TX GOVT 2306 Ch. 2 Quiz

Which is a true statement about the powers of the national government?

The amount of power the national government has depends on the interpretation of the "necessary and proper clause.

What was one critical challenge to writing the Articles of Confederation in 1787?

The creation of a representative government for a large nation with a diverse population

Which is not a characteristic of dual federalism?

Within their respective spheres, the two centers of government are not "sovereign" and hence not "equal."

Southern states viewed Brown v. Board of Education, the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Voting Rights Act of 1965 as

an encroachment of their states' rights.

Texas's political figures have been pushing for a shift in power

away from the federal government.

State and local governments have greater administrative flexibility with ________ than with categorical grants.

block grants

The implied powers of the national government are designed to do whatever is necessary to

carry out the expressed powers of the national government.

One example of a concurrent power would be the ability to _________________.

charter banks

Governor Rick Perry, during his 2011-2012 presidential bid, argued that the federal government had increasingly taken over more activities of the state government. This is an example of what type of federalism?

coercive federalism

Powers shared by the state and national government as stated in the U.S. Constitution are called

concurrent

When Texas receives matching funds or additional assistance from the national government for pursuing certain public policies, this is an example of

cooperative federalism

Powers of the national government stated in the U.S. Constitution are called

delegated.

The understanding that the national government and state governments are both sovereign within their sphere of influence is called

dual federalism.

The 1819 McCulloch v. Maryland case __________ the powers of the federal government.

expanded

Powers found in Article 1, Section 8 and are explicitly listed in the U.S. Constitution are called

expressed powers

The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 is an example of

federal encroachment using regulatory policy.

While the Justice Roberts did not agree that the federal government had a right to impose an individual mandate, the mandate remained intact because the penalty was seen as part of the federal government's right to ______________.

tax

The Tea party formed in reaction to __________.

the expanding size of government

The obligations that the federal government imposes on state governments with little or no funding to help support the program define

unfunded mandates.

Which U.S. constitutional amendment has been used by the U.S. Supreme Court to extend most of the provisions in the Bill of Rights to state governments?

Fourteenth Amendment

Which is a correct statement about the Tenth Amendment?

In spite of this amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland permitted federal action through implied powers.

A categorical grant has which of the following characteristics?

It is designated for specific purposes It may require matching funds The grant use has restrictive conditions

The Plessy v. Ferguson decision allowed continued discrimination against African Americans, and it became pervasive throughout the South as

Jim Crow laws.

Delegated powers that come with an office or position are called

inherent powers