5 Written Questions

1. A system of government in which both the states and the national government remaind supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies
2. A clause in Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the offcial documents and civil judgements rendered by the courts of other states.
3. A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same land and people.
4. A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government. They may also share costs, administration, and even blame for programs that work poorly
5. A way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government.

5 Matching Questions

1. Fiscal federalism
2. Elastic Clause
3. McCulloch v. Maryland
4. Implied powers
5. Extradition

1. a 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments was held by Chief Justice John Marshall
2. b the final paragraph of Article I, Section8, of the Constitution, which authorizes Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to carry our the enumerated powers
3. c Powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the Constitution. The Constitution states that Congress has the power to "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution" the powers enumerated in Article I
4. d A legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed
5. e The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system; it is the cornerstone of the national government's relations with state and local governments

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Powers of the federal government that are spercifically addressed in the Constitution; for Congress, these power are listed in Article I Section 8, and include the power to coin money, regulate its value,and impose taxes
   1. Enumerated powers
   2. Extradition
   3. Implied powers
   4. Formula grants
2. workings of the federal system the entire set of interactions among national,stae, and local governments
   1. Extradition
   2. Intergovernmental relations
   3. Categorical grants
   4. Unitary governments
3. Federal catergorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of the merits of applications
   1. Project grants
   2. Block grants
   3. Formula grants
   4. Categorical grants
4. Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits
   1. Federalism
   2. Project grants
   3. Elastic Clause
   4. Supremacy clause
5. constitutional amendment stating that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the state respectively, or to the people"
   1. Federalism
   2. Extradition
   3. Tenth amendment
   4. Unitary governments

5 True/False Question

1. Block grants → Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community deverlopment and social services
   

   True        False

2. Formula grants → Federal catergorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations
   

   True        False

3. Gibbons v. Ogden → Federal catergorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations
   

   True        False

4. Privileges and immunities → Federal catergorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of the merits of applications
   

   True        False

5. Categorical grants → Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes, or "categories," of state and local spending. They come with strings attached, such as nondiscrimination provisions
   

   True        False