Chapter 4 Federalism

Which of the following is the best description of federalism?

• A supreme federal government grants certain powers to states.

• Different levels of government share authority over the same land and people.

• States delegate some of their powers to a national government.

• National, state, and local governments share equally in governing.

The Social Security program was started as part of Franklin Roosevelt New Deal ?

• True

• False

Powers shared by both the state and the national government are called

• Espressed Powers

• Concurent Powers

• Implied Powers

• Inherehent Powers

What Is Dual Federalism?

• The concept that the national government and the state governments have sovereign power in their respective spheres of authority
• a system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government
• national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems
• Transfer of federal power to states

Implied power is the power to acquire new territory?

• True

• False

The Framers of the Constitution got many ideas about governing from which of the following?

• European philosophers of the eighteenth century

• documents of the French Revolution

• Homer and the Greek poets

• leaders of the Latin American independence movement

Which of the following is an expressed power of the federal government that is not shared with the states?

• declaring war

• creating a national bank

• regulating the possession of guns

• collecting taxes

Which of the following is an implied power of the federal government?

• regulating interstate commerce

• coining money

• declaring war

• regulating radio and TV stations

The power to run public schools is a(n)

• concurrent power
• expressed power
• reserved power
• implied power

The ability of states to determine if they will have the death penalty, legalize marijuana, and determine requirements for driver licences is an example of what type of power?

• reserved

• enumerated

• inherent

• concurrent