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| Why is the reservation clause unique to the United States? |
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| no other country gives unassigned powers to the states as opposed to the federal government |
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| Which of the following clauses declares the U.S. Constitution, treaties, and the laws of the national government the "supreme law of the land"? |
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| Which of the following is an example of an enumerated or delegated power found in the Constitution? |
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(establishing a post office?)
(NOT making and enforcing laws) |
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| In 2012 the Supreme Court rejected much of Arizona's new immigration laws. How did they explain this decision? |
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| The doctrine of preemption prevents Arizona from establishing these laws because immigration is handled at the federal level rather than the state level. |
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| Congress's ability to make all necessary and proper laws is directly derived from its ____________ . |
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| The attempt to return many functions of the federal government to the state level has been called ____________ . |
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| The U.S. constitution reserves specific powers for federal government and assigns all other powers to the states. Which of the following best defines federalism designed by the constitution |
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possibly "Dual Federalism"
(NOT marble cake federalism) |
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| Together the states are sometimes referred to as "laboratories." This refers to ____________ . |
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| the fact that, working independently, the states have a high likelihood of developing innovative solutions |
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| Which of the following is a provision in the Constitution that regulates relations among the states? |
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| The full faith and credit clause |
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| Which of the following people are more likely to support the nationalist position, which calls for a more unified country under a federal government? |
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| American federalism can be seen as a response to the ____________ . |
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| concerns about the potential abuses by a strong central government |
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| Federalism is ____________ . |
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| a system of shared power by the state and national governments |
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| In dual federalism, ____________ . |
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| states and the national government each remain supreme within their own spheres |
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| Which of the following is a power reserved to the states by the Constitution? |
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| The federal government was able to expand its economic power through taxation and a broad interpretation of the ____________ . |
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| In its McCulloch v. Maryland decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of ____________ . |
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| the supremacy of the national government over the states |
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| Unlike the United States, the political systems of China and France can most accurately be described as ____________ . |
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| The legal source of authority for American federalism is the ____________ . |
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| The contemporary American political system can best be described as ____________ . |
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| A constitutional doctrine states that whenever conflict occurs between the constitutionally authorized actions of the national government and those of a state or local government, the laws of the federal government prevail. What is this doctrine called? |
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| A type of federal grants to states that were used for a short time in the 1970's was known as ____________ and came with no federal control at all. |
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| Block grants give states ____________ . |
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| more flexibility than other grants |
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| What was one of the major arguments in favor of devolution? |
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| A substantial majority of Americans believed that state governments were more effective and trustworthy than the national government. |
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| ____________ grants are targeted for specific purposes. |
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| Why would an advocate of dual federalism have opposed the New Deal? |
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| The New Deal reduced the overall power of the state governments in comparison to the national government and its agencies. |
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