Question 1

At the worst depths of the Great Depression,approximately ________ percent of workers were unemployed.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 15 
C) 25 
D) 40 
E) 60 
A) 10 
B) 15 
C) 25 
D) 40 
E) 60

Question 2

According to the Anti-Federalists,too strong of a national government meant

Accepted Answer

A) eventual encroachment upon the sovereignty of the states. 
B) that a new constitutional convention would have to convene every few years. 
C) that a monarchy was preferable to a republic. 
D) that effective commerce between and among the states was an impossibility. 
E) that slavery would be abolished immediately. 
A) eventual encroachment upon the sovereignty of the states. 
B) that a new constitutional convention would have to convene every few years. 
C) that a monarchy was preferable to a republic. 
D) that effective commerce between and among the states was an impossibility. 
E) that slavery would be abolished immediately.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The federal government raises roughly as much revenue from taxation as all state and local governments combined. 
B) The federal government raises significantly more tax revenue than all state and local governments combined. 
C) State and local governments combined raise twice as much revenue from taxation as the federal government. 
D) State and local governments combined raise three times as much revenue from taxation as the federal government. 
E) State and local governments combined raise six times as much revenue as the federal government. 
A) The federal government raises roughly as much revenue from taxation as all state and local governments combined. 
B) The federal government raises significantly more tax revenue than all state and local governments combined. 
C) State and local governments combined raise twice as much revenue from taxation as the federal government. 
D) State and local governments combined raise three times as much revenue from taxation as the federal government. 
E) State and local governments combined raise six times as much revenue as the federal government.

Question 4

Explain what is meant by fiscal federalism and describe how it has strengthened the authority of the federal government.

Accepted Answer

Fiscal federalism refers to the expendit

Question 5

Sovereignty refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a government headed by a king. 
B) a division of authority between the national government and the states. 
C) supreme and final governing authority. 
D) sub-national (state)governments. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) a government headed by a king. 
B) a division of authority between the national government and the states. 
C) supreme and final governing authority. 
D) sub-national (state)governments. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

Fiscal federalism refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) coordinated fiscal policy decisions of the federal government and the states. 
B) expenditure of federal funds on programs run in part through state and local governments. 
C) national banking system first established by Alexander Hamilton in the 1790s. 
D) fact that both the federal government and the states have the power to tax. 
E) ability of the states to manipulate federal decision making. 
A) coordinated fiscal policy decisions of the federal government and the states. 
B) expenditure of federal funds on programs run in part through state and local governments. 
C) national banking system first established by Alexander Hamilton in the 1790s. 
D) fact that both the federal government and the states have the power to tax. 
E) ability of the states to manipulate federal decision making.

Question 7

Which of the following is almost exclusively a state power?

Accepted Answer

A) chartering banks 
B) delivering mail 
C) law enforcement 
D) registering voters 
E) loaning money 
A) chartering banks 
B) delivering mail 
C) law enforcement 
D) registering voters 
E) loaning money

Question 8

During the Great Depression,Americans turned to the federal government when

Accepted Answer

A) the States refused to do anything. 
B) the federal government switched parties. 
C) it was clear that the states would be unable to help. 
D) the Supreme Court overturned the state's right to regulate commerce. 
E) President Roosevelt lost the election. 
A) the States refused to do anything. 
B) the federal government switched parties. 
C) it was clear that the states would be unable to help. 
D) the Supreme Court overturned the state's right to regulate commerce. 
E) President Roosevelt lost the election.

Question 9

A federal system is one where

Accepted Answer

A) constitutional authority is centralized in a national government. 
B) constitutional authority is decentralized,only residing in state governments. 
C) constitutional authority is divided between a national government and state governments. 
D) constitutional authority is unlimited. 
E) constitutional authority is divided between multiple branches of the national government. 
A) constitutional authority is centralized in a national government. 
B) constitutional authority is decentralized,only residing in state governments. 
C) constitutional authority is divided between a national government and state governments. 
D) constitutional authority is unlimited. 
E) constitutional authority is divided between multiple branches of the national government.

Question 10

Describe the differences between a federal system of government and a unitary system.

Accepted Answer

The United States has a federal system o

Question 11

The federal government's power to tax,regulate commerce among the states,and declare war are all examples of ________ powers.

Accepted Answer

A) reserved 
B) enumerated 
C) implied 
D) concurrent 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) reserved 
B) enumerated 
C) implied 
D) concurrent 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 12

________ advocated a "new federalism."

Accepted Answer

A) President Ronald Reagan 
B) President George W.Bush 
C) President John Kennedy 
D) President Lyndon Johnson 
E) President Jimmy Carter 
A) President Ronald Reagan 
B) President George W.Bush 
C) President John Kennedy 
D) President Lyndon Johnson 
E) President Jimmy Carter

Question 13

Which decision is indicative of how the Supreme Court interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment and state discretion in civil rights matters in the decades after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A) Brown v.Board of Education 
B) the Dred Scott decision 
C) Plessy v.Ferguson 
D) McCulloch v.Maryland 
E) Gibbons v.Ogden 
A) Brown v.Board of Education 
B) the Dred Scott decision 
C) Plessy v.Ferguson 
D) McCulloch v.Maryland 
E) Gibbons v.Ogden

Question 14

Which of the following is a concurrent power held by both the national government and state governments?

