Exam 3: Texas in the Federal System

Which court case in 2013 struck down the formula for determining the states covered under the Section 5 preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Under the New Deal, federalism is frequently described as

A defining characteristic of federalism is that

During the New Deal period, in the Supreme Court a 1942 case (Wickard v. Filburn), it was argued that

Identify and describe the ways that the Constitution divides power between federal and state governments.

In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court decided that

The Fifteenth Amendment protects the rights of citizens to vote regardless of race or color.

Under dual federalism, the national and state governments regularly cooperate and share responsibilities.

Local governments are the creation of the states.

Although James Madison personally did not believe that the Tenth Amendment was necessary, he urged that it be adopted.

The Social Security Act of 1935 created which of the following for eligible participants?

Describe several ways in which the American federal system contains or limits political or policy choices that Texas might otherwise make.

Which of the following requires state governments to spend their own money to meet standards imposed on them by the federal government?

During the Nullification Crisis of 1833, South Carolina tried to assert the right to veto (or nullify)

Under the concept known as independent state grounds, states can

Texas sued the Obama administration 46 times.

The 1819 McCulloch v. Maryland case ________ the powers of the federal government.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Tenth Amendment?

As federal regulations became more intrusive, forcing states to change their policies in order to meet national goals, some people began calling our system a ________ federalism.

Unfunded mandates requiring states to meet federal guidelines without financial support are associated with coercive federalism.