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Categorizing Government and Economic Concepts

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Block Grants

Categorical Grants

Federalism in Action

Nixon

Revenue Sharing

Unfunded Mandates

Layer Cake Model

Amendment 10/ State Soverignity

Laissez Faire

FDR & New Deal

Marble Cake

Elastic Clause

Devolution

Reagan

Keynesian Economics

Hoover & Jefferson

US v Lopez

Wickard v Filburn

1792-1930

1932-

Dual Federalism
Cooperative Federalism
New Federalism
Fiscal Federalism
2.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Doesn't really exist

No currency

USA

North Korea

Private ownership of resources
Supply and demand determine prices
Competition drives innovation
Barter system
Community-based production

Rely on customs, weak military

Limited technology use
Government regulates certain industries
Public and private sectors coexist
Welfare programs are available
Market forces influence production and pricing
Centralized planning by the government
State ownership of resources

Limited consumer choice/ competition

Government sets price ceilings and price floors

Fraud possibility increases

Market Economy
Traditional Economy
Mixed Economy
Command Economy
3.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Sam Adams & John Hancock & Patrick Henry

Jay, Hamilton, Madison and John Adams

Jefferson, Madison, Monroe

Against the Constitution

Supported the Constitution

Strict View of Constitution

Opposed a strong central government

Supported the Articles of Confederation

Believed in a strong central government

Supported a national bank

Favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution

Wanted 3 branches of government

Amendment 10

wanted the bill of rights added

elastic clause/ necessary and proper clause

Louisiana Purchase

24 straight years of the presidency

libertarian grandfathers

only 1 president

Anti Federalists
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
4.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Publicly elected

no term limits

part of legislative branch

2 year term

100 members

6 year term

confirms judges and cabinet members

can ratify treaties

represents a specific district

has the power to initiate revenue bills

gerrymandering

filibuster

represents the entire state

strict debate rules

Taxing and Spending

Foreign Policy

Speaker of the House

Majority leader most powerful

Vice President head of/ can break a tie

Amendment 17

Senate
House of Representatives
Both
5.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Amendments 1-8

Amendment 14

Mapp v Ohio

Brown v Board of Education

Miranda v Arizona

Equal Employment Opportunity Act

Americans with Disabilities Act

Fair Housing Act

Gideon v Wainwright

Escobedo v Illinois

Obergfell v Hodges

Loving v Virginia

civil liberties
civil rights
6.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Appointed by President

Confirmed by Senate

15 members

Alexander Hamilton

No set term

9 members

lifetime term

John Marshall

Earl Warren

Judicial review

Chief Justice

Advises the President

Members are heads of executive departments

Can be removed by the President

Thurgood Marshall

Secretary of Defense

Rule of Four

Head of a bureaucracy

Part of Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court
Cabinet
Both
7.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

enumerated/delegted/ expressed

reserved

pardon

power of the purse

tax & spend

regulate interstate commerce
declare war
coin money
establish immigration laws
conduct foreign affairs
maintain armed forces
print and issue currency
establish local governments
conduct elections
regulate intrastate commerce
provide for public health and safety
veto legislation
appoint federal judges
negotiate treaties
command the military
Federal Powers
State Powers
Presidential Powers
Congressional Powers
8.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

freedom

individual rights
free market
minimal government
equality
environmental protection

tax and spend

traditional values
national security
limited government

law and order/opportunity

public ownership
economic equality

command economy

Bernie Sanders

Bill Clinton

Ronald Reagan

Ron Paul/Swanson

Pro Life

communism

Liberal
Conservative
Libertarian
Socialist
9.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

tax and spend

power of the purse

legislative branch

interest rates

federal reserve board

National Security Council

budget deficit

healthcare reform

education policy

housing assistance

environmental regulations

diplomatic relations

trade agreements

international treaties

foreign aid

non political

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

affects loans

IRS

Domestic Policy
Foreign Policy
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
10.

Checks and Balances

Categorize the following

Judicial Review

Veto

Impeach

Interpret laws
Overrule executive actions
Decide constitutionality
Issue injunctions
Review lower court decisions
Appoint federal judges
Negotiate treaties
Grant pardons
Command the military
Propose legislation
Approve budgets
Confirm appointments
Override vetoes
Conduct investigations

power of the purse

Executive Orders

enforce legislation

Judicial Branch checks by
Executive Branch checks by
Legislative Branch checks by
11.

identify the levels of government and how the money is spend

Categorize the following

Amendment 16

concurrent power

Not in Florida or Texas

Tax brackets

Regressive Tax

Not in Oregon or Montana

Assessment value

Mainly spent on education

Tax assessor

Progressive Tax

every american pays this

mostly state, but also local

mostly local, but also state

new hampshire's only tax

10% in Rapides

reserved power, every state

IRS

Income Tax
Sales Tax
Property Tax
12.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Concurrent Powers

Reserved Powers

Enumerated

Delegated

Expressed

Tax Income

Foreign Policy

Coin Money

Regulate Interstate Commerce

Establish Local Governments

Conduct Elections

Regulate Intrastate Commerce

Provide for Public Safety

Manage Education Systems

Borrow Money

Establish Courts

Build Roads

Provide for the General Welfare

Sales Tax

Property Tax

Federal Powers
State Powers
Both