The National Government and the States

What type of government must the federal government guarantee to every state?

• Direct democracy

• Monarchy

• Republican form (representative democracy)

• Parliamentary system

Who has the power to admit new states into the Union?

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• Congress

• The states

What is the purpose of an Enabling Act in the statehood process?

• It allows states to veto federal laws

• It funds new state governments

• It authorizes a territory to draft a state constitution

• It eliminates old state constitutions

What type of federal grant is given for a specific purpose like school lunches?

• Block grant

• Categorical grant

• Project grant

• Open grant

What’s a key criticism of federal grants-in-aid?

• They reduce state tax income

• They require too much scientific research

What are Lulu payments (PILTs)?

• Grants for healthcare

• Federal aid to schools

• Payments to local governments where federal land limits property taxes

• Loans to new businesses

How do states help the national government?

• By enforcing foreign treaties

• By collecting national taxes

• By running federal elections and handling naturalization

• By funding the military

What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause about?

• States must accept other states’ licenses, records, and court rulings

• States must use the same tax system

• States must give money to each other

• States must share natural resources

What is extradition?

• A. A state taking over another state’s courts

• B. Sending a person back to the state where a crime was committed

• C. Making all states use the same laws

• D. Transferring land between states

What does the Privileges and Immunities Clause prevent?

• A. A person from suing another state

• B. States from raising taxes

• C. Unreasonable discrimination against people from other states

• D. The federal government from using state courts