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Chapter 3: Federalism

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This activity contains 20 questions.

	A unitary system is a way of organizing government so that   both national and state levels of government have authority over the same land and people. all power resides in a central government. all power resides in state and local governments. national and state governments have separate powers over different areas and people.

	Block grants are   made on the basis of adherence to detailed federal guidelines. provided more or less automatically to support broad programs. allocated to the neediest states and localities with no strings attached. awarded on a competitive basis to support special projects.

	Each of the following is considered a disadvantage of federalism for democracy EXCEPT   Policy diversity can discourage states from providing services that would otherwise be available. Federalism discourages political participation. Local interests may be able to thwart national majority support of certain policies. The large number of governments in the United States make exercising democratic control more difficult.

	Enumerated powers are those that are   stated in the Constitution. implied in the Constitution. reserved to the states. reserved to Congress.

	Federalism contributes to democracy by each of the following ways EXCEPT   having state governments adds thousands of elected offices for which citizens may vote or run. providing a means for unified public policy. increasing access to government. increasing the opportunities for government to be responsive to demands for policies.

	Federalism is a way of organizing a nation so that   two or more levels of government have authority over the same area and people. power is centralized in the national government. power is centralized in state and local government. national and state governments have separate powers over different areas and people.

	In cooperative federalism,   states and the national government each remain supreme within their own spheres. powers and policy assignments of the layers of government are distinct. responsibilities are mingled and distinctions are blurred between the levels of government. states are supreme over the national government.

	In dual federalism,   powers are shared between states and the federal government. the federal government assumes greater fiscal responsibility. states and the national government each remain supreme within their own spheres. the state governments assume greater fiscal responsibility.

	In the history of the federal system, a major area of tension between the states and the federal government has been over   who has the greatest influence in presidential politics. who controls public policy and what it should be. the representation of the states in Congress. the redrawing of state borders.

	Standard operating procedures in cooperative federalism include each of the following EXCEPT   shared costs. shared funding with no strings attached. federal guidelines. shared administration.

	The Civil War and the civil rights movement illustrate   the supremacy of state governments and state rights. the ability of the national and state governments to cooperate. the supremacy of the national government. the ineffectiveness of all levels of government.

	The clause that Congress can use all means necessary and proper to exercise its Constitutional powers means that   Congress can exercise only those powers enumerated in the Constitution. Congress can violate the Constitution if necessary. Congress has implied powers. Congress must share powers with the states.

	The fact that a driver's license from one state is valid in other states is an example of   privileges and immunities. full faith and credit. extradition. implied powers.

	The one area of mutual obligations in which the states allow many exceptions is the   full faith and credit clause. elastic clause. extradition clause. privileges and immunities clause.

	The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system is called   dual federalism. economic federalism. fiscal federalism. cooperative federalism.

	The rapid growth of the national government is largely due to the fact that   the Constitution requires that most programs be administered by the national government. the states have failed to adequately represent their interests. most problems and policies require the authority and resources of the national government. the diversity of interests within and among the states requires a national focus.

	The supremacy clause   states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the states, are reserved to the states. establishes the Constitution, laws of the national government, and treaties as the supreme law of the land. declares that the national government is superior to the states in every concern. establishes the Supreme Court as the final arbiter in all civil and criminal disputes.

	The Tenth Amendment   states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the states, are reserved to the states. establishes the Constitution, laws of the national government, and treaties as the supreme law of the land. declares that the national government is superior to the states in every concern. establishes the Supreme Court as the final arbiter in all civil and criminal disputes.

	The type of aid that can be used only for one of several hundred specific purposes is called   block grants. project grants. categorical grants. formula grants.

	Which of the following statements is TRUE?   States are always seeking increases in grant programs. States often refuse federal grant money. Congress decreased funding of Medicaid in the 1980s to relieve state financial burdens. Federal grants can put an unwanted financial burden on states.

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