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Constitution and Federalism
A. Watch the video and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
[ ] 1. The Supremacy Clause states that the “Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof...shall be the Supreme Law of the Land.”
[ ] 2. The Supremacy Clause just prohibits state governments from passing laws that conflict with federal laws, but it does not prohibit other entity from enforcing laws that are in conflict with the Constitution.
[ ] 3. Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was absolutely weak.
[ ] 4. The state of Kentucky is allowed to save millions of dollars by requiring citizens to pay for their own criminal trials.
B. Watch the video and fill in the blanks.
The necessary and proper clause is one of the most（1）____________clauses in the Constitution. Generally speaking, this clause allows Congress to make any law it deems essential and appropriate. This clause is often called the “elastic clause” because it（2）____________the powers of Congress beyond the powers already enumerated in the Constitution. Enumerated powers are those that are specifically set out in the（3）____________and are defined in the clause as “foregoing powers.” The（4）____________clause can be stretched to include many different types of laws covering many different issues. This clause states that Congress can “make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into（5）____________the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution.” It works as a “catch-all.” There are many powers already given to Congress in Article I. The necessary and proper clause tells Congress that it can（6）____________make any law it believes it needs to make in order to carry out those powers. For example, through the necessary and proper clause, Congress established the federal judicial system and enacted a large body of federal（7）____________, though neither one of these duties is（8）____________through the Constitution.
C. Watch the video and choose the best answer for each question.
1. In the United States, citizens are subject to federal, state, and local laws. This is known as ____________.
A. unitary government
B. confederacy
C. federation
D. federalism
2. In some countries, one unit holds the power. This is known as ____________.
A. unitary government
B. confederacy
C. federation
D. federalism
3. Which is an association of independent governmental units?
A. Unitary government.
B. Confederacy.
C. Federation.
D. Federalism.
D. Watch the video and answer the following questions.
1. What is administrative law sometimes called?
_____________________________________________________
2. What does administrative law cover?
_____________________________________________________
3. What are the two types of administrative law?
_____________________________________________________
4. Who has the power to enact administrative law?
_____________________________________________________
5. Who usually specifies how administrative law should be used?
_____________________________________________________
E. (a) Watch the video and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
[ ] 1. The privileges and immunities clauses can be found in Article V of the United States Constitution and in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
[ ] 2. The framers added the first privileges and immunities clause in hopes of guaranteeing the same general rights everywhere in the U.S. and of encouraging travel between the states.
[ ] 3. The first privileges and immunities clause was added after the abolition of slavery and as a part of the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection guarantees.
[ ] 4. These two clauses work together to restrict the fundamental constitutional rights of individual United States citizens.
(b) Listen to the text and answer the following questions.
1. What benefit can out-of-state citizens get from the privileges and immunities clauses?
_____________________________________________________
2. What activity is exempt from the privileges and immunities clauses?
_____________________________________________________
F. Watch the video and choose the best answer for each question.
1. The United States' original full faith and credit clause appeared in ____________.
A. the Declaration of Independence
B. the Treaty of Paris
C. the U.S. Constitution
D. the Bill of Rights
E. the Articles of Confederation
2. The main purpose of the full faith and credit clause is to ____________.
A. ensure that states honor the court judgments of other states
B. ensure that states grant credit to the citizens of other states
C. ensure that U.S. citizens can sue in any court, in any state, that they wish
D. ensure that plaintiffs receive the largest money judgment possible
E. ensure that bankruptcy cases are only tried in the federal courts