An enabling act directs any area desiring Statehood to
prepare a constitution
States gain needed resources through grants-in-aid, while the National Government gains
influence over State and local affairs
Local governments derive their power from
State constitutions and State laws
Concurrent powers are those specifically mentioned in the Constitution that the National Government and the State governments share.
True
Just as treaties made by the President are subject to consent by the Senate, interstate compacts are subject to
congressional consent
The power of the Federal Government to make grants-in-aid can be traced to which expressed power of Congress?
the power to lay and collect taxes
The basic characteristic of federalism
It divides power between a National Government and State governments
Which of the following powers can the National Government legally exercise?
expressed, implied and inherent powers
From the States' point of view, what advantage did revenue sharing have over federal grants-in-aid programs?
Few restrictions on how money could be spent
The obligation of the National Government to protect the States against invasion indirectly arose because the new Constitution
required the States to give up their war-making powers
Concurrent powers are those that are
exercised simultaneously by the National and the State governments
States must honor the legality of one another's civil laws because of the
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Which statement about local government is accurate
Local government is a subunit of State government
In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, what was th Supreme Court ruling based upon?
Supremacy Clause
Funds given to a State by the National Government with special conditions attached are examples of
categorical grants
With out the expressed powers of the National Government, there would be no
implied powers
The Constitution clearly states all of the implied powers of the National Government
False
Which of the following is an expressed power of the National Government
the power to coin money
The reserved powers are those held by the States alone.
True
In certain situations, States can give preferential treatment to ______ over _______.
residents/nonresidents
The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution provides that
State laws and court decisions must generally be honored by other States
The power of the National Government to coin money is
an expressed power
Agreements States enter into with both foreign nations and the other States with the consent of Congress are
interstate compacts
Citizens who commit a crime in one State and then flee to another State to escape prosecution are to be returned to the original State under
extradition