Exam 3: Federalism: the Changing Boundaries Between the Nation and the States

What was the term used to describe President Nixon's rollback on the expansion of national authority and its return to the states?

Federal systems divide the sovereignty of citizens between two or more levels of government.

Powers used by states to protect and provide for their safety, health, and general welfare are called ______ powers.

The framers of the Constitution succeeded in making clear and precise descriptions of the relationship between national and state authority.

The case of McCulloch v. Maryland affirmed which of the following Constitutional clauses?

From its beginnings, the National Industrial Recovery Act was widely acclaimed.

Block grants give state officials more authority in the disbursement of federal funds.

The main form of a grant-in-aid during and after the New Deal has been the ______ grant.

Powers that are explicitly granted to the government in the Constitution are known as ______ powers.

Wickard v. Filburn was a case heard by the Supreme Court in 1942, the unanimous decision against Filburn was based on which clause of the Constitution?

Those powers not textually granted to the federal government but which are assumed to be given to it as a result of its need to make all laws "necessary and proper" are called ______ powers.

In its decision in the Raich case, the Court found that marijuana grown on local soil for personal use violated the ______ Clause of the Constitution.

The case of ______ was a landmark case in restricting the rights of African Americans following the Civil War by upholding the constitutionality of legalized racial segregation.

What program established a set of rules governing prices, outputs, wages, working hours, management-labor relations, and the employment of children for American businesses?

The case of Barron v. Baltimore dealt with which of the following?

While the Constitution created much of the basic framework for the division of power, it failed to perfectly delineate ______.

After a thorough investigation, federal officials determined that Angel Raich and Diane Monson were in compliance with national drug laws.

A national policy goal of returning authority to state or local governments is known as _____.

One of the most important statements about where the people's authority is located is the ______ Clause.

The Constitution expressly gives Congress the power to establish an air force.