Chapter 3 -- American Federalism

are given by the states for national projects

All are true of federal grants EXCEPT that they

a confederate system is the same thing as a federal system

All of the following are true of a confederation or confederate political system, except

concurrent powers.

Constitutional powers shared by the federal government and state government over particular jurisdictions are known as

court-packing

During the New Deal era, it was a plan of FDR that would add one new justice for each one over the age of seventy, thus allowing the president to make a maximum of six new appointments.

devolution.

During the era of New Federalism, the federal government sent power back to the states through a process known as

unfunded mandates

Federal laws and regulations that impose obligations on state and local governments without fully compensating them for the administrative costs they incur.

at the national or central level

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

refrain from making agreements that do not include all fifty states.

In their dealings with each other, each state is required to do all of the following except

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

It authorizes the federal government to withhold federal grants as well as file lawsuits against state and local officials for practicing racial discrimination.

The doctrine of implied powers

It granted Congress a vast source of discretionary power to achieve its constitutional responsibilities.

Roe v. Wade

It is a Supreme Court case whose decision limiting the power of the states to regulate abortion.

The supremacy doctrine

It regulates relationships between the federal and state governments by declaring that the Constitution and federal law supersede any conflicting state law.

the power of the federal government has increased significantly.

Since the Great Depression,

supremacy clause.

State cannot use their reserved or concurrent powers to thwart national policies due to the

Options A and B are true.

Strings attached to federal grants

New Federalism

That type of federalism is premised on the idea that the decentralization of policies enhances administrative efficiency, reduces overall public spending, and improves policy outcomes.

The Thirteenth Amendment.

The civil rights amendments prevent both the states and the federal government from abridging citizens' right to vote based on race, sex, and age.

the elastic or necessary and proper clause.

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

coin money, set standards for weights and measures, and determine rules for citizenship.

The expressed or enumerated powers of Article I, Section 8, include the ability of the federal government to

McCulloch v. Maryland

The necessary and proper clause of the Constitution was first used by the Supreme Court in what case to develop the concept of implied powers?