Exam 2: Federalism and the States

Congress tried to resolve the unfunded mandate issue through the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995, which stated that any bill imposing a mandate of more than $50 million on a state or local government must include a cost estimate.

The principle of preemption holds that state laws take precedence over national laws.

Which of the following factors impact the amount of federal grant allocations received by a state?

A major advantage of the federal system of government is that it helps manage social and political conflict.

The Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires states and localities to make physical and occupational accommodations for disabled persons, is an example of

The Constitutional Convention's debates centered largely on

France, the United Kingdom, Chile, and Japan are examples of countries with a unitary system of government.

Creative federalism was devised by President Johnson to promote his vision of a Great Society.

The political arrangement under the Articles of Confederation is a good example of a unitary political system.

The Real ID Act of 2006, which imposed national requirements on how states must validate personal identification when issuing driver's licenses, and the ensuing state opposition to the more strenuous requirements for obtaining a driver's license, is an example of the politics surrounding

The Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave the federal government the power to levy a national income tax.

Block grants are a form of financial aid from one level of government to another for use in a broad, functional area.

The argument for state-centered federalism relies on which of the following sections of the Constitution?

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) enhanced the power of the national government by stating that

The Seventeenth Amendment grants the national government the power to levy income taxes.

A confederacy is a political arrangement in which power is derived from a central authority.

Factions refer to any group of citizens or interested parties united in a cause or actions without concern for the interests of society as a whole.

A common way for states to resolve disputes over issues such as water that flows or sits among multiple jurisdictions is through

Discuss how federalism and the distribution of power in the U.S. system are tied to money and the provision of fiscal resources. Include in your answer a discussion of what this means for the future of state and national power.

The Supreme Court interpretations of the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution have allowed Congress to enact a great many laws that stretch the phrase necessary and proper beyond its logical limits.