AP US Government Chapter Three
Federalism (Burns) Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Block grants - ✔✔broad program grants given more or less automatically to states and
communities, which exercise discretion in how the money is spent.
Categorical grants - ✔✔grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories
of state and local spending.
Cooperative federalism - ✔✔where state and the national government responsibilities
are mingled and blurred like a marble cake; powers and policies are shared.
Dual federalism - ✔✔where states and the national government each remain supreme
within their own spheres of power, much like a layer cake.
Elastic clause - ✔✔the statement in the Constitution which says that Congress has the
power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out its duties.
Enumerated powers - ✔✔powers of Congress found in Article I, Section 8 of the
Constitution.
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Federalism (Burns) Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Block grants - ✔✔broad program grants given more or less automatically to states and
communities, which exercise discretion in how the money is spent.
Categorical grants - ✔✔grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories
of state and local spending.
Cooperative federalism - ✔✔where state and the national government responsibilities
are mingled and blurred like a marble cake; powers and policies are shared.
Dual federalism - ✔✔where states and the national government each remain supreme
within their own spheres of power, much like a layer cake.
Elastic clause - ✔✔the statement in the Constitution which says that Congress has the
power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out its duties.
Enumerated powers - ✔✔powers of Congress found in Article I, Section 8 of the
Constitution.
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