Federalism Review
Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the early Supreme Court generally
increased national power.
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
A requirement that a state undertake an activity or provide a service that maintains a minimum national standard is called a(n)
mandate.
When Roger B. Taney became chief justice in 1836, the Court imposed firm limits on the powers of
national government.
A proponent of states' rights and enumerated powers would be more likely to quote the _____ Amendment to the Constitution.
Tenth
Which of the following is NOT an essential premise of dual federalism?
The relationship between nation and state is best characterized by cooperation.
While government at all levels and private sector businesses all share responsibilities over managing the nations' ports, each port has a _____ assigned to be the captain of the port.
U.S. Coast Guard officer
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
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
state legislatures.
The power to coin money belongs to _____ and the power to grant divorces belongs to
the federal government; the states.
The Constitution explicitly recognizes
the national government and state governments.
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.
In Dred Scott, the Supreme Court decided that Congress had no power to
prohibit slavery.
The national government has come to rely increasingly on its _____ power to shape state policies.
regulatory
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
Explain the concept of dual federalism and it's essential premises
Power is divided between national and state governments. Both governments are sovereign within its sphere, tension between them
Identify the key elements of cooperative federalism
Share power, power fragmented rather than concentrated one level
According to the theory of dual federalism, _____ the nation and the states.
a rigid wall separates
Formula grants and project grants are both types of _____ grants.
categorical
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(n)
grant-in-aid.
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
redistricting.
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 New Deal and the preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
The general conclusion of the Supreme Court in United States v. Lopez was that
there are limits to the national government's ability to regulate behavior based on the commerce clause.