Exam 4: Federalism: Dividing Governmental Power

Preemption is based on which clause of the U.S.Constitution?

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

Explain how the federal government has increasingly undertaken direct regulation of areas traditionally reserved to the states.

Which best describes the difference between total preemption and partial preemption?

Usually,a recall is initiated by a(n)__________.

Direct democracy became increasingly popular in the Midwestern and Western states when a strong __________ movement attacked large industries and the politicians considered to be under their control.

Which of the following did Roosevelt's Aid to Families with Dependent Children create for low-income mothers and children?

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

The Founders adopted a federal system of government partly because they feared __________.

The Supreme Court's 1819 ruling in __________ firmly established the principle that the Necessary and Proper Clause gives Congress the right to choose its means for carrying out the enumerated powers.

What are reserved powers?

What is a referendum?

Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of separate but equally powerful state and national governments?

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

The federal system established in the United States was a direct response to the ineffective national government under the Articles of Confederation.

Under competitive federalism,state and local governments are __________.

Which of the following is a confederation?

Which part of the Constitution lists the delegated,or enumerated,powers?

State initiatives most often reflect __________.

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