is_________.

imbedded in the state Constitution

________ are those powers that are naturally given to the government simply because it is the national government and historically in charge of the sovereign nation

inherent powers

The power to establish local units of government such as counties and to control education are examples of ____________.

reserved powers

________ are not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, but are set aside or reserved for the states.

reserved powers

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence. According to the above passage, the United States government is obligated to protection from....

rioting and looting, protection should the they be attacked by another country, assurance that a representative democracy will be exist

State constitutions regulate the ways _________.

state and local governments collect and spend money

The admission of new states to the union is a power expressly given to_________.

the Congress