gov quiz 10/24

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The ______ and ______ powers delegated to Congress, the president, and the courts allow each branch to ______ and _______ the power of the other branches, ensuring no one branch becomes too powerful.

The ______ and ______ powers delegated to Congress, the president, and the courts allow each branch to ______ and _______ the power of the other branches, ensuring no one branch becomes too powerful.

specific; separate; check; balance

__________ ___ explains how constitutional provisions of _______ ___ ______ and _______ and ______ control potential abuses by majorities.

Federalist No. 51; separation of powers; checks and balances

effects of separation of powers and checks and balances for the U.S. political system?

• creates multiple access points for stakeholders and institutions to influence public policy.

• allow legal actions to be taken against public officials deemed to have abused their power.

  • includes the process of Impeachment (the House formally charges an official with abuse of power or misconduct) and removal (if the official is

    convicted in a Senate impeachment trial).

_________ is the system of government in the United States in which power is shared between the national and state governments.

The _______ and ________ powers of the national and state governments help explain the ongoing debate over the balance of power between the two levels.

Federalism; exclusive; concurrent

reserved powers

powers not delegated or enumerated to the national government but are reserved to the states, as stated in the Tenth Amendment.

revenue sharing

national funding with almost no restrictions to the states on its use and is the least used form of funding

categorical grants

national funding that is restricted to specific categories of expenditures, is preferred by the national government, and is the most commonly used form of funding

(e.g. disaster relief, roads, infrastructure, etc.)

block grants

• national funding with minimal restrictions to the states on its use and is preferred by the states

  • unemployment, welfare, food stamps

mandates

• requirements by the national government of the states

  • began in the 1960s to advance national social/environmental/economic goals

• funded = fed gov pays cost for program

• unfunded = states pay cost for program

________ power is held by only one level of government and includes enumerated powers that are written in the Constitution, and ______ _____ that are not specifically written in the Constitution but are inferred from the Necessary and Proper Clause.

exclusive; implied powers

_________ powers are shared between both levels of government such as the power to collect taxes, the power to make and enforce laws, and the power to build roads.

concurrent

gives the national government the power to enforce protections for any person against the states, but Supreme Court interpretations can influence the extent of those protections.

The Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment

gives the national government the power to regulate interstate commerce, but Supreme Court interpretations can influence the extent of this power.

The Commerce Clause

Clause gives Congress the power to make laws related to carrying out its enumerated powers, but Supreme Court interpretations can influence the extent of these powers.

Necessary and Proper Clause

gives the national government and its laws general precedence over states’ laws, but Supreme Court interpretations may affect when specific actions exceed this constitutional power.

The Supremacy Clause