Define the Unitary Systems of Government Flashcards

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Of the different ways of ordering relations between central government and local units, the most common method in the world is:
unitary system.
In a unitary system of government, ultimate government authority is located:
at the national or central level
In a confederal political system, the central government unit has
only those powers granted by the states
In federal political system, power is
shared between central government and state or regional governments.
Our federal system of government was a compromise between those who favored
a strong central government and those who favored strong state governments
In a federal political system, state government can:
test new ideas by initiating new laws within their scope of power
Programs pioneered at the state level in the U.S. include all except:
postal service
“Enumerated powers” means:
the powers necessary to conduct a census
The Clause in Article I section 8 of the Constitution that grants Congress the power to do whatever appropriate to execute its specifically delegated powers is called
the elastic clause and the appropriations clause
Implied powers came from:
the necessary and proper clause
Inherent powers derive from the fact that the U.S. is:
A sovereign power among nations
The 10th Amendment says that the powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are:
reserved to the states respectively or the people
Powers help jointly by the national and state government are called:
concurrent powers
States may not:
make treaties with foreign nations
The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution means that:
states cannot use their reserved and concurrent powers to thwart national policies