Exam 3: Federalism and the Separation of Powers

If state governments were abolished, what constitutional principle would the United States abandon?

We know that states have the power to establish local governments even though that power is not specifically granted to either the federal or state governments in the text of the Constitution. This is an example of a(n) __________ power.

The legal doctrine holding that states cannot be sued by private persons or groups claiming that the state violated a statute enacted by Congress is known as state

Powers reserved to the government to regulate the health, safety, and morals of its citizens are known as __________ powers.

The power to levy taxes is an example of a __________ power.

The condition in American government in which the presidency is controlled by one party while the opposing party controls one or both houses of Congress is known as

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

Which of these is NOT an example of an unfunded mandate imposed on the states by the federal government?

Powers not granted to the federal government in the Constitution are reserved for the states or for the people.

A kind of bribe that Congress gives in the form of money to state and local governments with the condition that the money will be spent for a particular purpose as designed by Congress is called a

Federalism means that the national government is the only significant decision-making body in America.

If a congressional committee demanded to see all communication (including e-mails) between the president and his or her staff regarding trade relations with China, the president would probably refuse the request by invoking

If a couple marries in Texas as regulated by state law, then Missouri must also recognize that marriage according to the __________ clause, even though the couple was not married under Missouri state law.

The obligations imposed on state government by the national government without any funding at all have come to be known as

The framers assumed members of Congress would seek to preserve and expand their own power, thereby creating incentives for the other two branches to resist the expansion of legislative power. This assumption is based on which of the five principles of politics?

Private property exists because laws against trespassing are defined by

Citing specific decisions, explain how the Supreme Court has influenced the evolution of federalism in the American system of government.Note: The text mentions dozens of cases. Instructors may wish to consider how many cases-or which cases-a student should be able to cite. This summary focuses on cases mentioned in the main text, not the footnotes.

A prisoner convicted of murder and facing the death penalty in the state of Texas escapes but is later recaptured by authorities in the state of Vermont. Unlike Texas, Vermont does not have the death penalty. In this case, the state of Vermont is required to

All of the following are examples of the police powers reserved to the states EXCEPT

Grant programs in which a set of distributive criteria established by law is used to determine the amount of federal funds a state or local government will receive are known as __________ grants.