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Chapter 3: Federalism

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This activity contains 15 questions.

	Business interests have traditionally found the national government to be more responsive to their demands.    True  False

	Congress is forbidden to pass any law that creates a financial obligation for the states without providing funds to meet these obligations.    True  False

	In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court narrowly defined commerce, thus limiting the national government's regulatory powers.    True  False

	In McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice Marshall declared that federal laws or regulations preempt state or local laws or regulations and thus preclude their enforcement.    True  False

	In recent years the Supreme Court has broadened the definition of commerce to give the federal government greater regulatory power.    True  False

	Project grants are awarded on the basis of competitive applications.    True  False

	States are responsible for most policies dealing with social, family, and moral issues.    True  False

	The American states are organized as federal systems.    True  False

	The Constitution says that states are required to return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment.    True  False

	The federal government often uses financial assistance in one program to influence state and local policy in another.    True  False

	The federal government's presence is felt at almost all levels of government.    True  False

	The more fundamental the rights, the less likely it is that a state can discriminate against citizens of another state.    True  False

	The national government's share of American governmental expenditures has grown rapidly since 1929.    True  False

	The percent of federal aid to state and local governments in the form of block grants has been decreasing since 1995.    True  False

	The Tenth Amendment states that, unless declared in the Constitution, states' powers are superior to those of the national government.    True  False

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