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Which term describes the sharing of powers between the national government and state government?
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The reserved power
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Which amendment to the constitution stated that the powers not delegated to the national government or prohibited to the states were reserved to the states?
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Fifth amendment
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A states government's authority to regulate the health, safety, and morals of its citizens is frequently referred to as...
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The police power
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Which constitutional clause has been central in debates over gay and lesbian marriage because it requires that the states normally honor the public acts and judicial decisions of the other states?
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Full faith and credit clause
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Many states have amended their constitutions to guarantee that large cities will have the authority to manage local affairs without interference from state government. This power is called?
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Home rule
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The system of federalism that allowed states to do most of the fundamental governing from 1789 to 1937 was?
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Dual federalism
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In which case did the supreme court create the potential for increased national power by ruling that congress could use the necessary and proper clause to interpret its delegated powers broadly?
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McCulloch V. Maryland
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In 1937, the supreme court laid the groundwork for a stronger federal government by?
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Issuing a number of decisions that dramatically expanded the definition of the commerce clause.
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The process of returning more of the responsibilities of governing from the national level to the state level is known as?
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Devolution
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One of the most powerful tools by which the federal government has attempted to get the states to act in ways that are desired by the federal government is by?
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Providing grants in aid
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The form of regulated federalism that allows the federal government to take over areas of regulation formerly overseen by states or local governments is called?
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preemption
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When states and local government must conform to costly regulations or conditions in order to receive grants but do not receive reimbursements for their expenditures from the federal government is called?
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An unfunded mandate
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To what does the term new federalism refer to?
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Efforts to return more policy making discretion to the states through the use of block grants
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A recent notable example of the process of giving the states more responsibility for administering government programs is?
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Welfare reform
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Which of the following is not an argument in support of a strong federal government?
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These are all arguments in support of a strong federal government
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