GOVT 2306 chp 3

The Fifteenth Amendment allows states to expand constitutional rights of its citizens beyond those found in the U.S. Constitution through an idea known as

independent state grounds.

__________ is a form of federalism in which the federal government uses mandates and strict regulations to put pressure on states to alter their policies.

Coercive federalism

The case of Wickard v. Filburn is significant because it marks what development in the power of state governments?

It shows how Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal led to a rejection of state power when it appeared to conflict with the power of the federal government.

The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

is the "states' rights amendment"; it reserves all powers not delegated to the national government in the Constitution to state governments.

Which constitutional amendment is the so-called states' rights amendment?

Tenth Amendment

According to the __________, states have wide latitude to regulate their own elections.

Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Elements of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society program illustrate

how the federal government provided funds for specific state-run programs.

The federal government gained more power over the state governments

after Progressive reforms such as the direct election of U.S. senators

If Congress passes a law requiring states to install wheelchair-accessible elevators in public buildings but does not provide funding for the associated costs of doing so, Congress has passed what is known as

an unfunded mandate.

Today, electoral ballots in Texas

are bilingual.

In the United States,

both the federal and state governments are sovereign.

Block grant programs

give states federal money and also considerable discretion in how those funds are spent.

In November 2005, a judge in federal district court found that there was no rational basis for which Texas constitutional amendment?

the ban on same-sex marriage

Dual federalism is often called layer cake federalism because

the most fundamental governmental powers were strictly separated between the federal and state governments, like distinct layers of a cake.

Under dual federalism,

the national government's role is limited, usually focusing on national defense, foreign policy, and supporting commerce.

Which clause of the U.S. Constitution states that the Constitution and laws passed by the national government and all treaties are the supreme law of the land and superior to all laws adopted by any state?

the supremacy clause

In Printz v. United States (1997), the Supreme Court ruled that part of the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act calling for the development of a national database for instant background checks for people purchasing handguns

violated states' rights.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott challenged the federal Voting Rights Act in 2013, arguing that its preclearance requirements

violated the state sovereignty of Texas.

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution

were ratified after the end of the Civil War

The 1869 Supreme Court case Texas v. White resolved which constitutional issue?

whether states can secede from the United States

The Nullification Crisis in 1833 focused on which issue?

whether states could nullify, or disregard, national laws passed by the U.S. Congress

In a federal system,

power is divided between a central government and regional governments.

Under federalism,

power is divided, but a constitution distributes power between a central government and regional governments

By granting each state equal representation in the Senate, the U.S. Constitution was intended to

protect states' rights.

Voter identification rules make it more difficult for each of these groups to vote, EXCEPT

registered voters who are routine voters

The strict scrutiny standard

requires that the government must have a compelling state interest to enact laws that differentiate between citizens on the basis of race

Block grants were used by Presidents Reagan and Nixon in order to

return power to the states.

Through __________, the Supreme Court portions of the Bill of Rights also apply to the states.

selective incorporation

The immediate standard of review is a higher standard used by the Supreme Court to review laws based on

sex

Which of the following was NOT part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society?

Social Security

In 1972, Texas adopted its own version of the Equal Rights Amendment in Article 1, Section 3a, of the Texas Constitution, which stated,

"Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin."

What is Section V of the Voting Rights Act?

It declares that states and localities with a history of racial discrimination need to get permission from the federal government to enact any changes to their voting laws.

In 1833, the Nullification Crisis was sparked when __________ argued that it did not have to follow federal laws passed by Congress.

South Carolina

Does preclearance violate the 10th Amendment and give the federal government too much power, or is it a necessary check on the states to make sure that minorities are not discriminated against?

The U.S. Supreme court did not find this was a violation. The Federal government has demanded several states including Texas to remap the legislative districts and be in accordance with the Voting rights Act. Preclearance is intended to assure the states are not discriminating against the minorities. Texas may redistrict the regions thinned the power of minority voters.

Why are voting rights essential in a representative democracy?

The voting rights are crucial for our social equality to strive some examples a diverse group of people entitled to vote and the first African American President in office.

Efforts were made to strengthen the powers of state governments under the administration of what president?

Woodrow Wilson

Is the Voting Rights Act still being used to block changes in voting procedure that states want to make?

Yes the Voting Rights Act can still be used to block changes because section 5 requires all the states to report changes in voting procedures to the Department of Justice. However, currently preclearance is not in affect.

According to Texas's voter identification law, voters may use which of the following to prove their identity when they go to vote.

a Texas concealed handgun license a Texas driver's license an election identification certificate All of these are correct.

Under __________ federalism, national and state governments work together to provide services, often with joint funding of programs.

cooperative

Categorical grants are often used with which type of federalism?

cooperative federalism

The supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution

declares that the Constitution and laws passed by the national government are superior to all laws adopted by state governments.

One consequence of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was

dramatic increase in the number of African Americans registered to vote

The relationship between the states and the national government

has been a matter of continuing controversy throughout the history of the United States.

The controversy about the relationship between the states and the national government

has continued throughout the nation's history.

Under cooperative federalism,

the federal government gave incentives for states to pursue nationally defined goals.