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In the U.S. system, what is the relationship between the state governments and the local governments within each state?
The system is unitary. The states create counties and cities and can abolish them if they choose.
A(n) _____________ system of government is one in which the power to govern is shared between a national government and smaller governments, with each retaining some exclusive power.
federal
Who among the following were the authors of The Federalist Papers, which argued for ratifying the Constitution?
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
What are the powers specifically given to the national government by the Constitution called?
enumerated
enumerated
reserved
implied
reserved
implied
national
state
national
state
national
Article I, Section 10, of the Constitution prohibits the states from which of the following actions?
raising armies
printing money
making treaties with other nations
waging war
printing money
making treaties with other nations
waging war
A system in which the national government alone has sovereignty (final governing authority) is called a ______ system.
unitary
States alone are sovereign in a
confederacy
Which of the following were the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
The national government had no power to regulate interstate commerce.
The national government had no power to tax.
The national government had no power to tax.
Why is the necessary and proper clause called the elastic clause?
It allows for adjustments to the national government's implied powers.
Those powers expressly listed in the Constitution are referred to as
enumerated powers.
States' reserved powers are provided through the ______ Amendment.
Tenth
In a unitary system, all sovereignty rests
with the national government
A governmental structure with two levels of government in which each level has sovereignty over different policy matters and geographic areas is a ______ system.
federal
The implied powers of Congress derive from which clause of the Constitution?
the necessary and proper clause