Exam 3: Federalism and the Separation of Powers

State governments have the power to define private property.

The commerce clause of the Constitution gives the federal government power to:

In a federal system,the fifty state governments retain sovereignty,which prevents the federal government from interfering in the financial matters of states.However,state governments can become involved in the fiscal matters of local governments,which is most recently evident in the state takeover of the city finances of Harrisburg,Pennsylvania,and Detroit,Michigan.Why can state governments interfere in the fiscal matters of local governments,but the federal government cannot interfere in the fiscal matters of state governments?

Article IV,Section 2,of the Constitution prohibits a state from discriminating against someone from another state or giving special advantages to its own residents.That section is referred to as the ________ clause.

Federalism seeks to limit governmental power by creating two sovereigns:

The type of federalism that occurs when the national government actually threatens to withhold grant money unless state and local governments conform to national standards is known as ________ federalism.

The power of eminent domain refers to:

The idea that states should oppose the increasing authority of the national government is known as:

The fact that a tie vote in the Senate is broken by the vice president is an example of:

Imagine you are a resident of California and have a California driver's license.If you decide to take a road trip to Arizona,which clause of the Constitution requires Arizona to recognize your California driver's license?

Explain the trade-offs that exist between concentrating power in the hands of the federal government and dispersing power across the 50 states.

In essence,the fifty individual American states are agencies of the national government.

If a couple marries in Texas as regulated by state law,then Missouri must also recognize that marriage even though they were not married under Missouri state law;this is according to the ________ clause.

Mechanisms through which each branch of government participates in and influences the activities of the other branches are referred to as:

The system of government that prevailed in the United States from the writing of the Constitution to approximately the Great Depression could be most accurately characterized as ________ federalism.

Well into the twentieth century,most efforts by Congress to regulate commerce were blocked by the Supreme Court's interpretation of federalism,with the primary barrier being the concept of:

The framers considered the presidency to be the most important branch in American government.

The power of the federal government relative to states has grown over time.Has this been a positive development? Why or why not?

Which term describes the division of powers and functions between national and state governments?

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