Government Numbers
How many federal governments are there in the United States?
There is only 1 federal government in the United States.
True or False; The word "Federalism" is specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
False!
A system of government that power is divided by the state and federal government.
Federalism
What are the 3 branches of the United States federal government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
What type of federalism is known as "layer cake federalism"? (due to how the levels of government operated separately)
Dual Federalism
How many state governments are there in the United States?
What does the 10th amendment say/do?
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.'
What are powers that are not expressed but is inferred to have from another power?
Implied Powers.
These are the first 10 amendments, which protect individuals from abuse from the National Government.
Bill of Rights.
What type of federalism is known as "marble cake federalism"?
Co-operative Federalism
How many counties are there in the United States? (has to be within 150)
There are approx. 3,033 counties (but anything below 3,150 and above 3,000 will be accepted since it's constantly changing).
True or false; In the Commerce Clause, the Constitution gives the national government broad power to regulate Commerce / trade with foreign Nations.
True
Powers held both by the federal and state government.
Concurrent Powers.
In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that the actions of _____ ___________ were secondary to those of the federal government.
State Governments
True or False; right after co-operative federalism, there was "creative federalism" in which the power shifted more towards the federal government.
True!
True or False; Co-operative federalism started in the late 1930s and ended in the early 1960s.
True
Article 6 of the Constitution. What clause states the laws in the Constitution are superior to the others.
Supremacy Clause
The constitutional requirement that states must return a person charged with a crime that happened in the state back to the state it happened...?
Extradition
Separation of Powers
What type of federalism helped reassert powers going back to the Federal and state government to create a balance?
New Federalism
Approximately How many governments are there in the United States ? (has to be within 1,000).
There are 89,527 governments in the United States.
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, also called the Necessary and Proper Clause, gives Congress the authority to make whatever laws are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated responsibilities
Elastic Clause
Eminent Domain.
Organization of the executive branch, has government departments, agencies and offices.
Federal Bureaucracy.
What is the type of federalism that came after the "New Federalism"?
The Bush Federalism/Progressive Federalism (either is acceptable)