The system where authority is divided between a central government and regional governments.
What is federalism.
100
All of the following are examples of _____________; raising an army, establishing immigration and naturalization laws, coining money.
What are examples of federal powers.
100
A landmark case decided in 1824 in which the Supreme Court interpreted the commerce clause of the Constitution to encompass virtually every form of commercial activity.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
100
a clause in Article IV of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of all other states.
What is full faith and credit
100
A requirement in federal legislation that forces states and municipalities to comply with certain rules.
What is a federal mandate.
200
Powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution.
What are enumerated/expressed powers.
200
All the following are examples of __________________; taxation, eminent domain, police power.
What are examples of concurrent powers.
200
This landmark case established the supremacy of the national government and its use of implied powers.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland.
200
The types of grants that governors and mayors generally support.
What are block grants.
200
Type of mandate does the No Child Left Behind law represents.
What is an unfunded mandate.
300
The clause in the Constitution that grants Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its specifically delegated powers.
What is the elastic clause - Article I Section 8.
300
This is established in the 10th Amendment.
What are reserved powers to states.
300
The section of the Constitution in which Congress is given the power to regulate trade among the states and with foreign countries.
What is the commerce clause.
300
The system where the ultimate governmental authority rests in the hands of a central government.
What is a unitary system.
300
The transfer of powers from a national or central government to a state or local government.
What is devolution.
400
Powers that are derived from the fact that the United States is a sovereign power among the nations.
What are inherent powers.
400
The authority to legislate for the protection of the health, morals, safety, and welfare of the people.
What is the police power.
400
A system in which the states and the national government each remain supreme within their spheres. Hint - layer cake
What is dual federalism.
400
Federal grants to states or local governments that are for specific programs.
What are categorical grants.
400
The amendment to the Constitution that the courts have interpreted in recent times to bolster the authority of state governments in our federal system.
What is the 11th amendment.
500
Referred to as the denial of power(s) to the state and national government.
What are prohibited powers.
500
The constitutional provision that makes the Constitution and federal laws superior to all conflicting state and local laws.
What is the supremacy clause.
500
The theory that the states and the national government should cooperate in solving problems. Hint - marble cake
What is cooperative federalism.
500
Federal programs that provide fundsto state and local governments for general functional areas, such as criminal justice or mental-health programs.
What are block grants.
500
The most common set of block grants related to state programs in the mid 1990s.