Federalism

The ________ affirms that national laws and treaties are “the supreme Law of the Land.”

• full faith and credit clause

• necessary and proper clause

• supremacy clause

• doctrine of stare decisis

Federalism is best defined as a system of government

• in which lower levels of government have little power.

• in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments.

• in which the national government is funded through direct taxation of local governments.

• in which authority is divided into separate branches and each individual branch is given some power over the other branches.

The specific powers granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution are called the ________ powers.

• implied

• expressed

• sovereign

• executive

What is it called when a state grants a city the ability to govern its own local affairs?

• home rule

• dual federalism

• separation of powers

• city governance

In a federal system, governmental responsibilities are

• under the complete authority of the federal government.

• under the complete authority of state governments.

• under the complete authority of local governments.

• shared by both state and federal governments.

The United States, Canada, and Switzerland are all ________ systems of government, while France is a ________ system of government.

• unitary; federal

• federal; unitary

• totalitarian; federal

• oligarchic; federal

Which amendment preserves a strong role for the states in the American federal republic?

• First

• Fifth

• Ninth

• Tenth

The inclusion of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution was most strongly supported by the

• Federalists.

• Antifederalists.

• Whigs.

• Progressives.

________ powers exist when both the state and national governments share authority in certain domains.

• Implied

• Reserved

• Expressed

• Concurrent

A state government’s authority to regulate the safety, health, and morals of its citizens is called a ________ power.

• police

• reserved

• concurrent

• implied