State & Local Government Ch 2

Critics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, refer to it as:

ObamaCare

A federalist system refers to:

Shared power between national and subnational government

*In the American federal system, states:

Have discrete powers that are derived from the federal Constitution as well as their own constitution and laws

Which of the following powers was NOT granted to Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

Levy taxes

Which of the following clauses stipulates that the states must mutually accept one another's public acts, records, and judicial proceedings?

The Full Faith and Credit Clause

Which of the following clauses stipulates that residents of one state cannot be discriminated against by another state when it comes to fundamental matters, such as pursuing one's professional occupation, access to the courts, or equality in taxation?

The Privileges and Immunities Clause

The Bill of Rights:

Ensures the protection of individuals from the national government

When the national government takes regulatory action that overrides states laws, it is known as:

Federal preemption

Which type of government has shown to prevail over time in America?

A stronger, more centralized government

During which period did Democrats use the authority of the federal government to expand civil rights?

The Great Society

Which federal agency employed more than 8 million workers in construction and other jobs during the Great Depression?

Works Progress Administration

Which type of federalism was used under the Roosevelt administration?

Cooperative federalism

In the 1960s, Congress further expanded the scope of the federal government by using:

Block grants

*Which of the following was NOT a part of the Civil Rights Act?

It guaranteed the right to vote to African American

Medicare

Created a national health insurance program for the elderly

According to your text, similar to block grants this grant-in-aid program whereby the federal government provides financial aid to subnational units but does not prescribe how those units are to allocate the funding is known as:

General Revenue Sharing (GRS)

What is a requirement created by the Federal government that is not backed with any federal money?

Unfunded mandate

Which branch of the federal government is also known as the "umpire of federalism?"

Judicial

Which amendment to the Constitution allowed the Supreme Court to gradually incorporate the Bill of Rights to the states?

Fourteenth Amendment

The federal government's rapid response following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001:

Altered the balance of power between the federal government and the states