Federalism

Which of the following statements best describes the 2005 Supreme Court ruling on medical marijuana?

• State governments have no constitutional authority to legalize medical marijuana.

• State governments that have legalized medical marijuana can prohibit federal law

• State governments can legalize medical marijuana but they must pay tax penalty to the federal government.

• The federal government has the power to regulate use of medical marijuana under the comerce clause.

What is one of the biggest problems with federal block grants?

• There is a need to make sure the grants do not violate the commerce clause of the Constitution

• States must demonstrate that they are following the precise regulations established by the federal government.

• There is a need for greater accountability in how the funds are actually spent by the states

• States have been unwilling to accept any funding from the federal government.

The Supreme Court justices determined that the individual mandate found in the Affordable Care Act was

• Unconstituional under the First Amendment

• Constitutional under the commerce clause of Article I

• Constitutional under Congress's power to tax

• Constitutional under the Third Amendment

The form of federal assistance called _______ provides money to state governments with no strings attached.

• General Revenue Sharing

• New Federalism

• block grants

• categorical grants

The best Valentine's Day gift is

• Flowers

• Chocolate

• Dinner

• All of the above

An example of _____ federalism is when federal officials establish environmental standards that every state must follow.

• cooperative

• dual

• regulated

• marble cake

A federal grant to states to assist in the building of new public schools is an example of a ______ grant.

• dual

• categorical

• formula

• general revenue

Block grants are designed to

• fund urban improvements on a specific city block

• give the states considerable discretion in how money from the federal government should be spent

• fund capital improvements in schools

• impose strict limits on how state governments can spend money from the federal government.

The principle of _____ gives the federal government the power to override any state or local law in one particular area of policy.

• cooperative federalism

• grant-in-aid

• preemption

• home rule

"Marble cake federalism" is associated with the

• increasing political power of local government over the last two decades

• pattern of intergovernmental cooperation that has blurred the lines between the states and national governments

• practice of federal officials bribing their state counterparts with various gifts in order to convince them to follow national standards

• confusion that emerged during the 1960's about which layer of government is actually responsible for regulating the national economy