Exam 3: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

According to the authors, the relationships between local, national, and state governments have been described as all of the following except for ______.

Discuss the different types of clauses stipulated in the U.S. Constitution.

All of the following are examples of the enumerated powers of Congress except for ______.

The recent state marijuana laws have called into question which of the following constitutional clauses?

Identify and discuss the instances in which the parameters of national and state policymaking were tested during the period of dual federalism.

Which of the following clauses states that national law takes preeminence over state laws whenever such action is viewed as legitimate and within the scope of constitutional authority?

The most common system of government in the world is a unitary system of government.

Under the Articles of Confederation each state had ______ vote in matters before the Congress.

______ federalism is also referred to as the marble cake.

According to the U.S. Constitution, Article VI, Section II, the ______ reigns supreme.

During the civil rights movements, which of the following levels of government advanced protections for Americans regardless of race or ethnicity?

Identify the parties in a "trifecta."

Which level(s) of government is more likely to discover when a policy is unpopular with the public?

______ cultures promote a give-and-take system.

Under dual federalism, the states and local governments were responsible for all of the following policies except for ______.

Efficient government was the goal of the framers of the U.S. Constitution.

According to the text, governments closest to the people are most likely to understand citizen needs.

What is dual federalism? Do you believe that this system of government would work in the United States today? Why or why not?

All of the following were identified as shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation except for ______.

The rails in picket fence federalism represent ______.