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Gov Ch 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The national government's control of immigration is an example of | inherent powers. |
| The Constitution grants these powers to the national government. | delegated powers |
| Civil laws passed by state legislatures are called | public acts. |
| This refers to the outcomes of court actions such as judgments to pay a debt. | judicial proceedings |
| For a territory to be admitted to the Union, the first step was for Congress to pass | an enabling act. |
| This man called for a New Federalism. | Richard Nixon |
| This gives the federal government the right to tax your income. | Sixteenth Amendment |
| This organization of government administrators carries out legislation. | bureaucracy |
| This organization keeps local politicians in touch with national lawmakers. | United States Conference of Mayors |
| These laws require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are needed. | sunset laws |
| This affects criminals who flee a state to avoid punishment. | extradition |
| Article IV of the Constitution obligates states to give this to one another's citizens. | privileges and immunities |
| An agreement between states is called | an interstate compact. |
| Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and others who favor local action believe in | the states' rights position. |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt and others who favor federal action believe in the | nationalist position. |
| Richard Nixon began a program that came to be known as | New Federalism. |
| This Constitutional power gave Congress the authority to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. | to regulate commerce |
| This requires government meetings to be open to the public. | sunshine laws |
| This person helped feed many hungry people. | David Levitt |
| The road to national office often begins here. | at the local or state level |
| Government control of immigration is an example of | inherent powers. |
| This makes the acts and treaties of the United States paramount to those of the states. | supremacy clause |
| This power is denied to the national government by the Constitution. | tax exports |
| This is a Constitutional obligation of the national government to the states. | protect states from invasion |
| This is a Constitutional obligation of the states to the national government. | pay for all national elections |
| Laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the states are called | civil laws. |
| This is an important way for states to deal with regional problems. | interstate compacts |
| Criminals fleeing to another state to escape justice will be subject to | extradition. |
| The Constitution requires states to settle their disputes without | the use of force. |
| This is the only court in which one state may sue another. | Supreme Court |
| This man was a supporter of the states' rights position. | Chief Justice Roger B. Taney |
| This man was a supporter of the nationalist position. | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 using this Constitutional authority. | commerce power |
| This provision gave Congress the right to tax incomes. | Sixteenth Amendment |
| The relationship between federal and state governments is affected by | policies of the president and Congress. |
| The course of action a government takes in response to an issue or problem is called | public policy. |
| This law prohibits public officials from holding meetings not open to the public. | sunshine law |
| This lessens the risk of one political party gaining a monopoly on political powers. | federalism |
| Federalism contributes to economic and political differences among the states because it | permits each state freedom. |
| Establishing diplomatic relations is an example of a(n) ____________________ power. | inherent |
| The ____________________ must guarantee each state a republican form of government. | national government |
| A state can sue another state only in the ____________________. | Supreme Court |
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