Chapter 2 College Civics

When a state law is in conflict with federal law, ____________________ adjudicates

Supreme Court

The weakness of the U.S. federal government became evident when it was unable to deal with __________________ after 1783

Economic recession

It is estimated that _______________ people are living in the United States illegally.

12 million

The Fourteenth Amendment, protecting individual rights from the states, was passed ____________.

Civil War

_______________ passed a law in 2010 making it a state crime to be in the United States illegally

Arizona

A __________________ is a voluntary association of sovereign states.

Confederacy

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the __________.

Bill of Rights

The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. It says so in the ____________.

Supremacy Clause

In representative government, citizens exercise power ____________.

Indirectly.

States and the federal government can both exercise ___________________ powers.

Concurrent

Because the Constitution could not list every possible situation the government may face, it gives _____________ powers.

Implied powers

The national income tax is levied through authorization by the _____________ Amendment.

16th

The process of a state rejecting a federal law is known as ________________.

Nullification

Ad hoc federalism chooses a path based on _________________ convenience.

Partisan

The General Welfare Clause and Necessary and Proper Clause are examples of ________________ powers.

Implied

The ___________________ were in favor of a stronger central government

Federalists

Centralized federalism is sometimes called ___________________.

Picket fence federalism

The idea that state and federal governments have separate and distinct responsibilities is _______________.

Dual federalism

_____________________ are federal laws that direct state action without providing financial support.

Unfunded mandates

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a federal system of government?

Smaller political units promote duplication and reduce accountability.

Sovereign immunity is the right of a government to not be ________________ without its consent.

Sued

Dual federalism is sometimes conceived of as _________________.

Layer cake

As the United States became bigger and more industrialized, state and federal interests became more _________________.

Intertwined

Hamilton invoked the ________________ Clause in order to create a national bank.

Necessary and Proper

Marriages performed in one state are recognized by other states. This is because of the _____________ Clause.

Full Faith and Credit