AP Government Chapter 3

Short Answer Questions

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Due: January 16th

1) The key issue for dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was:_____________________________
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2) Most governments in the world today are not federalist, but _________________________.
3)

According to the supremacy clause, what three items are the supreme law of the land?
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b.
c.

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4) What is the Tenth Amendment, and how has it been interpreted by the courts?_______________________
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5)

In its decision of 1819, known as _______________________________, the Supreme Court ruled that the
federal government was supreme over the states.

6) The 1824 Supreme Court case which defined commerce broadly:________________________________

7) The Constitutions provision that Congress has the power to make all laws necessary and
proper for carrying into execution its specified powers is known as the __________________ clause.
8)Compare and contrast enumerated powers and implied powers.
a.

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9) Article IV of the Constitution requires that states give ___________________________ to the public
acts, records, and civil judicial proceedings of every other state.
10) The requirement that states must return a person charged with a crime in another state to that
state for trial or imprisonment is known as _________________________.

11) The cornerstone of the national governments relations with the state and local governments is
_____________________ federalism: the pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal
system.
12) ________ are the main instrument the national government uses to influence states and
localities.
13) __________________________ is the policy area that receives the largest percentage of federal grants.

14) What is a categorical grant, and how is it different from a block grant ?________________________
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15) The withholding of federal funds for one program if a state does not take action in another
area is a(n) __________________________.
16) A(n) _________________ occurs when the federal government requires state and local governments to
comply with federal rules under threat of penalty or as a condition of receipt of a federal grant.