AP Gov - Federalism

A problem with federalism is...

• It decreases inequality

• It encourages policymaking creativity

• It increases inter-state inequality

• It leads to less liberty

An advantage of federalism is...

• It adds confusion to policymaking

• It leads to conflicts between states

• It fosters laboratories of democracy

• It discourages policy innovation

Why could Maryland not tax the national bank?

• This violated the supremacy clause

• This violated the elastic clause

• This violated the necessary and proper clause

• This violated the 10th amendment

What Amendment did Justice Anthony reference when citing the courts ruling in favor of marriage recognition?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 19th

What kind of powers are shared by both state and federal governments?

• Concurrent

• Implied

• Enumerated

• Reserved

What is devolution?

• When the national and state governments were seen as equal authorities and the federal government was generally limited to the expressed powers of the Constitution

• When the national and state governments shared financial authority in broad areas

• When more power is given back to the state

• When the national government channeled federal funds to local governments and citizen groups to address problems that states couldn't or wouldn't address

What is dual federalism?

• When more power is given back to the state

• When the national and state governments were seen as equal authorities and the federal government was generally limited to the expressed powers of the Constitution

• When the national and state governments shared financial authority in broad areas

• When the national government channeled federal funds to local governments and citizen groups to address problems that states couldn't or wouldn't address

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?

• McCullough v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• US v. Nixon

• Baker v. Carr

Which Constitutional amendment has most commonly used by the Supreme Court in order to incorporate the various amendments in the Bill of Rights and apply them to the States?

• The 4th Amendment

• The 13th Amendment

• The 1st Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

The Supreme Court's decision in the Marbury case was that while Marbury did have the right to his commission, the Supreme Court felt that

• they had the obligation to enforce the Judiciary Act of 1789

• they had the right to decide that he wasn't the right person for the job

• they didn't have the right to issue the writ of mandamus to actually rule in his favor