Federalism Test

What divides the power of government between the national government and state government?

Federalism

What powers are granted to the national government by the Constitution?

Expressed powers

What powers are not specifically listed in the Constitution but are logical extensions of expressed powers?

Implied powers

What are inherent powers?

Powers that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to all governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation

What are reserved powers?

Powers that belong to the states because the Constitution neither delegates these powers to the national government nor prohibits them to the states

What are powers held by the national government and the state governments at the same time?

Concurrent powers

What is put in place to protect the people of this nation from a tyrannical government?

Bill of Rights

What are some examples that state governments are not allowed to do?

Coin money, enter into treaties with another nation, engage in war

What did the founding fathers want the federal government to know about the Second Amendment?

An armed populace is there to protect from tyranny

What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?

Requires that states give “full faith and credit” to the public acts, official records, and judicial proceedings of every other state

What is a system of federalism in which both state and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence, as defined by a strict reading of the Constitution?

Dual federalism

What is the idea that states had the right to cancel national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with state interests?

Doctrine of nullification

What does the doctrine of secession say?

The idea that states had the right to separate themselves from the Union

What program, that FDR came up with, grew the reach of the federal government more than ever before?

New Deal

What was the Great Society?

In 1970 over 1 billion dollars was spent in the program

What is a system of federalism in which authority is returned to the state governments?

New Federalism

Who took office and immediately carried through on a promise to return authority to the state governments, a system now known as New Federalism?

Ronald Reagan

President Reagan believed that who was better equipped to deal with citizens’ needs than the national government and adjusted federal grants accordingly?

States

What was the system set up as far as political power to impact on citizens when it came to the government structures?

Local government → state government → federal government

What is a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system?

Fiscal Federalism

What is giving money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities?

Grants-in-aid

What is a categorical grant?

A federal grant that can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state and local spending

What is an example of a categorical grant?

Building of a new airport or crime-fighting in a certain area

What is a block grant?

A federal grant that is given for general purposes or for broad policy areas

What is a good example of federal mandates?

EV mandate requires automakers to sell a certain percentage of zero-emission vehicles; they cost more and are less convenient to charge than gas vehicles

What happened in 1996 with welfare?

Block grants to the states to be handled at the state level

What is the safety and security of a country from threats, particularly those related to terrorism, natural disasters, pandemics, cyberattacks, and other emergencies?

Homeland security