Choices: Chapter 3 Tx Gov And Politics In The Federal System

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President Richard Nixon advocated consolidating many categorical grants into____grants which allowed the states more _____over the allocation of funds.

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block' discretion

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Some state agencies and communities across the state have resisted taking federal dollars because of...

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the "strings" attached to grant programs

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There is no such thing as

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the sovereignty of local government in Texas.

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The loss of jobs and the crash of the stock market during the Great Depression of the 1930s led to cries for intervention by the federal government.

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True

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The organization and operation of our federal system of government is a system

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of many shared functions and responsibilities.

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The U.S. Constitution provides for the return of a person accused of a crime to the state in which the crime was committed. This process between the states is called

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extradition

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The____courts have played a central role in defining power, authority, and jurisdiction in the federal system

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federal

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The maquiladora program allows businesses to develop twin plants, one in the United States and one in Mexico.

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True

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Those supporting the development of cooperative federalism

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embrace the concept that all three levels of government share authority over policy.

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10. If a person commits a crime in Texas, they cannot escape trial by fleeing Texas.

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True

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11. The powers to tax, to borrow and coin money, and to declare war in the U.S. Constitution are called enumerated powers or______ powers.

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delegated

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12. Population growth in Texas has always been affected by migration from other states and foreign countries.

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True

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13. The______clause in the U.S. Constitution implies that when there is a power struggle between the federal government and a state government, the federal government triumphs.

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supremacy

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14. The common problems and interests that affect Mexico and the U. S. are referred to as transnational regionalism.

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true

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15. Most official proceedings concerning our daily lives come from_______ governments.

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state and local

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16. The domestic programs of President Lyndon B. Johnson produced an extraordinary increase of federal government intervention in virtually every area of domestic policy.

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True

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17. The maquiladora program involved

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twin plants in Mexico and in the U.S.

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18. Within the U.S., the return of powers to the states is called

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devolution

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19. In the past twenty years, Congress has

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increased the number of mandates and preemptions forced on the states.

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20. Texas has experienced little economic benefit from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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False

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21. Because the writers of the Constitution foresaw the necessity to organize formal agreements between states, they provided for_______ compacts.

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interstate

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22. The three fundamental systems for structuring government are

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confederation, federation, and unitary.

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23. Over the past 50 years the federal government has used various devices to shape and implement domestic programs. The primary vehicle for this has been

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categorical grants-in-aid.

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24. The Motor Voter Act of 1993 discouraged people from voting because it made it mandatory to have a drivers license to vote.

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False

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25. In 1991, the U.S., Mexico and Canada negotiated the

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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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26. One reason for the national government to use matching funds is so that the state and local governments

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have a strong commitment to the funded program and it's policy objectives.

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27. Delegates to the U. S. Constitutional Convention 0f 1787 accepted the confederation principle in place of federalism.

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False

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28. The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution contains the_____ powers clause

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reserved

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29. The U.S. Constitution limits the powers of the state and national government through prohibitions called______ powers.

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denied

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30. An early example of dual federalism involved the Supreme Court's decision in

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McCulloch vs. Maryland