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

Which of the following states was the first to secede from the union in 1860?

Which of the following events occurred in 1865?

The federal government has argued that it has the authority to control drugs at the national and state levels because of their financial and business impact on a national level. In applying this argument, they are relying upon the ______ Clause.

In the Slaughterhouse Cases, the Supreme Court weighed in for the first time on the protections offered by the ______.

The Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution is often referred to as the ______ Clause.

The Constitution clearly establishes that ultimate political authority rests with which of the following?

The most significant expansion of national power through the use of categorical grants-in-aid in the post-New Deal era occurred during the presidency of Richard Nixon.

By placing limits on the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Court upheld the authority of states to exercise their ______.

Which of the following cases centered around the Commerce and Supremacy Clauses of the Constitution?

What issue was driving much of the politics and tensions of the 19th century?

Which of the following would be included in the reserved powers granted to states by the Tenth Amendment?

The first system of federalism in the U.S. history was a tradition of cooperative federalism.

In response to the Supreme Court decision in Schechter Poultry Corp. V. United States, the Roosevelt administration ______.

Which of the following programs replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)?

In what ways did the New Deal impact the progression of American Federalism? How can we see these impacts today?

The new system of government created by the Constitution in which government would be divided between the national and state levels is best described as ______.

Most of the enumerated powers in the Constitution were granted to the ______ branch.

As a part of President Johnson's Great Society program, the federal government saw an expansion of its powers in the policy area of ______.

The Constitution describes the powers associated with which level of government?

Angel McClary Raich and Diane Monson filed suit against the federal government in which state?