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Question 1.
Centralized federalism is a pattern in which the national government assumes primary responsibility for determining national goals in all major policy areas and directs policy through conditions attached to money grants.

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Question 2.
The McCulloch v. Maryland ruling was based upon the Supreme Court’s broad interpretation of the Interstate Commerce Clause.

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Question 3.
A block grant is designed to fund general governmental functions and give fairly wide discretion in how states spend those funds.

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Question 4.
The U.S. Constitution’s National Supremacy Clause determines that state laws may conflict with federal laws.


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Question 5.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is an example of a federal mandate.

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Question 6.
Total preemption stipulates that state law is valid as long as id does not conflict with federal law in the same area.

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Question 7.
About one-half of all state and local government revenues currently come from federal grants.


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Question 8.
During the period of Dual Federalism the division of powers among the different levels of government is compared to that of a layer cake.

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Question 9.
Article IV of the Constitution requires the states to recognize the actions and decisions taken by other states.

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Question 10.
Individual states are permitted to print their own money.

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