1. 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt National & State Governments Admitting New States Interstate Relations Federal Mandates Hurricane Katrina

2. This refers to the division of power between federal and state governments. 100 points

3. What is federalism? 100 points

4. These powers are expressly given to the government in the Constitution 200 points

5. What are the expressed powers? 200 points

6. This says that federal laws are superior to state laws. 300 points

7. What is the Supremacy Clause? 300 points

8. This refers to money given by the federal government to the states for a specific purpose. 400 points

9. What are categorical grants? 400 points

10. Borrowing money, establishing courts, taxing, and defining crimes and setting punishments are all examples of these. 500 points

11. What are concurrent powers? 500 points

12. This is the only branch of the federal government that can admit new states into the Union. 100 points

13. What is Congress/legislative branch? 100 points

14. After a state asks Congress for admission, it passes one of these, which directs the territory to draft a state constitution. 200 points

15. What is an enabling act? 200 points

16. If Congress approves of a state’s constitution, it passes one of these to formally admit the territory as a state. 300 points

17. What is an act of admission? 300 points

18. This state was admitted in 1896 on the condition that the state constitution outlaw polygamy. 400 points

19. What is Utah? 400 points

20. This state’s resolution to be admitted was vetoed at first because the state’s constitution said judges could be removed from office by popular vote. 500 points

21. What is Arizona? 500 points

22. This is an agreement made between states. 100 points

23. What is an interstate compact? 100 points

24. This means that states must respect the acts, records, and judicial proceedings of all other states. 200 points

25. What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause? 200 points

26. This refers to the process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to the original state to stand trial. 300 points

27. What is extradition? 300 points

28. If a state were to set different penalties for a crime for residents and non-residents of the state, it would violate this clause. 400 points

29. What is the Privileges and Immunities clause? 400 points

30. This court case dealt with couples that use a loophole in the Full Faith & Credit Clause to get a “quickie” divorce. 500 points

31. What is Williams v. North Carolina? 500 points

32. This law says that same-sex marriages are not considered legal marriages by the federal government. 100 points

33. What is the Defense of Marriage Act? 100 points

34. 200 points This law directed states to set standards of learning for students.

35. What is the No Child Left Behind Act? 200 points

36. This law mandates equal access for the disabled in public accomodations. 300 points

37. What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? 300 points

38. This law says that background checks must be performed on prospective gun owners. 400 points

39. What is the Brady Bill? 400 points

40. States will lose this under the National Minimum Drinking Age Act if they do not set their drinking age at 21. 500 points

41. What is federal funds for highways? 500 points

42. He was the mayor of New Orleans during the storm. 100 points

43. Who was Ray Nagin? 100 points

44. This is the part of the federal government that is responsible for disaster relief 200 points

45. What is FEMA? 200 points

46. She was the head of the Louisiana state government during the storm. 300 points

47. Who was Kathleen Blanco? 300 points

48. The flooding became worse after the storm left New Orleans because these broke. 400 points

49. What are levees? 400 points

50. Michael Brown held this position during the Katrina disaster. 500 points

51. What is Director of FEMA? 500 points