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proposal of a formal amendment to the constitution requires

2/3 vote

on the issue of slavery the constitution specified

3/5

the framers adopted a federal system for all the following reasons EXCEPT

Americans had weak allegiance to their states

the principle of the supremacy of the federal law over state law was affirmed in

McCulloch v. Maryland

the us has increasingly relied on the national gov to solve problems primarily because

a problem or policy often requires the authority and resources of the national gov

Federalism is

a system of shared power by the states and national gov

the bill of rights was added to constitution

after the ratification process was complete, and partly to fulfill a promise to those who supported ratification

A consequence of separation of powers and checks and balances has been

an "imperial presidency"

Shay's Rebellion

an uprising by farmers

the supreme court in Marbury v. Madison (1803) asserted the power of the court to

check the actions of the other branches through judicial review

the madisonian requirement that each branch of gov acquire the consent of the others for many of its actions created a system of

checks and balances

informal changes to the constitution have come about as a result of all of the following except...

constitutional amendments

federal system

decentralizes our politics

the theory that sees wealth as the basis of power

elite

the framers of the US constitution

estb. a unitary system of gov

cooperative federalism includes each of the following EXCEPT

federal guidelines

a birht certificate issued in one states is valid in all states

full faith and credit clause

Federal policies to regulate food and drugs

implied powers

all these are advantages of federalism except

it reduces the amount of experimentation on public policy

Pluarist theory contends that in the US

many groups via for power with no one set of groups dominating

the gov designed @ constitution convention allowed the voters

only house reps

Anti-Federalists argued that the constitution would

provide for elite control...

the CT compromise at the constitutional convention

resolved the impasse over the issue of representation in congress

federal mandates impose burdens upon

state and local governments

the primary of the 10th amendment is that

states have certain powers that are reserved for them

In U.S. v. Lopez, the Supreme Court ruled that

the Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress's authority to regulate commerce among the states

which of the following was not a problem with the national gov under the articles of confederation?

the lack of power given to the state leg

Under the Articles of Confederation, most gov. power rested in

the state gov

poltical parties are an important example of the

unwritten constitution

the new republican majority in congress in 1990s preferred block grants to categorical grants because it;

wanted the federal gov to exercise less authority over the states


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