Federalism, Branches and Bureaucracy

Money given from the federal government to the states to spend at their discretion is known as what?

• Project Grant
• Unfunded Mandate
• Block Grant

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
• Expressed
• Concurrent

Who has the power to tax?

• Federal
• State
• Local
• All levels of government

What are powers held jointly by the national and state governments?

• Joint Powers
• Concurrent Powers
• Expressed Powers
• Delegated Powers

What is the supreme law of the land?

• U.S. Constitution
• State Law
• Local Law
• International Law

What does it mean for Congress to have the power to regulate interstate commerce?

• Economic activity across state lines can be restricted
• Economic activity between nations can be regulated
• States can be taxed

When did cooperative federalism begin?

• Since FDR's New Deal in the 1930's
• Progressive Era of the 1890's
• Roaring 20's

Dual Federalism is like layered cake, where the national and state governments are separate.

• True

• False

In the Constitution, the implied powers of Congress come from the 

• Necessary and Proper Clause
• Supremacy Clause
• Relative Clause
• Santa Clause

The division of power between a central government and state governments is called

• The United States
• the Supremacy Clause
• the Necessary and Proper Clause
• federalism