Alabama Makes me Cry.
Chicken is Better Than Tofu.
Chewbacca! -Must make sound.
He's Gainfully Unemployed
Was that a Hamster Fart?
100
This constitutional amendment has been criticized because some people believe it removed a critical check on federal power that had been held by the states.
What is the 17th amendment (direct election of senators).
100
If Mississippi signed a treaty with Alabama to alternate the title of "worst state in 'Murica" every other year, and this arrangement was unanimously, and gladly accepted by a vote from congress, then what type of Constitutionally acceptable agreement was reached?
What is an interstate compact.
100
When Ronald Reagan entered office in 1981, he started a new era of federalism in the United States, where power was going to start going back to the states. What is the name given to this era?
What is New Federalism, or the New Federal era.
100
What is the term used to describe the 17 powers granted to the federal government under Constitution in Article I, Section 8?
What is enumerated powers.
100
What is the name of the time period from 1935-1980 when the federal government reigned supreme in the federal system of the United States?
What is cooperative federalism.
200
If Mr. Burrows robbed a gas station in Kentucky and then fled back to Ohio, where he was apprehended, what process would he have to go through in order to be sent back to Kentucky to face justice, according to the Constitution?
What is extradition.
200
New Jersey could was given federal money that it could spend in four broad categories for the benefit of its citizens without tons of strings attached. What type of money is this?
What is a federal block grant.
200
Only a state can regulate the rules for divorce for its citizens. What type of power is this?
What is reserved, or police powers.
200
This constitutional amendment made the federal government a lot more powerful by letting in get money directly from citizens instead of from states.
What is the 16th amendment (Income Tax)
200
This amendment recognized powers for the states by giving them all the powers that were not expressly delegated to the federal government.
What is the 10th amendment.
300
What Supreme Court decision declared that the right of eminent domain under the 5th amendment and the whole bill of rights did not apply to the states?
What is Barron v. Baltimore.
300
This Supreme Court case reinforced the ability of the federal government to control interstate commerce, specifically along the Hudson River.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
300
If Hingle McCringleberry, who is from Ohio, goes deer hunting in Michigan and is charged a higher rate than a Michigan resident for the privilege of doing so, then he was a victim of the exception for hunting and fishing licenses, recognized by the Supreme Court as Constitutional, to this clause contained in the Constitution.
What is the privileges and immunities clause.
300
If a state tried to nullify (get rid of) the Freedom of speech, what clause in the Constitution would not allow this?
What is the Supremacy Clause
300
The national capital of Germany is in Berlin, but their are other capitals in Bonn, Munich, and Frankfurt. What system of government, a key principle in American government, does Germany have?
What is a Federal system, or Federalism.
400
The federal and state governments both have police forces. What would be the type of powers that allow for this?
What are concurrent powers.
400
The federal government builds a new railway depot in Arkansas and claims the power to control interstate commerce allows them to do this. What type of powers are being sited by the federal government in this case.
What are implied powers.
400
Traditionally, the state of Texas controls security along its border with Mexico. Due to recent drug cartel activity, the federal government sends in agents to deal with border security issues and tells Texas police to stand down. What did the federal government just engage in in this case?
What is preemption.
400
All the power of government in the United Kingdom is controlled from London, the capital of the country. What type of government is this?
What is a unitary government.
400
Greg-Bob Jimmy John and his friend, Alex from Target, runs over the entire Duggar family with his monster truck and, as the law provides, could only be charged with negligent homicide (short prison term). If a State passed a law making this specific act (after it happened) punishable by death, then charged this man under it (and punishing him accordingly), what type of law is this?
What is an ex post facto law.
500
Billy Bubba John Frank married his boyfriend Boo Lee Scooter at the courthouse in Massachusetts. What provision in the Constitution will make them still married when they move back to West Virginia?
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause
500
What Supreme Court decision was the first to confirm that the federal government had implied powers under the necessary and proper clause?
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
500
In ancient Greece, the cities of Sparta, Athens, Thebes, and Corinth were bound together in a common government. The individual cities contributed troops and revenue to a larger effort, but retained all the decision making ability about whether to follow the lead of the other cities. What type of government arrangement was this?
What is a Confederation.
500
Tyeena Meekee Mookie's school just received money from the federal government that let them by new computers for the students, but required the school to administer end of year tests to students, something the only the states are able to ask schools to do according to the Constitution. What do you call the money given to Tyeena Meekee Mookie's school?
What is a Categorical grant.
500
The federal government, in return for providing money for road and bridge construction, required that Mississippi put new water-saving toilets in all of its public facilities. Mississippi authorities complained that this requirement almost made accepting the federal grant not worth the money. What do you call what the federal government did to Mississippi?
What is an unfunded (usually underfunded) mandate.
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