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Cards In This Set
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Of the different ways of ordering relations between central government and local units, the most common method in the world is:
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unitary system.
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In a unitary system of government, ultimate government authority is located:
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at the national or central level
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In a confederal political system, the central government unit has
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only those powers granted by the states
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In federal political system, power is
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shared between central government and state or regional governments.
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Our federal system of government was a compromise between those who favored
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a strong central government and those who favored strong state governments
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In a federal political system, state government can:
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test new ideas by initiating new laws within their scope of power
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Programs pioneered at the state level in the U.S. include all except:
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postal service
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“Enumerated powers” means:
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the powers necessary to conduct a census
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The Clause in Article I section 8 of the Constitution that grants Congress the power to do whatever appropriate to execute its specifically delegated powers is called
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the elastic clause and the appropriations clause
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Implied powers came from:
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the necessary and proper clause
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Inherent powers derive from the fact that the U.S. is:
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A sovereign power among nations
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The 10th Amendment says that the powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are:
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reserved to the states respectively or the people
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Powers help jointly by the national and state government are called:
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concurrent powers
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States may not:
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make treaties with foreign nations
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The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution means that:
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states cannot use their reserved and concurrent powers to thwart national policies
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