Ch 3 & 4 Federalism

What U.S. Supreme Court case was the first one to strike down an action of federal government under the commerce clause since the New Deal?

What government function did the states retain from 1800 to 1933?

Who has the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among multiple states, and with Indian tribes?

In terms of federalism, which of the following statements would characterize the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barrack Obama?

In 1996, how did Congress change welfare for the states?

What type of federalism occurred from 1789 to 1937

What era signaled the rise of a more active national government?

What clause in the U.S. Constitution requires states to recognize actions and decisions taken in other states

Why is the idea of states' rights significant to understanding the historical relationship between the state and national governments?

What is a major problem with federalism and unfunded mandates?

Why are McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) relevant to understanding federalism?

In the United States, which government is responsible for national defense and foreign affairs?

What amendment is designed to reserve power to the states?

During the New Deal era, what did the U.S. Supreme Court do to expand the national government's authority?

Cooperative federalism is also known as

A state's authority to regulate health, safety and morals is commonly known as

What was the first nation to adopt federalism?

What clause in the U.S. Constitution requires that states must treat visitors from other states the same as their own residents?

True or false: The Constitution guarantees that a state cannot discriminate against someone from another state

Block grants are designed to:

Federal officials seeking to give state government more authority are most likely to support

What was the overall importance of the Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland?

True or false: Federal systems are most commonly found in countries that have a highly homogeneous population

Which statement best describes the Supreme Court's trend in interpreting federalism since the mid-1990s?

Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited federal power?

The principle of ______ gives the federal government the power to override any state or local law in one particular area of policy.

True or false: Local governments are not mentioned anywhere in the U.S. Constitution

If the federal government compels state governments to obey costly regulations but does not reimburse those costs, it is called an

A federal grant for states to afford increasing health care facilities would be an example of a

Which level of government writes the majority of criminal laws?

Which statement best describes American federalism since the 1930s

Which clauses of the Constitution involve the relationships among various states?

The United States, Canada, and Switzerland can all be described as ______ systems of government, while France can be described as a ______ system of government.

Using block grants to return power to the states was part of the Nixon and Reagan administrations

The source of an implied power under the Constitution is the ______ clause.

Federal laws concerning crime mostly deal with:

What was a major reason that the slogan "states' rights" became tarnished in the 1950s and 1960s?

Disapproval of unfunded mandates is most common among

When both state and national governments possess a certain level of authority, it is called

True or false: Cooperative federalism ended during the Civil War

Congressional grants paid for ______ percent of the development of an interstate highway after World War II

Which of the following is the best example of a unitary system of government?

Nations that adopt a federal arrangement tend to have

Under the traditional system of American federalism:

How did the traditional system of dual federalism establish a "commercial republic"?

The form of federal assistance called ______ provides money to state governments with no strings attached.

Which of the following economic policies was the national government allowed to implement during the nineteenth century?

Which of the following statements about federal grants in aid is FALSE?

True or false: McCulloch v. Maryland gave Congress potentially expansive powers for regulating commercial activity.

True or false: Since the New Deal, the Supreme Court has never restricted Congress's power under the commerce clause

Which president was the first to promote New Federalism?

Which event was most influential in the rise of a more active national government? The Great Depression

Who wrote the Supreme Court opinions in both McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden?

Why did some governors object to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)?

According to the text, when was the era of dual federalism?

During most of the nineteenth century, Congress used its powers to ______ commerce

Which is the best example of a concurrent power under the federal constitution

If the federal government forced the state of New York to implement tougher water pollution regulations than the state legislature has passed, it would be referred to as

The privileges and immunities clause of Article IV is also referred to as the:

The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution addresses:

True or false: The full faith and credit clause demands that the U.S. government run a balanced budget

Which clause of the Constitution has been critical in allowing the growth of national power?

Chartering a bank is a ______ power, because both federal and state governments have the authority to do it.

True or false: The Tenth Amendment gives the national government expressed powers over state governments

The specific powers granted to the national government in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution are called the

Which of the following statements about the structure of American federalism is true?

The Supreme Court upheld a state university ban on Tupperware parties in college dormitories, upheld laws prohibiting the electronic media from carrying cigarette advertising, and upheld a Puerto Rico statute restricting the advertising of casino gambling. These are examples of restrictions on

The exclusionary rule of the Fourth Amendment, the self- incrimination clause of the Fifth Amendment, and the "right to counsel" provision of the Sixth Amendment are controversial because

The judicial doctrine that places a heavy burden of proof on the government when it seeks to regulate or restrict speech is called

Which 1937 Supreme Court case established the principle of selective incorporation

The Second Amendment right to bear arms was applied to the states via selective incorporation in

Ten years after the Brown decision, about _______ percent of African American school-age children in the Deep South were attending schools with whites.

Miranda rights were established by the Supreme Court as an extension of ____________ right

Which of the following describes a written statement made in reckless disregard of the truth that is considered damaging to a victim because it is malicious, scandalous, and defamatory?

Which amendment in the Bill of Rights was most recently applied to the states via selective incorporation?

As the textbook notes, four forms of speech fall outside the absolute guarantees of the First Amendment and therefore outside the realm of protected forms of speech. Which of the following is not a conditionally protected form of speech?

The Bill of Rights initially applied to the ___________ government, while today the Bill of Rights applies to the __________________ governments

The ________________ was originally associated with citizen participation in militias.

The right to privacy was established in which case?

____________ Limit what the government can do, while ____________ define how the government can act

The rule that prohibits evidence obtained during an illegal search from being introduced in a trial is called the _________

What level of scrutiny does the Supreme Court use in cases related to sex and gender discrimination?

Which of the following statements best reflects the nature of the Bill of Rights?

Which of the following civil liberties has been strengthened over time?

The Bill of Rights originally applied to only the ______

"________" is defined as the Supreme Court's using the Fourteenth Amendment to apply civil liberties in the Bill of Rights to the states on a case-by-case basis

In cases of racial discrimination, the Supreme Court uses the ____________ test