US GOV CHap 3

9 May 2024
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The '' Full Faith and credit clause'' of the Constitution states that states
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must respect each other's laws and contracs
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Federal systems
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A and D
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When power is divided between a national government and sub-national or local government , this systems is called
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Federal system
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The specific powers granted to the national government ( the areas that the national government is allowed to legislate in ) in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution are called
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Expressed powers
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The Founders saw federalism as a way to
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limit government's power
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The necessary and proper clause
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Allows Congress the authority to make laws to carry out its specific powers
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The supremacy clause
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gives the national government dominance over the states
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In a federal system a majority of government responsibilities are
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shared by both state and federal authority
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The source of an implied power under the constitution is the _____ clause
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necessary and proper
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Which of the following powers do state government NOT have?
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to coin money
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Which is the best example of a concurrent power under the federal constitution ?
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the power to regulate commercial activity
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Which level of government writes the majority of criminal laws?
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the State government
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Gibbons V. Ogden (1824) was important because
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it established the supremacy of the national government in all matters affecting interstate commerce.
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Which president presided over the New Deal ?
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Franklin Roosevelt