Exam 3: Federalism and the Separation of Powers

The system of supportive relations among national, state, and local governments since the 1930s is often referred to as:

Imagine that the United States decides to rework the federal system and greatly limit the power of states in order to allow a more unified response to issues that are seen by many as national in scope, such as education, health care, and economic development.Would this be a good idea, or not?

When the Supreme Court ruled that a state could not tax the Bank of the United States in McCulloch v.Maryland, it said that when a state law conflicts with a federal law, the state law should be deemed invalid.This exemplifies the application of the:

Shortly after its founding, the Supreme Court quickly encouraged Congress to exercise the power granted in the necessary and proper clause.

In the 2015 U.S.Supreme Court ruling Obergfell v.Hodges, the Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees the right of individuals to marry into either same-sex or opposite-sex couples.However, Kim Davis, a county clerk in Kentucky, refused to issue marriage licenses to the former couples, to the point of refusing a federal court order to do so.She eventually served jail time for contempt of court.Which clause in the Constitution allowed a federal court to order Davis to comply with Obergfell?

The U.S.Senate can override a presidential pardon by a two-thirds vote.

President Obama's no-strings-attached stimulus spending in 2009 marked a significant shift away from regulated federalism.

In the American republic's early years, the Supreme Court held that Maryland could not tax a newly chartered Bank of the United States, on the grounds that:

The main issue in the 1824 case Gibbons v.Ogden was the question of whether New York state had the power, under the Constitution, to grant a monopoly for the operation of:

In addition to expressed and implied powers, the Constitution affirmed the power of the national government over state governments in the:

A new federal program administered by the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development allows governments in cities with a population over 250,000 to submit proposals outlining local plans to provide housing assistance for low-income families.The federal agency would then evaluate the proposals and allocate funds on a competitive basis.This kind of funding program would best be classified as a ____________ grant.

The system of government in which a constitution divides power between a central government and regional governments is known as:

Citing specific decisions, explain how the Supreme Court has influenced the evolution of federalism in the American system of government.

Federalism is a system of government in which the Constitution divides power between a central government and regional governments.

Some states sued the federal government over the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, on the grounds that the program's mandates violated the Tenth Amendment.

Under the U.S.Constitution, state governments can enter into agreements with one another, subject to congressional approval.

In a 1997 case, Printz v.United States, the Supreme Court ruled that states were not required to help the federal government enforce a portion of a federal gun control law, and that the federal government could not demand such of states with any regulatory program.Officials in cities and states with more liberal-leaning populations have, since that time, cited this case to argue that cities may refuse to assist federal law enforcement in deportations of undocumented immigrants.Interestingly, however, Printz had reflected a more conservative view of the _____________.

When Richard Nixon refused to respond to a subpoena to make available his infamous White House tapes as evidence in a criminal prosecution, the Supreme Court declared his refusal unconstitutional.This court action limited the president's right to:

In 2017, Congress was unable to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (otherwise known as Obamacare), despite the fact that the White House and Congress were controlled by the same party, the Republicans.What does this suggest about how federal government policymaking operates?

In the early years of the Republic, states turned to compacts primarily to settle border disputes.