Exam 3: The Federal System

Which of the following is an enumerated power of the national government?

Dillon's Rule states that all local government must be authorized by which of the following?

The No Child Left Behind Act is an example of a(n)__________.

__________ powers are shared by the federal and state governments.

__________ policies are those whereby the government collects money from wealthier citizens to fund services for poorer citizens.

Explain why the Framers of the U.S.Constitution chose a federal system instead of reestablishing a confederal system.

Which of the following is a concurrent power?

Which of the following did Dred Scott v.Sanford address?

How do we know that the U.S.Constitution creates a federal system? Cite specific clauses or articles.

The __________ Amendment says that those powers not given to the federal government and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for the states and the people.

In Gibbons v.Ogden,the Supreme Court __________.

Analyze the approach of the Rehnquist Court to questions of federalism.How did it differ from the Warren Court?

The supremacy clause establishes that state laws will prevail over conflicting federal laws.

In the American federal system,there are __________ levels of government that share power.

Dual federalism is when the states and the national government have separate but approximately equal responsibilities.

Explain the difference between the powers that the U.S.Constitution provides to the national and state governments.Be sure to give specific examples.

In McCulloch v.Maryland,which clause of the U.S.Constitution did the Supreme Court interpret as preventing Maryland from taxing the national bank?

In a(n)__________ system,local and regional governments derive authority from the national government.

__________ grants typically allocate federal dollars for a specific purpose based on a state's population.

Same-sex marriage advocates argue that the __________ clause of the Constitution means that legally sanctioned same-sex marriages performed in one state should automatically be recognized by other states.