Basics
The term for a government divided between a central power and smaller regional powers
What is Federalism?
Powers shared by the National and State governments; e.g., tax
What are concurrent powers?
A system where a single, central authority holds supreme power and delegates some authority to regional governments.
What is a Unitary form of government?
Constitutional provision that indicates that National law trumps conflicting state law.
What is the Supremacy Clause (Article VI)?
The Supreme Court used the power of judicial review to mediate the relationship between the National and State governments.
What is TRUE?
Form of federalism in which there are separate and equally powerful levels of government.
What is dual federalism?
Powers that belong to the states.
What are reserved powers?
System where the constituent governing sovereigns grant limited authority to a more centralized/overarching unit of government.
What is a confederacy?
Constitutional provision that requires contracts in one state be respected in other states.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause (Article V)?
The current administration has been consistent in its application of federalism principles.
What is FALSE?
Type of federalism in which power is shared between and among the national, state and local governments; emerged during the New Deal
What is Cooperative Federalism?
Principle source of the National Government's exclusive powers
What is Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution?
Grants in aid given to states with strings attached.
What are categorical grants?
What is the Necessary and Proper or Elastic Clause (last paragragh of Article I, Section 8)?
Congress uses Grants in Aid to shape public policy at the state level.
What is TRUE?
What is New Federalism?
What is Article I, Section 9?
Grants in aid given to states to achieve a particular goal but otherwise with lots of flexibility as to how to achieve that goal.
What is a Block grant?
Amendment that is most important for the "reserved" powers of the State.
What is the 10th Amendment?
The Constitutional Founders incorporated historically well known principles of federalism into the Constitution.
What is FALSE? (Federalism was a relatively novel doctrine in its time).
Type of federalism seen when the state and local governments take on responsibilities previously held by the National government.
What is Progressive Federalism?
Source of denied powers to the States
Requirements imposed on states without funding to cover the costs of compliance.
What are unfunded mandates?
Amendment that provides states with "sovereign immunity"
What is the 11th amendment?
The National government can modify the Constitution without the support of the States.
What is FALSE? (Article V ratification requires 3/4 support from states via a convention (used once) or via state legislative support (26 times).)