A central government that has complete authority over all levels of government, is a called a
unitary system
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A central government that has complete authority over all levels of government, is a called a | unitary system |
| A power-sharing arrangement between a central governing authority and individual political units, is called | federal system |
| A power-sharing arrangement in which a central government's authority is granted by the individual political units, is called a | confederal system |
| Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which specifies that Congress is allowed to assume additional powers needed to carry out its function, is referred to as | the necessary and proper clause |
| Found in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, “Congress shall have the power…To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof” is referred to as the | the necessary and proper clause |
| Powers that are expressly identified as powers that the federal government can take are called the | enumerated powers |
| Powers that the federal government is not expressly granted but that it is assumed to possess so that Congress can carry out its duties are called the | implied powers |
| The 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved for the states, is referred to as the | reserve clause |
| The Articles of Confederation was | the United States' first constitution |
| The case involving the question of “Are states allowed to control commerce between states?” was | Gibbons v. Ogden |
| The case involving the question of “Can the federal government establish a national bank even though that power is not identified in the Constitution?” was | McCullough v. Maryland |
| The case involving the question of “Do federal immigration laws supersede state law enforcement?” was | Arizona v. United States |
| The clause in the U.S. Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states, is the | the commerce clause |
| The “Supremacy Clause” establishes that | the U.S. Constitution and federal laws shall be the supreme law of the land |
| Which Supreme Court case involving an Ohio wheat farmer who grew more wheat than was allowed by Depression-era limits to keep prices low, ended up dramatically expanding the permissible use of the commerce clause | Wickard v. Filburn |