Exam 3: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

According to the authors, states that are less interested in advancing public welfare are considered to be ______.

Assigning money for a specific purpose is also known as a ______.

A government in which states are sovereign and the national government only has powers granted to it by the state is also known as a ______.

States with lower economies tend to have ______.

Citizens trust the national government over state and local governments.

According to James Madison, federalism provides double security for the rights of the people

Which of the following types of federalism best describes the United States today?

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act was signed into law by President ______.

During the civil rights movement, many states had adopted discriminatory practices and policies.

Identify the four enduring virtues of a federal system.

The early history of the United States has been described as ______ federalism.

Elazar's political subcultures include all of the following except for ______.

Local and state governments are often referred to as laboratories of democracy.

The pickets in picket fence federalism represent ______.

Which of the following were designed to give more discretion and flexibility to the recipient governments within one broadly defined policy area.

What is horizontal federalism?

Which of the following cultures values public participation and collective action ?

They key actors in a vertical functional autocracies are ______.

The Articles of Confederation made it extremely easy for the national government to enact and implement policies through the states.

Which of the following types of federalism blurred the lines between governmental functions ?