PSCI 1101 Chapter 3 Test with Correct Solutions
Enumerated Powers - Answer-The explicit powers given to Congress by the Constitution in Article I, Section 8. These include the powers of taxation, coinage of money, regulation of commerce, and provision for the national defense
Externality - ...
PSCI 1101 Chapter 3 Test
with Correct Solutions
Enumerated Powers - Answer-The explicit powers given to Congress by the
Constitution in Article I, Section 8. These include the powers of taxation, coinage of
money, regulation of commerce, and provision for the national defense
Externality - Answer-Public goods or bads generated as by-products of private activity.
For example, air pollution is an externality (public bad) because it is, in part, the by-
product of the private activity of driving a car
Federalism - Answer-A system of government in which power is divided between a
central government and several regional governments. In the United States the division
is between the national government and the states
Grants-in-Aid - Answer-Funds given by Congress to state or local governments for a
specific purpose
Matching Grant - Answer-A grant of money given by the federal government to a state
government for which the federal government provides matching funds, usually between
one and two dollars, for every dollar the state spends in some area
Nationalization - Answer-Shifting to the national government responsibilities traditionally
exercised by the states
Preemption Legislation - Answer-Laws passed by Congress that override or preempt
state or local policies. The power of preemption derives from the supremacy clause
(Article VI) of the Constitution
Race to the Bottom - Answer-When states "race," or compete, to provide a minimum
level of services (such as welfare spending) or regulation (such as tax incentives for
corporations). There remains much debate over whether or not states do indeed race
toward the bottom
Shared Federalism - Answer-A system in which the national and state governments
share in providing citizens with a set of goods
Tenth Amendment - Answer-The amendment that offers the most explicit endorsement
of federalism to be found in the Constitution, The powers not delegated to the United
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