Exam 3: Federalism and the Separation of Powers

Limiting government by dividing it into two levels (national and state), each with sufficient independence to compete with the other, is called

In 1973, at the height of the oil shortage, a national speed limit of 55 miles per hour was imposed on the states by congressional legislation that threatened withdrawal of highway funds if state legislatures failed to lower allowable speeds. This is an example of encouraging state behavior through

Two or more states reach a legally binding agreement about how to solve a problem that crosses state lines through

Until 2013, states had not been required to recognize same-sex marriages legalized in other states, despite the full faith and credit clause, because of

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

Wherever there is a direct conflict of laws between the federal and the state levels, the issue will most likely be resolved in favor of states' rights.

The shift from dual federalism to cooperative federalism in the 1930s increased the role of the federal government over domestic policy. One consequence of this shift was

Which constitutional amendment was adopted to address the Antifederalists' concerns that a strong central government would encroach upon the power of the states?

The federal government created block grant programs to

The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution declares that the powers the Constitution does not delegate to the national government or deny to the states are

Though the Constitution does not explicitly grant the federal government power to establish and prosecute crimes occurring within the states, over time Congress has created a large body of federal criminal law to prosecute crimes that occur in more than one state, such as the Federal Kidnapping Act. The power of Congress to enact such statutes comes from the implied powers granted by which clause in the Constitution?

The first Supreme Court decision since the New Deal that limited claims of federal authority under the commerce clause was

The role of the judicial branch in the separation of powers has depended on

The main issue in the 1824 case Gibbons v. Ogden was the question of the power of the state of New York to grant a monopoly to

Which of these is NOT a constitutional mechanism for the three branches of government to check and balance each other?

The power delegated by the state to a local unit of government to manage its own affairs is called

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) combined the various unfunded mandates Congress has imposed over the years into three block grant programs.

How has the growth in the power of the federal government been a solution to various collective action problems?

In the 2006 Supreme Court decision Gonzales v. Oregon, the Supreme Court held which of the following?

The fact that the framers established a federal system in which the states retained a significant amount of the power they had under the Articles of Confederation is an illustration of the importance of the