Exam 3: Federalism

An advantage of federalism is that it allows states to __________.

Article VI of the U.S.Constitution establishes that federal law is __________ in conflicts between federal and state law.

Which of the following is an example of a formula grant?

There are two major types of federal grants-in-aid for states and localities: categorical grants and block grants.Define each type and show how they are used.

Explain the significance of Gibbons v.Ogden.

Which of the following grants minimizes the paperwork that must be filled out and the strings attached to using the grant?

Funds awarded by the National Science Foundation to university professors are an example of __________ grants.

The Constitution is more specific about the __________ states do not have than about those they possess.

Which of the following is a shared power between states and the federal government?

The United States has always had a federal system of government.

The goal of the privileges and immunities clause is to keep states from discriminating against which of the following?

Describe the primary strengths of a federal system.

Which clause of the U.S.Constitution did the Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v.Maryland as allowing Congress to create a national bank?

The Constitution gives the power to coin money to both the state and federal governments.

In a unitary system of government,the state and local governments derive their powers from a centralized national government.

Proponents of states' rights believe that the Constitution strictly limits the national government and establishes broad authority for the states.

A __________ grant is given to a state by the federal government with only general spending guidelines.

Of the following,which is a power denied states by the Constitution?

In the 1994 elections,the Republican Party advocated for a(n)__________ of national government authority to state governments.

The Constitution denies the states the power to have __________.