1) Under the US system of federalism, who or what is responsible for conduct of foreign policy and defense? a) The National Government b) The State Governments c) The Local Governments 2) Which era in American federalism saw an expansion of national government power and the introduction of innovative programs like the New Deal? a) Dual Federalism b) New Federalism c) Cooperative Federalism 3) What is federalism? a) A system of government with elected representatives b) A division of power between the national and state governments c) A sharing of power between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial systems  4) Why did the Founders adopt a federal rather than a unitary system? a) .. b) ... 5) federal grants that are given for more general purposes or for broad policy areas, such as welfare, public health, community development, or education a) categorical grants b) block grants c) Grants-in-aid 6) What is the main goal of fiscal federalism? a) To centralize all fiscal decision- making to the government and state  b) To eliminate the need for fiscal policies altogether c) To establish a cooperative fiscal relationship between the national government and subnational governments 7) that state courts respect the laws and judgments of courts from other states. a) full faith & credit b) Extradite c) federal mandates 8) New Federalism... a) the national and state governments worked together to meet the crisis b) a political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government back to the states. c) government by the people.

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