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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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