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- Which clause of the U.S Constitution authorized Congress to create the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)?
- Which constitutional amendments are a direct result of the Civil War?
- The U.S. Supreme Court substantial effects doctrine allows the federal government to regulate any ( ) activity that has a substantial effect on ( ) commerce
- During the Progressive Era, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that since economic production is local, it is ( ) for the federal government to regulate it. Congress disagreed with the Supreme Court. Congress thought it had the authority to regulate economic production if that production affects interstate ( )
- The federal government has used its power of the purse to ( ) state governments to implement national programs.
- Why did the 1937 U.S. Supreme Court introduce a new interpretation of the federal government's constitutional authority?
- Which of the following most contributed to the federal government's growth between 1940 and 1968?
- The ( ) political mood of the country in the 1980s and 1990s found the expression in the federalism decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Nixon's most significant legacy, with regards to federalism, was to replace ( ) grants with ( ) grants.
- President Clinton worked with Republicans to convert ( ) grants related to welfare,job training,and transportation into () grants.
- Between 1940-1968, major Supreme Court decisions and congressional legislation led to a(n) ( ) federal government role in protecting individuals and historically oppressed groups against ( ) abuse and discrimination.
- Although principled federalism may have never been prevalent historically, today it is clearly ( )
- Which U.S Supreme Court case established the precedent of judicial review?
- The mainstay of judicial power is the authority to _______________.
- The authority of courts to interpret the U.S Constitution and decide whether a law or policy is constitutional or unconstitutional is called ____________.
- How many federal judges can hear and decide a case in a district court?
- There are ____ federal judicial circuits, including at least one district in each state.
- First, the House of Representatives must approve one or more articles of impeachment by at least a __________ vote.
- The 94 federal judicial districts are organized into _________ regional circuits, each of which has a court of appeals.
- When was the Supreme Court most active in declaring federal statues or provisions unconstitutional and invalidating state and lcal laws?