Chapter 4: Federalism

Systems (100, 200) & Amendments (300, 400, 500)

100

States delegate limited powers to a central government for things such as defense and trade

Confederal 

200

the government divides power over people and territory between a national government and regional levels of government.

Federal System

300

13th Amendment

Abolished Slavery

400

14th Amendement 

Extended citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. 

500

15th Amendment 

Voting rights to any male U.S. citizen above the age of 21. 

Powers

100

Powers listed in the Constitution

Expressed

200

powers shared between federal and state governments 

concurrent 

300

powers that go directly to the states 

reserved

400

Powers NOT listed, but they are extensions to those listed.

Implied

500

Powers that have traditionally been recognized as belonging to any sovereign nation

inherent 

Multiple Choice

100

All states in the U.S. must be which form of government?

republic 

200

Which level of government sets up the local governments?

state

300

Which type of power in the U.S. Constitution is connected to the phrase “necessary and proper?”

implied

400

1. Which of the following statements best describes the “contract with America?”

   1. Increase national government spending

   2. reduce the size of the federal government

   3. Increase the size of the federal government

   4. Create allies with other democratic countries.
      
      
      

reduce the size of the federal government 

500

1. Which of the following is NOT a common issue of federalism?

   1. Education
   2. poverty
   3. immigration
   4. military 
   5. health care
   6. environment 

military 

Vocabulary

100

demands on states to carry out certain policies as  a condition of receiving grant money.

mandate

200

idea of returning power to the states.

devolution 

300

federal grants that are given for more general purposes.

block grants

400

belief that states had the right to cancel national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with the states’ interests.

Doctrine of Nullification

500

used for a specific purpose, or category, of state and local spending.

categorical grants

Federalism

100

attempting to return authority to state governments

new federalism

200

National and state governments work together to meet the crisis.

Cooperative federalism 

300

use national funds in the form of grants of loans to state and local governments, to achieve national goals.

creative federalism 

400

Both states and national governments were equal authorities operating in their own sphere of influence

dual federalism

500

a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in a federal system.

fiscal federalism