AP Govt Ch3 Federalism
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- Q1Ultimate authority is assigned to to the national government and subnational governments exercise only the powers the central government chooses to delegate in a(n) ____________ system.confederalfederalunitaryauthoritarian30s
- Q2Most countries today operate under a(n) _______________ form of governmentunitaryauthoritarianfederalconfederal30s
- Q3The system consisting of a league of independent states, each having essentially sovereign powers and a central government with limited powers is known as a(n) _____ systemfederalunitaryauthoritarianconfederal30s
- Q4In American government's federal framework, supreme and independent political authority is _______reserved to the states, or to the peopleshared between the national and state governmentsthe concern of only the national governmentvested in the three branches of government30s
- Q5The central government can make laws that are directly applicable to member states and those states can choose not to support the laws under a ______ system of governmentunitarybicameralconfederaltotalitarian30s
- Q6Authority is divided, usually by a written constitution, between a central government and constituent (state) governments in a(n) ______confederal systemfederal systemunitary systemmonarchy30s
- Q7During the time of the Constitutional Convention, Federalism was an appealing compromise because it _____.prevented cities and states from being dominated. by a single group or factionpermitted states to nullify actions of the national governmentallowed Americans to gain uniform benefits as they moved from state to statemaintained state traditions wile crating a strong national government to handle common problems30s
- Q8The advantages of a federal system of government include which of the followingSmaller political units, such as cities and states, are less likely to be dominated by a single political groupAll Americans gain the benefit of uniformity policies in every state, ensuring the same level of educational spending and achievement as well as crime prevention efforts for every person no matter where they liveState governments are frequently testing grounds for new governmental initiativesThe federal government is the focal point of political dissatisfaction for the people of the nation thus sparing lower levels of government from criticism.30s
- Q9Federalism allows the existence of political subcultures that have proved instrumental in ________.driving reform at the national levelpreventing most reforms at the national leveldriving reforms that are efficient and speedypreventing most reforms at the state level30s
- Q10Critics of federalism maintain that ________there is no check on the powers of the national governmentAmericans suffer as a result of the inequalities across the statesthe system allows too much power at the state levelthe system allows too much power at the local level30s
- Q11When examining the Constitution _________.a systematic division of governmental authority between the national and state governments is not definedThe powers specifically granted to the state governments are addressed in subsections under the division of powers to the legislative executive and judicial branchesthe powers specifically granted to the state governments can be found in Article IVreferences to the establishment of a federal system of government are made in the Preamble30s
- Q12The power to in money create naturalization laws adit new states, and declare war are examples of _______ powersinferredenumeratedimpliedinherent30s
- Q13The final provision in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, sometimes known as the "elastic clause," _________states that Congress can declare war in situations that can be characterized as demanding flexibilityidentifies five ways that enumerated powers can be carried outstates that Congress can make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powerslists the enumerated powers of Congress30s
- Q14_________ powers constitute a special category of federal power that derive from the fact that the United States, as a sovereign power among nations, must be the only level of government to deal with other nations.ImpliedEnumeratedExpressedInherent30s
- Q15Powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, are ________known as enumerated powersidentified as implied powersnonetheless retained by the federal governmentreserved to the states30s