Government quiz 4

Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the early Supreme Court generally

increased the national power

According to John Marshall's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the elastic clause might be interpreted to mean that Congress can take a particular action not specified in the Constitution if that action is

plainly adapted to achieving a legitimate constitutional end.

The ___________ gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states.​

commerce clause

The "necessary and proper" clause of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution is an example of a(n) "__________ clause."

elastic

A notable trend in the backgrounds of recent presidents is experience as a

governor

The basic premise of federalism is that

two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people.

A citizen, interest group member, or public official who champions a particular policy idea is called a​

policy entrepreneur

Federal government decision-making tends to be dominated by​

policy goals and politics

The national government has come to rely increasingly on its _______ power to shape state policies.

regulatory

The __________ pressed for legislation requiring cost estimates and analysis of the impact of agency regulations.

republicans

Congressional redistricting occurs once every ____ years.

10

Based on 2012 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the United States is home to as many as __________ local governments of different sorts.

90,000

Which of the following statements regarding the New Deal era is incorrect?

Congress temporarily claimed extra constitutional powers to meet the national emergency.

In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks​, Congress placed the _________ in charge of protecting the nation's ports.

coast guard

While always a part of the federal arsenal, federal grants-in-aid grew at an astonishing pace

during the 1960's

Since 1995 the Supreme Court has frequently​

favored state's rights

By 2013, __________ grants consumed more than 50 percent of national government grants to the states.

health

The process of redrawing boundaries for electoral jurisdictions is known as

redistricting

The general conclusion of the Supreme Court in United States v. Lopez was that

there are limits of the national government's ability to regulate behavior based on the commerce clause