POLS 206 TAMU EXAM 1 Questions and Answers
Enumerated Powers -Answer-- Specific powers given to Congress
- Stated under Article I, section 8
- necessary and proper clause
- implied powers
Reserved powers -Answer--10th Amendment
- Powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the States or to the
people
- Forms the basis for many state laws
- As long as the powers are not explicitly given to the national government and the
Supreme Court has not deemed such a law unconstitutional Extradition clause -Answer-- Requires state to (return) criminals to states where they have been convicted or are to stand trial Dual federalism -Answer-- Posits that having separate and equally powerful levels of government is the best arrangement
- A shift in the way federalism is interpreted 1 / 3
- Layer cake
Categorical grants -Answer-- Narrowly defined purposes such as federal highway grants to states for road construction
- Often available on a matching basis; states must contribute some money to match
some of the federal funds
- Money given to states can alter their policy objectives
Missouri Compromise 1820 -Answer-- → 1st major legislative compromise → Settle the slavery issue by drawing a line between state & free territory
- NO slavery above 36°30' latitude like (except (state)
Concurrent powers -Answer-- Those shared by the federal and state governments Examples of concurrent Powers -Answer--Power to tax
-Right to borrow money
-Can establish courts
-Charter banks
-Spend money for the general welfare 2 / 3
Supremacy Clause -Answer-- Stating that all laws made furthering the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the U.S. are "supreme law of the land" Full faith and credit clause -Answer-- Requiring each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgements rendered by the courts of other states
- ex: driver's license
Cooperative federalism -Answer-- needed because of great depression
- state and local governments are like federal field agents
- The intertwined relationship between national, state, and local government that began
with the New Deal (marble cake federalism)
- needed because of great depression
- new deal programs
- Programs developed at federal level but administered by state
Block grants -Answer-- For board purposes; consolidate many categorical grants into fewer, less restrictive grants
- Ex. maintaining health or promoting education
- / 3