Unit #3: Federalism-Updated

What is a power of the state Chief Executive in an emergency?

• Call out the National Guard

• Call out the US Army

• Call out the French Foreign Legion

• Call out the State Rangers

Who is the Chief Executive of a state?

• Governor

• Lieutenant Governor

• President

• Vice-President

The "Necessary and Proper Clause" of the Constitution is sometimes called what?

• Elastic Clause

• Federalist Clause

• All-Powerful Clause

• Nationalist Clause

What is the Supremacy Clause?

• An article of the Constitution that states that the Federal Government and the Constitution are the highest law of the US

• An article of the Constitution that states that State Governments are the highest power in the US

• An article of the Constitution that states that the Supreme Court can pass amendments to the Constitution

• An article of the Constitution that states that people are free from unlawful search and seizures

The power to levy taxes is an example of:

• Expressed/Enumerated Powers

• Implied Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Concurrent Powers

What stops states from discriminating against residents of other states?

• The Privileges and Immunities Clause

• The Full Faith and Credit Clause

• The 1st Amendment

• The Preamble to the Constitution

Which definition below best defines a Constitutional Amendment?

• Changes to the original Constitution

• Statement of individual rights and freedoms

• Outline of the limits of government

• Descriptions of the structure of government

The ability to develop nuclear weapons is an example of:

• Implied Powers

• Expressed/Enumerated Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Concurrent Powers

Government structure defined as a division of power between National and State Governments

• Federalism

• Nationalism

• Unitary

• Communism

The Patriot Act, temporary legislation designed to address a temporary problem for a limited amount of time, is an example of what?

• Sunset Laws

• Sunshine Laws

• Moonshine Laws

• Starburst Laws