Quotes
Forms of Government
Constitution and Powers
Miscellaneous
Grants and Federalism
100

I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group: "We the people"

Ronald Reagan

100

What form of government is based on limiting government by distributing and dividing power among several government levels and organizations?

federalism

100

Where in the Constitution are the powers of the states made apparent?

10th Amendment

100

Before 1913, _________ were selected by state legislatures

senators

100

What term means federal programs that supply money for specific purposes within state and local governments?

categorical grants

200

In America the legislature of each state is supreme; nothing can impede its authority

Alexis de Tocqueville

200

Traditionally, this unit of government have served primarily to implement state laws

local units of government

200

Which amendment established a federal income tax?

16th Amendment

200

This was an economic program associated with the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt

The New Deal

200

Federal ________ play a key force in the implementation of national policy

grants-in-aid

300

The federal and State governments are in fact but different agents and trustees of the people, constituted with different powers and designed for different purposes

James Madison

300

Which level of government is associated with reserved powers?

states

300

Before the passage of this amendment in 1865, identifying with one's state was often more important than national history

17th Amendment

300

Differences in this often lead to discord between states as consumers from one state travel to another to shop

tax rates

300

These grants allow the national government greater discretion in deciding how much aid will be given to a project

project grants

400

Save in the defense of my native State, I never desire to draw my sword

Robert E Lee

400

What is the source of local government?

state government

400

These powers are those powers given to which level of government?

national

400

_________ today is as much a local issue as it is a state and national issue.

Public education

400

DAILY DOUBLE

Identify and explain the problems related to federalism

500

"Such a power is not expressly given by the Constitution, and believing...it can not be deduced from any part of it...I have no option but to [veto the bill]"

James Madison

500

Monies paid to this level of government by the states are not returned in equal proportion to the states

federal government

500

What is the source of implied powers?

enumerated powers

(BONUS: Since 1913, income tax has provided a continuous source of money for the national government)

500

Which Supreme Court case determined that states may not raise revenue at the expense of the federal government?

McCulloch v. Maryland

(BONUS: James Madison was a strict constructionist)

500

What term means a system in which the national and state levels are sovereign within their own spheres?

dual federalism

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