Federalism 2018 Review Review
Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the early Supreme Court generally
increased national power and established judicial review
Which of the following is NOT an essential premise of dual federalism
It's not about cooperation (layer cake)
The _____________ is the term researchers use to characterize the overall collection of national, state and local governments in the United States
intergovernmental system
Which metaphor best describes dual federalism?
layer cake
Which metaphor best describes cooperative federalism?
mable cake
A requirement that a state undertake an activity or provide a service that maintains a minimum national standard is called a(n)
mandate (2 types, Funded & Unfunded)
When Roger B. Taney became chief justice in 1836, the Court imposed firm limits on the powers of
national government
While government at all levels and private sector businesses all share responsibilities over managing the nation's ports, each port has a _____________ assigned to be the captain of the port
national guard officer
The Constitution explicitly recognizes
The link between national and state governments
In response to the use of national mandates and restraints that have become so dominant, theorists have developed a new theory known as ______________ federalism
coercive (cooperative)
Formula grants and project grants are both types of _____________ grants
competitive
According to the theory of dual federalism, __________ the nation and the states
A rigid wall (layer cake/seperation)
The Great Depression represented a shift away from _____________ and toward
dual federalism; cooperative federalism
A central question in the McCulloch case was whether or not COngress had the power to
establish a national bank
According to the text, one could see the rise of coercive federalism as simply shifting the pluralist struggle from
state capitals to Washington D.C.
The lines that define congressional districts are usually drawn by
the states
Conflicts related to power-sharing between states and the national government are settled by
the supreme court
The basic premise of federalism is that
two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people
The national government has come to rely increasingly on its _____________ power to shape state policies.
regulatory
A proponent of states' rights and enumerated powers would be more likely to quote the _____________ Amendment to the Constitution
10th
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
In the 2011 Chamber of COmmerce of the United States v. Whiting decision, the Roberts Court upheld which state law?
Legal Arizona Workers Act
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is an example of _____________ federalism
cooperative
The "necessary and proper" clause of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution is an example of a(n) " _____________ clause"
elastic
Medicaid is an example of a
grant-in-aid program
The power of Congress to enact laws by which the national government assumes complete or partial responsibility for a state government function is known as
preemption
The process of redrawing boundaries for electoral jurisdictions is known as
redistricing
The general conclusion of the Supreme Court in United States v. Lopez was that
the Congress doesn't have that much power
When responding to the economic downturn that afflicted the nation at the beginning of his first term, President Obama drew on the logic of
the Constitution and State/Federal assumption of debt
The power to coin money belongs to ___________ and the power to grant divorces belongs to
the federal government; the state government