Accepted Answer

A) chartering local governments 
B) issuing currency 
C) taxation 
D) foreign affairs 
E) national defense 
A) chartering local governments 
B) issuing currency 
C) taxation 
D) foreign affairs 
E) national defense

Question 15

In what decade did federal grants-in-aid NOT expand significantly?

Accepted Answer

A) 1960s 
B) 1970s 
C) 1980s 
D) 1990s 
E) 2000s 
A) 1960s 
B) 1970s 
C) 1980s 
D) 1990s 
E) 2000s

Question 16

The period of dual federalism (1865-1937)was marked by

Accepted Answer

A) congressional supremacy in the area of commerce. 
B) state-government supremacy in the area of commerce. 
C) presidential supremacy in the area of commerce. 
D) business supremacy in the area of commerce. 
E) national supremacy in the area of commerce. 
A) congressional supremacy in the area of commerce. 
B) state-government supremacy in the area of commerce. 
C) presidential supremacy in the area of commerce. 
D) business supremacy in the area of commerce. 
E) national supremacy in the area of commerce.

Question 17

Which of the following was an argument in favor of federalism at the time of the writing of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) Federalism will protect liberty. 
B) Federalism will force officials to be more responsive to the people. 
C) Federalism will provide for a stronger national government than existed under the Articles of Confederation. 
D) Federalism will be less likely to produce an all-dominant faction. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) Federalism will protect liberty. 
B) Federalism will force officials to be more responsive to the people. 
C) Federalism will provide for a stronger national government than existed under the Articles of Confederation. 
D) Federalism will be less likely to produce an all-dominant faction. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 18

All the following countries have a unitary or modified unitary form of government EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Canada. 
B) Sweden. 
C) France. 
D) Japan. 
E) Great Britain. 
A) Canada. 
B) Sweden. 
C) France. 
D) Japan. 
E) Great Britain.

Question 19

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Accepted Answer

A) increased state control over health insurance. 
B) decreased state control over health insurance. 
C) had no significant impact on state control over health insurance. 
D) ended government regulation of health insurance. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) increased state control over health insurance. 
B) decreased state control over health insurance. 
C) had no significant impact on state control over health insurance. 
D) ended government regulation of health insurance. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 20

Alaska is a state that only receives ________ percent of its general revenue from the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) 45 
B) 30 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 100 
A) 45 
B) 30 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 100

At the worst depths of the Great Depression,approximately ________ percent of workers were unemployed.

According to the Anti-Federalists,too strong of a national government meant

Which of the following statements is true?

Explain what is meant by fiscal federalism and describe how it has strengthened the authority of the federal government.

Sovereignty refers to

Fiscal federalism refers to the

Which of the following is almost exclusively a state power?

During the Great Depression,Americans turned to the federal government when

A federal system is one where

Describe the differences between a federal system of government and a unitary system.

The federal government's power to tax,regulate commerce among the states,and declare war are all examples of ________ powers.

________ advocated a "new federalism."

Which decision is indicative of how the Supreme Court interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment and state discretion in civil rights matters in the decades after the Civil War?

Which of the following is a concurrent power held by both the national government and state governments?

In what decade did federal grants-in-aid NOT expand significantly?

The period of dual federalism (1865-1937)was marked by

Which of the following was an argument in favor of federalism at the time of the writing of the Constitution?

All the following countries have a unitary or modified unitary form of government EXCEPT

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Alaska is a state that only receives ________ percent of its general revenue from the federal government.

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties,candidates,and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

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Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

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Exam 3: Federalism: Forging a Nation

At the worst depths of the Great Depression,approximately ________ percent of workers were unemployed.

According to the Anti-Federalists,too strong of a national government meant

Which of the following statements is true?

Explain what is meant by fiscal federalism and describe how it has strengthened the authority of the federal government.

Sovereignty refers to

Fiscal federalism refers to the

Which of the following is almost exclusively a state power?

During the Great Depression,Americans turned to the federal government when

A federal system is one where

Describe the differences between a federal system of government and a unitary system.

The federal government's power to tax,regulate commerce among the states,and declare war are all examples of ________ powers.

________ advocated a "new federalism."

Which decision is indicative of how the Supreme Court interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment and state discretion in civil rights matters in the decades after the Civil War?

Which of the following is a concurrent power held by both the national government and state governments?

In what decade did federal grants-in-aid NOT expand significantly?

The period of dual federalism (1865-1937)was marked by

Which of the following was an argument in favor of federalism at the time of the writing of the Constitution?

All the following countries have a unitary or modified unitary form of government EXCEPT

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Alaska is a state that only receives ________ percent of its general revenue from the federal government.

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties,candidates,and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

Income,welfare,and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

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