PLSC Worksheet 3 example #85777

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According to the Constitution, if a state or local law conflicts with a national law,
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the national law supercedes the state or local law
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in the 1930s and subsequent decades, the ____ became the primary constitutional basis for national government regulation
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commerce clause
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expanded authority of the national government has traditionally been preferred by
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liberals
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a special category of national powers that is not implied by the necessary and proper clause consists of what have been labeled _____ powers of the national government
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the inherent
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in the 1980s and 1990s, the federal government used ____ to force the states to raise their minimum alcoholic beverage drinking age to 21
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conditions attached to federal highway grants
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which of the following is an argument against federalism
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that too much inequity exists between states in a federal system
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in the early years, most of the disputes over the boundaries of national versus state power involved
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the necessary and proper clause and the powers of the national government to regulate interstate commerce
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from 1801 to 1835, the Supreme Court was headed by Chief Justice ______
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John Marshall
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All of the following is true about a confederal system except
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it is the form of government used in the US today
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____ have traditionally favored the allocation of power to the states
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conservatives
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when the Supreme Court heard cases involving federalism in the last decade, the rulings they gave can be best perceived as
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sending mixed messages
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the controversy over slavery that led to the Civil war took the form of a dispute over
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national government supremacy versus the rights of the separate states
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their _____ power enables states to pass laws governing activities such as marriage, contracts, education, and land use
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police
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the supremacy clause of the constitution means that
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states cannot use their powers to thwart national policies
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the tenth amendment state that the powers not delegated to the US by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states are
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reserved to the states, or to the people
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the federal system in the US occured because of
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a series of compromises
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Ultimately, the civil war resulted in
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an increase in the political power of the national government
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the transfer of powers from a national or central government to a state or a local government is called
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devolution
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under what circumstances may states enter into agreements wit one another
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the agreements may not increase the power of the contracting states relative to other states or to the federal government
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all of the following statements regarding federal mandates are true except
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federal mandates always are accompanied by federal funding
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categorical grants are
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federal grants to states or local governments for specific programs or projects
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the 1995 case, _____, marked the first time in sixty years that the Supreme COurt had placed a limit on the national government's authority under the commerce clause
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United States v. Lopez
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which of the following is not a sound argument for a federalist system of government
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federalism allows powerful state and local interests to block progress and impede national plans
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constitutionally, which two sets of powers do state governments have?
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reserved and concurrent powers
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which is an example of an interstate compact?
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the port authority of new york and new jersey
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during the Jacksonian era (1829-1837), a shift toward _____ began
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states' rights
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all are true of federal grants except
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that they are given by the states for national projects
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a model of federalism in which the states and the national government work together to solve problems is called
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cooperative federalism
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states may not
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negotiate treaties with foreign nations
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one major set of _____ provides aid to state welfare programs
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block grants
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during the civil war crisis, the supreme court
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was drastically reduced in its influence within the US
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in unitary government systems, ultimate authority resides at the ____ level
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national or central
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the doctrine of dual federalism receded into the background as the nation attempted to deal with
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the Great Depression
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each state must do all of the following concerning other states except
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enforce each others laws
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post civil war, the doctrine of dual federalism meant
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a "return to normalcy" for many
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the No Child Left Behind act of 2001
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increased federal control over education
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The section of the constitution in which congress is given the authority to regulate trade among the states and with foreign countries is called the
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commerce clause
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on december 20, 1860, _____ formally repealed its ratification of the constitution and withdrew from the union
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south carolina
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individual health insurance mandates and the ability of states to ban same-sex marriage are two issues that
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have been decided by the supreme court recently
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examples of enumerated powers belonging exclusively to the national government include
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declaring war and coining money
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a model of federalism that looks on national and state governments as co-equal sovereign powers, neither of which should interfere with the other's sphere is called
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dual federalism
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all of the following are true about the case of McCulloch v. maryland except
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the supreme court ruled the national government cold only use its express powers
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a federal grant that provides funds to a state or local government for a general function is called a
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block grant
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inherent powers derive from the fact that the US is
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a sovereign power among nations
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powers held jointly by the national and state governments are called
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concurrent powers
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in his ruling on Gibbons V. Ogden, marshall defined commerce as
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all business dealings, including navigation and the transport of people
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which clause of the constitution allows congress to carry out whatever law it needs to in order to carry out the Constitutions provisions?
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necessary and proper clause
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in 1918, the supreme court rules that an earlier national law banning child labor was unconstitutional , becaause
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it attempted to regulate a local problem
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all fo the following statements concerning a federal system of government are true except
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they always have a bicameral legislature
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which government system is the most popular, both historically and today?
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a unitary system