Federalism is the division of powers between these major governments.
What is the national (federal) and state governments?
100
States encourage political participation at local levels. Is this a benefit or drawback?
What is a benefit?
100
This type of federalism in also known as layer cake federalism.
What is dual federalism?
100
These types of powers are not specifically listed in the Constitution, but are still granted to the legislature.
What are implied powers?
100
In the carrot-stick policy, a carrot is seen as an incentive while the stick is seen as a this.
What is a punishment?
200
The power to collect taxes is this type of power, meaning shared between both the federal and state governments.
What is concurrent power?
200
States have the benefit to create laws and if they are successful, other states may adopt them. Which reflects this.
What is acting as laboratories for policy experiments?
200
In 1933, our government displayed this type of federalism with FDRs New Deal.
What is cooperative federalism?
200
This is something that the federal government requires a state to abide by/ put into place.
What is a federal mandate?
200
True or False. California can create it's own currency.
What is false?
300
The states have these types of powers. Some examples are licensing professionals, conducting elections and supporting public schools.
What are reserved powers?
300
If I text and drive in California, I get a ticket. If I text and drive in Texas, the police may not pull me over. This reflects this drawback of federalism.
What is a lack of consistency between the states?
300
In Johnson's Great Society we saw regulated federalism, also nicknamed this type of federalism.
What is creative federalism?
300
This is the process of bringing power back to the states.
What is devolution?
300
In these types of mandates, states must deal with the financial burden as the government does not offer money.
What are unfunded mandates?
400
What are the delegated powers that are listed in the Constitution called?
What are enumerated (expressed) powers?
400
If I don't feel like my interests are being represented in California, I can move to Idaho where I can connect better with the laws and policies there. This is an example of this benefit of federalism.
What is protecting against the tyranny of the majority?
400
This type of federalism attempts to restore balance between the federal government and the state governments.
What is New Federalism?
400
These are funds given by the federal government to state and local governments.
What are grants-in-aid?
400
Redistricting is a responsibility of the states and occurs every this amount of time.
What is 10 years?
500
The fact that Mrs. E can teach in the state of California reflects this reserved power.
What is licensing professionals?
500
According to the Constitution, the federal government has a responsibility to make sure states have this type of government.
What is a republican government?
500
The decision of McCullough v Maryland is an example of this type of federalism.
What is dual or layer cake federalism?
500
These types of grants-in-aid allow the states to decide how best to spend the money they received.
What are block grants?
500
This portion of the Constitution declares that it is the highest law of the land and that the federal government has greater authority over the state governments.