FederalismBy Ryan Trihernawan

Your TopicCourt cases/litigation

Legislation Vocabulary Functions/Strategies

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Final Jeopardy

Court cases/litigation: 200

• Question:• In the Supreme Court case Hammer v

Dagenhart (1918), the Supreme Court’s ruling was in favor of the states or the federal government?

• Answer• The states

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Court cases/litigation: 400

• Question:• What amendment is the basis of the court

decision in the Supreme Court case Barron v Baltimore (1833)?

• Answer• Fifth Amendment

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Court cases/litigation: 600

• Question:• The constitutional provision used in the

Supreme Court case Gibbons v Ogden (1824) was…

• Answer• The interstate commerce clause

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Court cases/litigation: 800

• Question:• The constitutional provision used in the

Supreme Court case McCulloch v Maryland (1819) was… (Two answers)

• Answer• The “necessary and proper” clause and the

supremacy clause

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Court cases/litigation: 1000

• Question:• What act was invalidated in the Supreme

Court case Schechter v United States (1935)?• Answer• National Recovery Act of 1933

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Legislation: 200

• Question:• This 2001 act concerning the education of

children in public schools is an example of Federal Mandates for States and Local Governments

• Answer• No Child Left Behind Act

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Legislation: 400

• Question:• The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933

called for…• Answer• A massive public works program to create jobs

and for coordinated action by major industries

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Legislation: 600

• Question:• This legislation passed in 1996 requires the

Congressional Budget Office to estimate the costs of all mandates to state and local governments over $50 million.

• Answer• Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1996

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Legislation: 800

• Question:• This act created in 1972 is an example of

direct orders used by Congress• Answer• Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972

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Legislation: 1000

• Question:• Which law was challenged by states because

they felt that the federal government imposed an unfair unfunded mandate?

• Answer• Motor Voter Registration Act of 1993

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Vocabulary: 200

• Question:• Federalism initially implied that…• Answer• Different levels of government would have

unique types of rights

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Vocabulary: 400

• Question:• This type of grant is the more restrictive of the

two grants received by state and local governments

• Answer• Categorical grant

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Vocabulary: 600

• Question:• This trend involves a partial contraction of

national authority• Answer• Devolution

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Vocabulary: 800

• Question:• What are inherent powers?• Answer• The powers of the national government in

foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government

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Vocabulary: 1000

• Question:• What are concurrent powers?• Answer• Powers that the Constitution gives to both the

national and state governments, such as the power to levy taxes

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Functions/strategies: 200

• Question:• What is the purpose of nullification?• Answer• To state a declare null and void a federal law

that in the state’s opinion, violated the Constitution

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Functions/strategies: 400

• Question:• An alternative developed by the federal

government that places the primary fiscal responsibility on the states was …

• Answer• Unfunded mandates

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Functions/strategies: 600

• Question:• This clause requires that states with the

United States have to respect the laws, acts, court proceedings, and records of other states

• Answer• Full Faith and Credit Clause

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Functions/strategies: 800

• Question:• Describe the power which the commerce

clause gives to Congress• Answer• Power over trade activities among the states

and with foreign countries and Native American tribes

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Functions/strategies: 1000

• Question:• How do cross-over sanctions work?• Answer• They use federal money in one program to

influence a state and local policy in another area

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Potpourri: 200

• Question:• Which kind of federalism describes an

autonomous relationship between the states and national government?

• Answer• Layer cake federalism

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Potpourri: 400

• Question:• Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act led to a major shift of responsibility for welfare programs from … to …

• Answer• federal to state governments

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Potpourri: 600

• Question:• During the Great Society, this type of

federalism is the marble cake approach of intergovernmental relations

• Answer• Creative federalism

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Potpourri: 800

• Question:• Which type of commerce is reserved for

regulation by the states only?• Answer• intrastate commerce

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Potpourri: 1000

• Question:• This health program is an example of a

program jointly funded by the national and state governments

• Answer• Medicaid program (1965)

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Final Jeopardy: 5000 pts.

• Question:• Thomas Jefferson wrote, “The Constitution

belongs to the living and not to the dead.”• a) Identify a constitutional provision that supports

Jefferson’s statement and give one example of how the provision had an impact on public policy.

• b) Describe the amending process and identify a constitutional amendment passed since 1960 that illustrates the Constitution’s flexibility

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Final Jeopardy: 5000 pts.

• Answer• a) The elastic or “necessary and proper” clause supports Jefferson’s statement. The

healthcare debate focuses on the government’s role whether to pay for an individual’s medical services or not. If one believes that sufficient healthcare is necessary to ensure the welfare of individuals, then there is a constitutional precedent stating that the federal government has an obligation and responsibility to fund healthcare.

• b) The amendment process has two stages: proposal and ratification. First of all, an amendment has to be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or by a national constitutional convention requested by the legislatures of two-thirds of the states. Secondly, an amendment has to be ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states or by a convention called for that purpose by three-fourths of the states.The 25th Amendment (1967) to the Constitution illustrates the Constitution’s flexibility in that when the Constitution was first drafted, it did not have any provisions for presidential disability or a vacancy in the office of the vice president. This amendment established a process whereby if the president becomes disabled, the vice president assumes the responsibilities of that office until the president can resume his duties.

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Daily Double

The Winner Of The Last RoundWrite Down How Much Money

You Are Willing To RiskIf You get the Question write you win that money

If you get it wrong you Lose the money!

Vocabulary: 800

• Question:• What are inherent powers?• Answer• The powers of the national government in

foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government

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Daily Double

The Winner Of The Last RoundWrite Down How Much Money

You Are Willing To RiskIf You get the Question write you win that money

If you get it wrong you Lose the money!

Potpourri: 600

• Question:• During the Great Society, this type of

federalism is the marble cake approach of intergovernmental relations

• Answer• Creative federalism

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