Exam 3: Federalism

Which of the following economic policies was the national government allowed to implement during the nineteenth century?

During the era of dual federalism, what was the primary goal of the federal government's domestic policies?

Those seeking to restrain the powers of the national government look to what part of the Constitution?

If the federal government compels state governments to obey costly regulations but does not reimburse those costs, it is called a(n)

Which president presided over the New Deal?

In a federal system, governmental responsibilities are

What have many political scientists called laboratories of democracy?

______ describes the strategy of delegating a policy program to a lower level of government.

Dual federalism describes the relationship between the national government and the states throughout the nineteenth century.

In ______, the Supreme Court reinterpreted the commerce clause, changing it from a check on national power to a source of national power.

The New Deal led to the weakening of the national government's powers.

Chartering a bank is a ______ power, because both federal and state governments have the authority to do it.

Why were attempts by Congress to regulate child labor and factory conditions in local workplaces struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional in the late nineteenth century?

What is the main purpose behind the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV?

What was the "Southern Manifesto"?

Describe the American federal system. How does a federal system differ from a unitary system of government? Give an example. What kinds of political cultures tend to adopt federalism?

What constitutional clause affirms that national laws and treaties, made under the authority of the Constitution, are the supreme law of the land?

Which president was the first to promote New Federalism?

Federal officials seeking to give state government more authority are most likely to support

The full faith and credit clause of the Constitution