Help please? What is the name of a system of government in which the states have most of the power?

subsidiary

unitary

confederate

federal

Under federalism, which level of government has concurrent powers?

both national and municipal government

federal

state

both state and federal government

Why did Thomas Jefferson object to letting the national government issue a charter for a national bank?

The states have the power to put themselves between the national government and any infringement on individual liberties.

Giving Congress any power not explicitly granted by the Constitution will remove all limits on its power.

A national bank is not the most convenient method for managing the nation's finances.

All purposes served by the national bank could just as easily be performed by the Treasury Department and a system of treasury notes.

According to Alexander Hamilton, how should the powers of government be understood?

The national government is doubly limited. Not only are its powers restricted to the ends laid out in the Constitution, but it can also use only those means that are explicitly granted to it and not given to any other level of government.

Governments are constantly pursuing power, and the only way to understand governmental actions is as a continuing struggle for power.

The national government is a sovereign government. It has broadly defined powers when it acts in relation to any of the lawful ends of government.

The powers of the federal government extend to all "necessary and proper" activities—like chartering a bank that is a necessary part of national finance.

Which level of government regulates interstate commerce?

state

local and municipal

both state and federal

federal

What does the elastic clause do?

It allows the federal government to expand its powers.

It shifts power from the federal government to the states.

It tells states to cooperate with each other.

It explains what duties state government has.

Regulating commerce within the states is a duty of which level of government?

federal

state

both state and federal

local and municipal

Which federalism system has power specified and shared between federal and state government?

dual

new

cooperative

creative

Which statement best describes new federalism?

Power is specified and shared between federal and state government.

Federal authorities gradually shift power back to the states.

The federal government comes up with creative ways to expand its power.

State and federal government work together to make federal policy.

What is one type of resource that provides federal funding for programs that are locally or privately controlled?

grants-in-aid

welfare

Social Security

taxation