In a Federal system of government, the national government and state

government derive their power from this.

The people

The Supreme Court decision regarding this piece of legislation was an

unexpected turn in the devolution revolution and allowed for lawsuits if a

family member was not given time away from work to care for a loved one.

FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act)

In Great Britain, the national government grants power to the

local and regional governments in this system of government.

Unitary

This president is noted for attempting to appoint new justices committed to states’ rights in the

1980’s.

President Reagan

The Supremacy Clause allows the national government to override

state or local actions in certain areas.What is the term that describes this

action?

preemption

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act illustrates the power of Congress in exercising this enumerated power.

To regulate commerce between states

The W-2 form, form 1040A, form 1099 are all evidence of which

amendment to the Constitution?

The Sixteenth Amendment

Transferred the election of senators by the state legislators to the people.

The Seventeenth Amendment

Name the period during the Clinton administration where the Republican

Party regained control of both the House and Senate, and submitted numerous

proposals like tax reform, term limits, and balanced budget amendments in an effort

to scale back the federal government.

Devolution Revolution

During the Devolution Revolution Congress was able to dramatically reduce state budgets by passing a

reform act to reduce the number of these national laws.

Unfunded mandates (The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 required debate in Congress

on how to fund federal programs)

Many Republican governors complain that this has been violated

through the use of the commerce clause to justify the expansion of

power in the national government.

The Tenth Amendment

States may not enter into compacts with others states without this.

Approval of Congress

The power to tax is this type of power under the Constitution.

Enumerated and concurrent

FHA, CCC, AAA and NRA are examples of what?

New Deal programs

The Supreme Court reversed its series of New Deal decisions when

FDR threatened this action.

Court Packing Plan

The power to tax, borrow funds, establish courts, make and enforce laws related to enumerated powers

are examples of what?

Concurrent powers (shared by state and national government)

This compact was signed by all fifty states

The Drivers License Compact

The fact that the National government can provide federal

dollars for urban renewal programs is an example of this.

Marble Cake federalism

The Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 was the first true federal grant

program which provided 30,000 acres of public land per

representative for establishing this type of institution.

Agricultural and Mechanical Arts Colleges

Both state and the national governments are prohibited from declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial. What type of law is

this?

bill of attainderU.S. v. Lovett – an attempt by

Congress to take away paychecks of government workers suspected

of being communists.

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 prohibited interstate shipment of goods made by employees if the company did not comply with this federal mandate.

Federal Minimum Wage

The AFDC was replaced with the TANF returning administrative power

to the states with regard to what program?

Welfare programs

Block grants, a form of less restrictive grants-in-aid, became more popular

during the Reagan administrationreplacing which other form of grant-

in-aid?

Categorical grant

Powers not delegated to the national government in the Constitution nor

prohibited by it to the states are called this.

Reserved or police powers

Article I, section 10, clause 3 of the US Constitution provides for this type of interstate cooperation.

Interstate compacts

Article IV of the US Constitution contains this clause regarding rights of

citizens of other states.

Privileges and immunities clause

Article IV of the US Constitution provides for the return of those

accused or convicted of a crime to the state in which the crime was committed. What is the name of

this clause?

Extradition clause

Article IV also contains a guarantee that contracts are

enforceable and binding by all states. This is known as ….?

“full faith and credit” clause

The “necessary and proper” clause found in Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution relates to which powers

of Congress.

Enumerated powers

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 which

imposed new registration requirements for already convicted sex offenders is an example of this

type of law.

ex post facto laws (usually considered unconstitutional and prohibited by the Constitution)

In NLRB v. Jones and Laughlin Steel Co. (1937), the Supreme Court

upheld the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 which provided for this type of negotiations to take place.

Collective Bargaining