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| Both the increased spending by the national government and the nationally imposed income tax | were precursors to the later expanded role of the national government |
| A confederal system of government is one in which | a league of independent states exists with each state having sovereign powers and the central government having limited powers |
| The Works Progress Administration is a program that demonstrates | cooperative federalism |
| States and the national government each remain supreme within their own sphere in the system. This is known as ____ . | dual federalism |
| The ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland established the doctrine of | implied powers |
| A unitary system of government is one in which | local governments exercise only those powers given to them by the central government. |
| Inherent powers are powers | derived from a nation's inherent right to ensure its own survival and to act in its own interest. |
| Federal programs that provide funds to state and local governments for general functional areas, such as criminal justice or mental health programs, are known as | block grants |
| The final provision in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, sometimes known as the "elastic clause," | states that Congress can make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers |
| A federal system of government is one in which | authority is divided between a central government and regional governments |
| A strong argument in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act is that | it reflects the American federal system by allowing individual states to serve as "laboratories of democracy." |
| Powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution are ____ powers. | enumerated |
| Chief Justice ____ did much to increase the power of the national government and to reduce that of the states in the early part of the Nineteenth Century. | John Marshall |
| In the early years most of the disputes over the boundaries of national versus state power involved | differing interpretations of the implied powers and the power to regulate commerce. |
| What happened in 1937 that prompted the Supreme Court to cease its attempt to limit the national government's power? | The court responded to political pressure and began to interpret the commerce clause more expansively. |
| In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court_____ | ruled in a manner that enabled the national government to grow and meet problems the Constitution's framers were unable to foresee |
| The Constitution prohibits the national government from exercising certain powers, such as____ | Taxing Exports |
| The full faith and credit clause | protects the rights of citizens as they move from state to state |
| Powers held jointly by the national and state governments are ____ powers | concurrent |
| In 1999 and the early 2000s, the Supreme Court has used the ____ to justify decisions that bolstered the authority of state governments | 10th and 11th Amendments |
