Exam 3: American Federalism

All powers not specifically delegated to the national government nor denied to the states by the Constitution are called

To uphold the creation of a national bank, the Supreme Court used the implied national powers doctrine.

Which of the following is true regarding the politics of federalism with respect to civil rights?

In a ___________ system of government, sovereign nations create a central government through a constitutional compact, but carefully limit the government's authority and do NOT give it the power to regulate the conduct of individuals directly.

The No Child Left Behind Act must be renewed every five years.

Marble cake federalism stresses federalism as a system of intergovernmental relationships in delivering governmental goods and services to the people.

American citizens are pragmatists: we appear to prefer federal-state-local power sharing and are prepared to use whatever levels of government are necessary to meet our needs and new challenges.

Entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare do NOT have widespread public support.

One example of federal law superseding state law is the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Federal grants attack national problems while minimizing the growth of federal agencies.

A federal grant that gives a state the right to spend money within a broad category is called a

The national and state governments share the power to

Powers reserved to the states include all of the following EXCEPT the power to

Powers reserved to the states include the creation of post offices.

A requirement the federal government imposes as a condition for receiving federal funds is called

Rulings on same-sex marriages and "civil unions" by state courts interpreting their state constitutions have extended more protection for these rights than has the Supreme Court's interpretation of the U.S.Constitution.

The national government is likely to retreat to a more passive role in the future.

The attempt to return many functions of government to the state level has been called

Causes for the growth of the federal government include all of the following EXCEPT

The federal government of the United States was able to expand its economic power through taxation and a broad interpretation of the ____________________.