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States must honor the legality of one another's civil laws because of the
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Concurrent powers are those that are
exercised simultaneously by the National and the State governments
Local governments derive their power from
state constitutions and state laws
In the case McCulloch v. Maryland, what was the Supreme Court ruling based upon?
Supremacy Clause
The system of federalism provides for all of the following EXCEPT
uniform laws among the States
Agreements States enter into with both foreign nations and other States with the consent of Congress are
interstate compacts
Which of the following is NOT among the obligations that the National Government has to the States?
recognition of State constitutions as the supreme law of the land
Citizens who commit a crime in one State and then flee to another State to escape prosecution are to be returned to the original State under
extradition
The power of the National Government to coin money is
an expressed power
From the States' point of view, what advantage did revenue sharing have over federal grants-in-aid programs?
few restrictions on how money could be spent
Which of the following powers can the National Government legally exercise?
expressed, implied and inherent powers
The full faith and credit clause of the constitution provides that
state laws and court decisions must generally be honored by other states
Which of the following is the basic characteristic of federalism?
It divides power between a National Government and State Governments
Funds given to a State by the National Government with special conditions attached are examples of
categorical grants
Which statement about local government is accurate?
Local government is a subunit of State government
Which of the following is an expressed power of the National government?
the power to coin money
An enabling act directs any area desiring Statehood to
prepare constitution
The Constitution requires the National Government to guarantee
a republican form of government for every state
grants-in-aid program
States receive grants of federal land under a(n)___ for the purpose of establishing schools and colleges
Enabling act
congress must pass a(n)___ before territory can write a proposed state constitution
Privileges and Immunities Clause
According to the ___, a State cannot take unfair advantage in its laws of the residents of another State
act of admission
In order for a new state to be admitted to the Union, Congress must pass a(n) _____________ after a state constitution has been approved by the people of the proposed state.
enabling act
territory seeking statehood is first directed to prepare a state constitution by means of a(n)__
delegated powers
The national government has three types of ___ that have been granted to it in the constitution
exclusive powers
___ those powers exercised solely by the National Government
reserved powers
__ those powers held by the states, not granted specifically to the National Government by the Constitution
revenue sharing
__ federal aid given to states and local governments with virtually no conditions attached
Privileges and Immunities Clause
___ provides that a state cannot take unfair advantage in its laws of the residents of another state
delegated powers
___ those powers granted in the constitution only to the national government
division of powers
__ the separation of governmental powers between the national government and the 50 state governments
Provide for public welfare
concurrent
Coin money
Delegated
gasoline tax
concurrent
Pass ex post facto laws
prohibited
declaring war
Delegated
eminent domain
concurrent
copyright laws
Delegated
issue passports
delegated
levying taxes
concurrent
divorce law
reserved
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