Government Ch. 3 test

The _______________ party favored a strong national government.

Prior to the ratification of the Constitution, the US was governed by the Articles of _________.

In a ______________ system, local and regional governments derive authority from the national government.

What are the two types of powers given to the national government under the US Constitution?

The US was the _______ nation to adopt a federal system of government.

Under the system created by the Framers, the national and state governments share power and derive all authority from __________.

Article VI of the US Constitution establishes that federal law is ___________ in conflicts between federal and state law.

The __________ Amendment says that those powers not given to the federal government and prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for the states and the people.

_________ powers are shared by the federal and state governments.

Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another?

Dillon's Rule states that all local government must be authorized by which of the following?

What was the first major Supreme Court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments?

__________ is the right of a state to declare a federal law void.

In Gibbons v Ogden, the Supreme Court held that Congress has the power to regulate ________ activity.

Which Amendment gave Congress the power to levy and collect taxes on income?