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I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group: "We the people"
Ronald Reagan
What form of government is based on limiting government by distributing and dividing power among several government levels and organizations?
federalism
Where in the Constitution are the powers of the states made apparent?
10th Amendment
Before 1913, _________ were selected by state legislatures
senators
What term means federal programs that supply money for specific purposes within state and local governments?
categorical grants
In America the legislature of each state is supreme; nothing can impede its authority
Alexis de Tocqueville
Traditionally, this unit of government have served primarily to implement state laws
local units of government
Which amendment established a federal income tax?
16th Amendment
This was an economic program associated with the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
The New Deal
Federal ________ play a key force in the implementation of national policy
grants-in-aid
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
Which level of government is associated with reserved powers?
states
Before the passage of this amendment in 1865, identifying with one's state was often more important than national history
17th Amendment
Differences in this often lead to discord between states as consumers from one state travel to another to shop
tax rates
These grants allow the national government greater discretion in deciding how much aid will be given to a project
project grants
Save in the defense of my native State, I never desire to draw my sword
Robert E Lee
What is the source of local government?
state government
These powers are those powers given to which level of government?
national
_________ today is as much a local issue as it is a state and national issue.
Public education
DAILY DOUBLE
Identify and explain the problems related to federalism
"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
Monies paid to this level of government by the states are not returned in equal proportion to the states
federal government
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)
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)
What term means a system in which the national and state levels are sovereign within their own spheres?
dual federalism