1.7 Federalism

South Carolina passed a law to increase the state tax on gasoline to help fund repairs on highways and bridges. The state tax is in addition to the federal tax on every gallon of gasoline that is sold. Which of the following constitutional provision does this scenario illustrate?

• delegated power

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

• exclusive powers

Which of the following is the best example of a federal mandate?

• States were told that to continue receiving federal transportation funds they must raise their drinking age to 21

• in order to receive subsides to implement the Affordable Care Act, states were required to expand Medicaid

• some states chose to opt out of the federal education program Race to the Top and therefore didn't receive as much education funding from the federal government

• a federal requirement that state make all public buildings wheelchair accessible

Which of the following policies would the states most likely prefer according to the political cartoon?

• Federal mandates

• Regulatory preemption

• Block grants

• Categorical grants

Under cooperative federalism, the relationship between states and the federal government can best be characterized as

• an equal partnership in which both sides give some input and work closely together

• a system in which the federal government bears some of the monetary costs for policies and in exchange states agree to follow federal guidelines that accompany the money

• a system in which both states and the federal government agree to be fully independent of one another

• a type of federalism in which state agree cooperate with the federal government only on issues that states agree they lack sovereignty over

Federalism is the idea that power is...

• Held only by the Federal Government
• Held only by the State Governments
• Shared between Three Branches of Government
• Shared between Federal and State Governments

Collect Taxes

• Federal Power
• State Power
• Concurrent (Shared by Both)

Establish and Maintain Schools

• Federal Power
• State Power 
• Concurrent (Shared by Both)

Conduct Elections

• Federal Power
• State Power
• Concurrent (Shared by Both)

Which amendment protects the powers and rights of State Governments?

• 1st Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• 9th Amendment
• 10th Amendment

Negotiate Treaties with Foreign Nations

• Federal Power
• State Power
• Concurrent (Shared by Both)