Exam 3: The Federal System

Since 1990,the Supreme Court has consistently expanded the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

Explain the significance of Gibbons v.Ogden.

Under the system created by the Framers,the national and state governments share power and derive all authority from __________.

Which of the following is a power specifically denied the states by the Constitution?

Which of the following is an implied power of the federal government?

States dislike unfunded mandates.

The New Deal best exemplifies which type of federalism?

How did Reagan's New Federalism benefit the states?

The Supreme Court ruled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was constitutional under the taxing clause.

By sometimes taking a policy-making lead and sometimes allowing the states to lead,Barack Obama was demonstrating __________ federalism.

The "Contract with America" was a proposed program of governmental reform supported by many __________.

Describe the primary strengths of a federal system.

Prior to the ratification of the Constitution,the United States was governed by the Articles of __________.

Explain how nullification was used by the South during the Civil War.

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

Explain how proponents of same-sex marriage invoke the full faith and credit clause.

The power to regulate commerce within a state belongs to the __________ government(s).

Barron v.Baltimore held that __________ is/are bound by the Bill of Rights.

The privileges and immunities clause guarantees that each citizen of a state is guaranteed the same __________ as citizens of other states.

Explain how the federal government uses federal funding to indirectly impose its will upon the states.