Chapter 4 Study Guide

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Chapter 4 Study Guide

Section 1 pages 96-102

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Why were the founding fathers against a central authority?

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How was power of the government finally decided after much debate and compromise?

Why did the framers of the Constitution avoid detailed provisions?

What are expressed powers? Examples

What are implied powers? Examples

What are inherent powers? Examples

What are reserved powers? Examples

What are concurrent powers? Examples

What powers are denied to the: a.

National Government b.

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State Government

Both State and National Government

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How does the national government protect the states?

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What is full faith and credit?

Section 2 pages 103-110

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What is unusual about the events at Fort Sumter?

What arguments were ended by the Civil War?

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What kinds of cases may the Supreme Court hear?

What is the role of the supremacy clause in resolving conflict?

What is dual federalism?

What was the conflict surrounding the national bank?

What was decided in McCulloch v. Maryland?

Describe the South = s view on sovereignty?

What is the doctrine of nullification?

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What was the doctrine of secession?

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How did the Civil War end the debate over nullification and secession?

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What were the Reconstruction Amendments?

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What issues arouse in the later part of the 1800s which made it necessary for the federal government to intervene?

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Interstate Commerce Act

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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What did Franklin Roosevelt do to combat the Depression in the 1930s?

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What is cooperative federalism?

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What is creative federalism?

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What is new federalism?

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Define devolution.

Section 3 pages 112-115

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What is fiscal federalism?

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How are schools an early example of fiscal federalism?

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What are grants-in-aid? Give examples.

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Define:

Categorical grants

Block grants

Federal mandates

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What is an unfunded mandate? Are these fair?

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How did welfare change in 1996?

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Who should take care of health reform? Why?

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