Chapter 3 American Federalism

What party favored a strong national government?

Federalists

Prior to the ratification of the Constitution, the United States was governed by the Articles of __________.

Confederation

In a system, local and regional governments derive authority from the national government.

unitary

what are the two types of powers given to the national government under the united states constitution?

delegated; implied

which type of federalism is being practiced when a state is forced to operate a program without funding from the us government

coercive

Under the system created by the Framers, the national and state governments share power and derive all authority from __________.

people

article 6 of the U.S. constitution establishes federal law is ______ in conflicts between federal and state law

supreme

what amendment says that says those powers not given to the federal government and not prohibited to the states by the constitution are reserved for the states and the people

tenth

what powers are shared by the federal and state government

concurrent powers

Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another?

full faith and credit

what grant is a a large grant to a state by the federal government with only general spending guidelines

block

In the 1980s and 1990s, the Republican Party led the __________ revolution, which demanded that the national government return administrative authority to state governments.

devolution

what was the first major supreme court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state government

McCulloch v. Maryland