Exam 3: Federalism and the Separation of Powers

Which of the five principles of politics best explains why the federal government passed the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to adopt uniform standards across the states rather than leave it to the individual states to determine how to increase access to public buildings for the disabled?

If a citizen were to sue a state for violating a law passed by Congress, his or her lawsuit would fail because the state could invoke the power of

Within the system of separated powers, the framers provided for supremacy by the

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

The claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president is known as

In essence, the 50 individual American states are agencies of the national government.

Over the course of American history, how has the Supreme Court interpreted the interstate commerce clause of Article I, Section 8?

Americans have always been more loyal to their national government than their states.

Congress uses grants-in-aid because it does not have the political or constitutional power to command local governments to do its bidding.

The power of state and federal authorities to charter banks is an example of a __________ power.

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 on issues like civil rights and environmental protection is known as __________ federalism.

State governments have the power to define private property.

The system of government from 1789 to about 1937, in which fundamental governmental powers are shared between the federal and state governments and in which the states exercise the most important powers, is known as

The necessary and proper clause of the Constitution puts severe restrictions on what actions the federal government could take.