Federalism and the Balance of Power Part 1
This deck covers key concepts related to federalism and the balance of power between state and federal governments, including Supreme Court decisions, constitutional clauses, and historical developments.
In the 1930s, the Supreme Court increased the power of the federal government through its expansive interpretation of the commerce clause. True or False?
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Why might businesses, such as the various sports leagues, prefer one national standard for gambling? Why might they prefer a variety of regulation based on individual state laws?
One national standard allows for cohesion between states. Cohesion can mean if gambling is supported by one state maybe it could be enforced or hon...
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| Term | Definition |
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In the 1930s, the Supreme Court increased the power of the federal government through its expansive interpretation of the commerce clause. True or False? | True |
In a battle over state and local power, this state eliminated local authority to regulate access to public facilities and as a result, suffered greatly economically. Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina | North Carolina |
Why might businesses, such as the various sports leagues, prefer one national standard for gambling? Why might they prefer a variety of regulation based on individual state laws? | One national standard allows for cohesion between states. Cohesion can mean if gambling is supported by one state maybe it could be enforced or honored in all others. Making it easier for money to be made from this revenue stream. Similar to how the full faith and credit clause enforced interracial and gay marriage to be recognized nation wide even if a state didn't support it. |
In a federal system, governmental responsibilities are under the complete authority of the federal government, state governments, local governments, or shared by both state and federal governments? | shared by both state and federal governments |
The inclusion of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution was MOST strongly supported by the Federalists, Antifederalists, Whigs, or Progressives? | Antifederalists |
Which Supreme Court decision partially struck down the Defense of Marriage Act? McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, United States v. Windsor, Bush v. Gore | United States v. Windsor |
Which powers, derived from the Tenth Amendment, are neither delegated to the national government nor denied to the states? concurrent, expressed, police, reserved | reserved |
The ability to charter banks is an example of a ________ power. reserved, concurrent, state, police | concurrent |
The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act was MOST closely related to which of the following constitutional clauses? the commerce clause, the necessary and proper clause, the full faith and credit clause, the interstate compact clause | the full faith and credit clause |
The ________ and the ________ clauses of the U.S. Constitution involve the relationships between and among the various states. full faith and credit; privileges and immunities, full faith and credit; federalism, privileges and immunities; federalism, establishment; privileges and immunities | full faith and credit; privileges and immunities |
During the era of dual federalism, the primary goal of the federal government's domestic policies was to promote competition between the states, promote the development of commercial activity between and among the states, protect citizens from the abuses of state governments, or keep the states from going to war with each other? | promote the development of commercial activity between and among the states |
Attempts by Congress to regulate child labor and factory conditions in local workplaces were struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional in the late nineteenth century because regulating local workplaces was perceived to violate the Twenty-First Amendment, comity clause, beyond the scope of interstate commerce, or regulated federalism? | beyond the scope of interstate commerce at the time and was therefore perceived to be an unconstitutional exercise of power by the federal government. |
What was the overall importance of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)? The Court allowed Congress to use the necessary and proper clause to broadly interpret its delegated powers, gave a very restricted definition of Congress's delegated and implied powers, announced that dual federalism did not conform to the framers' design, or declared that the National Bank was unconstitutional? | The Court allowed Congress to use the necessary and proper clause to broadly interpret its delegated powers. |
Congressional grants paid for ________ percent of the development of an interstate highway system after World War II. 25, 50, 90, 100 | 90 |
The number of categorical grants in the United States increased dramatically during the Progressive Era, 1920s, 1960s, or 1980s? | 1960s |