As the United States enters the second decade of the 20th century, what role do you feel federalism will play in the future? What are its challenges?
What will be an ideal response?
While student answers to this question will vary, the topics of “carrot” and “stick” grants and the impact of categorical grants on state authority should be discussed. Students may also discuss the future need for financing such programs as education and infrastructure at the state level through the use of federal funds, which, in theory, would lead to increasing federal power. Students may also counter this argument with examples of devolution and the desire of states to take power from the national government and regain state authority over essential programs, particularly those in the areas of education, health care, and human services. This debate will continue to grow as we progress further into the 20th century.
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Which of the following was the reason for the increase in the government's willingness to fight over the Biafra territory which led to the Biafran war?
A. The Ibo were organized into many relatively small city-states, with no centralized political authority in the region. B. In 1966, a group of mostly Ibo military officers seized power in a coup d'état. C. The Ibo seceded from Nigeria and declared themselves the independent Republic of Biafra. D. The majority Ibo territory of Biafra in the southeast included the oil-rich region of the Niger Delta. E. Many Ibos were unable to reclaim pre-war jobs in the Nigerian government.
Whenever a case involves a claim based, at least in part, on the U.S. Constitution or a treaty, a _________ arises.
A. writ of _certiorari_ B. plurality opinion C. justiciable controversy D. federal question