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