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Which federal agency, created in the 1930s, prevented the total collapse of the American banking industry?
Which of the following with the authors of the Federalist Papers, which argued for ratifying the Constitution?
The Anti-Federalist believed that state centered helped to serve the people's interests by promoting which two core democratic values
True or False: Block grants are more restrictive than category grants in how they can be used.
A recent trend has intergovernmental relations has been to "pass down" policy authority from the national government to stay in the governments, known as _________.
In the spirit of devolution, President Ronald Reagan proposed a type of federalism, called " ______ federalism" that would give more control to the states and localities.
As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford, the Supreme Court invalidated which of the following
The expenditure of federal funds on programs run in part through state and local governments is known as
Supreme and final governing authority is known as
In the 1995 court case of United States vs. Lopez, the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prohibited the possession of guns within 1000 feet of a school. Its decision cited the Tenth Amendment on the grounds that
In 1965 the federal government partnered with states to provide health care to the poor as part of which program?
An increase in national authority is known as
Who or what defines the purpose of categorical grant?
John C. Calhoun argued that the United States was founded upon
In the 1997 case of _____, the Supreme Court struck down a provisions of the Federal Handgun Violence Prevention Act that required local law enforcement officers to conduct background checks on prospective handgun buyers.
Who or what defines the purpose of a categorical grant?
A system in which the national government alone has sovereignty is called a _______ system.
When the key pieces of the New Deal programs were struck down by the Supreme Court, President Franklin Roosevelt responded by:
The Supreme Court in Gibbons vs. Ogden interpreted the meaning of which constitutional power of Congress?
The Dred Scott decision involved the issue of