The main responsibility for resolving conflicts between the states and federal government lies with

Which of the following is an expressed power of the federal government that is not shared with the states

-issue money -declare war -create treaties

-regulate trade

Which of the following is an implied power of the federal government

-government can build an interstate highway system -print money

-create a bureaucracy to carry out expressed power

Which of the following is a power reserved to the states

-declare speed limit-running elections

-education

The power to borrow money is which type of power

Expressed power or concurrent power

What is the meaning of the supremacy clause

Federal laws are over state law unless the states rule that law unconstitutional

The federal government is denied the power to do which of the following

-can't deny trial by jury, -double jeopardy, -cruel or unusual punishments,

-can't take freedom of speech, religion, press

No level of government may try a person under the ex post facto law, meaning a law that was passed

Can't punish the person or group if the crime was done before the law was passed

Under the full faith and credit clause of the constitution, a state must

Honor public acts of other states (marriages, divorces, crimes)
-can't punish people, can only send them back to state they were charged

The framers of the constitution got many ideas about governing from which of the following?

The enlightenment, the eighteenth century

Creating local governments is which type of power

Reserved power ( power left to state )

The main responsibility for resolving conflicts between the states and the federal government lies with which of the following?

Which of the following was a key issue in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland

Maryland tried to tax the federal bank

How was the relationship between the federal and state governments generally understood during the period of dual federalism

-States did this, government did that -supreme in own spheres

-did not overlap powers

According to the doctrine of nullification, states could

Refuse to enforce laws in their state that government told them to enforce

The term cooperative federalism refers to

States and government work together to solve issues

Which of the following proposals is an example of the kind of federalism favored by Ronald Reagan

Provide block grants (fewer restrictions/conditions attached to them)(more flexibility)

The republicans 1994 contract with America is an example of which of the following ideas

Which statement best describes the doctrine of succession

If states don't like the governments actions, they can quit the union

Why is the 16th amendment an important element in the system of fiscal federalism

It Granted the government power to income tax (this made it easier to raise money faster and more money then a tariff)

The federal governments chief tool for influencing states and communities is

Which of the following is the main source of income for the federal government today

Why did president Reagan use block grants in the 1980s

To give more power back to the states (lessen power of the national government)

Which of the following best describes federal mandates

Something the states must do If they want the money form the federal government

Which of the following was a significant feature of the welfare reform of 1996

Block grants (gave states more control over welfare)

When congress places demands on states without grant money, it is called a

Which of the following would be most likely if devolution were applied to a health care program

States would have more control over the spending (in the form of a block grant)

What justification has the national government used for imposing federal mandates such as school busing, desegregation, and affirmative action

The equal protection clause in the 14th amendment

Which of the following best expresses the federal governments chief reason for providing grants in aid

To influence states and local policies (get them to do what they want them to)

Which of the following is the best argument for giving states a role in controlling immigration

-the states have to deal with the effects of the immigrants, they would fund any extra costs
-The states understand its needs more then government

Federalism in which national and state governments work together to meet the crisis

Another name for the necessary and proper clause, and is used to stretch the powers of congress

Declares that national laws are supreme over state laws, unless the national law is unconstitutional

Powers reserved for the states

Powers stated in the constitution

Shared powers of state and national governments

Grants that can only be used for a specific purpose, or category

Powers that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to all governments with a sovereign nation

Prevents states from discriminating against the citizens of other states (receive all privileges and immunities no matter what state)

Privileges and immunities clause

Granted large tracts of land to states

Federalism that involved releasing national funds in the form of grants to state and local governments to achieve national goals

Both state and national governments are equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence

Something the national government orders the state governments to do without giving them grants

Powers not specifically listed in the constitution

Idea that states had the right to separate themselves from the union

Idea that states had the right to ignore national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with state interests

Doctrine of nullification

Laws made "after the fact"

Powers specifically listed in the constitution