Federal Government ch3 – Flashcards

In a(n) __________ system, local and regional governments derive authority from the national government.

When the states and the national government have separate but approximately equal responsibilities.

Which amendment gave Congress the power to levy and collect taxes on incomes without apportioning them among the states?

Since 1990, the Supreme Court has consistently expanded the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was constitutional under the taxing clause.

Under the system created by the Framers, the national and state governments share power and derive all authority from __________.

Which of the following is a power specifically denied the states by the Constitution?

Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of separate but equally powerful state and national governments?

The United States has always had a federal system of government.

Which of the following is the best definition of federalism?

A constitutional arrangement by which power is equally distributed between a central government and state governments.

Which of the following is an implied power of the federal government?

What was the first major Supreme Court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments?

The supremacy clause establishes that state laws will prevail over conflicting federal laws.

Which of the following is an enumerated power of the national government?

Dillon's Rule states that all local government must be authorized by which of the following?

Which of the following is a concurrent power?

Which of the following best describes progressive federalism?

The __________ Amendment says that those powers not given to the federal government and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for the states and the people.