FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CHAPTER 3 GOV TEST

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CHAPTER 3 GOV TEST

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Question 1: Elastic Clause

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The final paragraph of Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out the enumerated powers Question 2: Full faith and credit clause is designed to ensure the principled of.... between

states:

Answer:

Reciprocity

Question 3: Extradition

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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 Question 4: Power of state government in a Confederate system:

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Sovereign, and allocate some duties to central government

Question 5: The Eleventh Amendment protects states from:

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Individual damage suits against state officials; Being sued against their consent by private parties in federal/state courts and before federal administrative agencies

Question 6: Cooperative Federlism

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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

Question 7: Intergovernmental Relations

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The workings of the federal system - the entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments.

Question 8: Civil War was a war fought over...

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Slavery and also between the national government and the state governments, whom fought for sovereignty Question 9: True/False: Over the past generation, the percentage of federal grants devoted to education and training programs has decreased in favor of grants devoted to health care.

Answer:

True Question 10: True/False: The US Postal Service Act is an example of cooperative federalism.

Answer:

False

Question 11: Devolution

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Transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments

Question 12: Dual Federalism

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A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies.Question 13: Three parts of the supreme law of the land according to the Supremacy Clause:

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The Constitution, Laws of the national government, and treaties

Question 14: Block Grants

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

Question 15: Federalism

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A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same land and people.

Question 16: Project Grants

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Federal grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of the merits of applications Question 17: True/False: In the US, the national government has the power to pass laws that directly regulate drinking ages, marriage and divorce, or speed limits.

Answer:

False

Question 18: Crossover Sanctions

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Strings that are attached to a grant Question 19: According to the regulation of privileges and immunities between states, a tourist from Michigan buying a product in California would pay which tax?

Answer:

The California sales tax

Question 20: Power of citizens in a Confederate system:

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Vote for state government officials Question 21: Power of central government in a Confederate system:

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Limited powers to coordinate state activities

Question 22: McCulloch v. Maryland

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An 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments.Question 23: Pros of decentralized politics and policies:

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Works well when the people involved know what they're doing; the free flow of ideas between the people actually involved and affected by the issue is allowed as well

Question 24: How common is a federal governmental structure around the world?

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Fewer than 1 in 10 nations have them Question 25: Two factors that may lead to the shift from dual to cooperative federalism in the

US:

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The education system and highway construction

Question 26: Enumerated Powers

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Powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the Constitution.

Question 27: Unitary Governments

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A way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government.