Question

American Government: Please check my answers!?

Answer 1

1.
Expressed powers are (3 points)


granted to the national government by the U.S. Constitution
-granted to state governments by the U.S. Constitution
also referred to as concurrent powers
also referred to as reserved powers
2.
Powers not directly stated in the Constitution that have been interpreted as belonging to the national government are described as (3 points)


reserved powers
delegated powers
-implied powers
concurrent powers

3. The "elastic clause" in the U.S. Constitution (3 points)


protects the power of state governments to make laws needed to run the states
-grants Congress the power to make laws needed to operate the national government
limits the power of Congress to create new laws without the consent of the states
limits the power of the president by requiring Congress to review all executive orders

4.
The state of Florida passes a law requiring high school students to take an online course as a graduation requirement. This is an example of a (4 points)


-reserved power granted to the state governments
reserved power granted to the national government
implied power granted to the state governments
implied power granted to the national government
5.
People who take a "layer cake" view of federalism believe that (4 points)


state governments are too weak to meet most citizen needs
state governments are supreme over the national government
national and state governments must cooperate to meet citizen needs
-national and state governments are exclusively sovereign in their areas
6.
Which of the following is an example of a delegated power? (4 points)


state government passes a tax to pay for highway maintenance
-state government orders the local governments to enforce a law
national government passes a law that lowers rates of taxation
national government creates a treaty with a sovereign nation
7.
Which of the following is an example of an implied power? (4 points)


state government passes a tax to pay for highway maintenance
state government orders the local governments to enforce a law
-national government creates an air force division of the military
national government passes a law that lowers rates of taxation
8.
The supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution has supported the (4 points)


national government's sovereignty over matters related to citizen health care and education
national government's sovereignty over matters of foreign policy and interstate commerce
-state governments' sovereignty over matters related to citizen health care and education
state governments' sovereignty over matters of foreign policy and interstate commerce
9.
The first three articles of the U.S. Constitution (4 points)


explain the powers delegated to the national government
-list the powers implied as belonging to national government
explain the powers reserved to the state governments
list the powers concurrent to the state governments
10.
Article Four of the U.S. Constitution (4 points)


explains the powers delegated to the national government
lists the powers implied as belonging to national government
-explains the powers reserved to the state governments
lists the powers concurrent to the state governments
11.
The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (4 points)


reserves to the states any powers not delegated to the national government
-reserves to the national government any powers not delegated to the states
implies that certain powers are the responsibility of the national government
implies that certain powers are the responsibility of the state governments

Choose one of the following cases:

McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, or District of Columbia v. Heller.

In at least two well-written paragraphs, explain why the case is important to understanding the changing nature of American federalism. (9 points)


Gibbons vs. Ogden: Federally issued permit vs. State (NY) issued permit to navigate waterways around New York.
Marshall court re-emphasized Article VI (Supremacy) stating that federal law trumps state and that this decision further emphasized the Commerce Clause stating that commerce was not defined solely as the buying and selling of goods, but the transportation thereof as well. Establishing that only the national Congress had the ability to regulate interstate trade, further strengthening the federal government over the states.