Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power?

Accepted Answer

A) public education 
B) regulation of commerce 
C) declaration of war 
D) taxation 
E) establish a national currency 
A) public education 
B) regulation of commerce 
C) declaration of war 
D) taxation 
E) establish a national currency

Question 2

From 1789 to 1865,the most significant issue of federalism was

Accepted Answer

A) the application of the Bill of Rights to action by the state governments. 
B) whether the states would accept the lawful authority of the national government. 
C) whether business trusts would be regulated primarily by the states or by the national government. 
D) whether the states would respect the sovereignty of neighboring states. 
E) laissez-faire capitalism. 
A) the application of the Bill of Rights to action by the state governments. 
B) whether the states would accept the lawful authority of the national government. 
C) whether business trusts would be regulated primarily by the states or by the national government. 
D) whether the states would respect the sovereignty of neighboring states. 
E) laissez-faire capitalism.

Question 3

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 4

The TANF aspect of the Welfare Reform Act

Accepted Answer

A) was a categorical grant that restricted federal assistance to three years but limited state discretion in how to use the funds. 
B) was a block grant that,among other aspects,restricted federal assistance to five years. 
C) was a categorical grant that placed no time restrictions on federal assistance but dramatically limited state discretion in how to use the funds. 
D) was a block grant with no time or activity restrictions on how to use federal funds. 
E) ended direct federal welfare assistance to the states in grants of any form. 
A) was a categorical grant that restricted federal assistance to three years but limited state discretion in how to use the funds. 
B) was a block grant that,among other aspects,restricted federal assistance to five years. 
C) was a categorical grant that placed no time restrictions on federal assistance but dramatically limited state discretion in how to use the funds. 
D) was a block grant with no time or activity restrictions on how to use federal funds. 
E) ended direct federal welfare assistance to the states in grants of any form.

Question 5

What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the concept of dual federalism?

Accepted Answer

A) It brought about the immediate end of the concept. 
B) It created dominant business interests that raised questions about the suitability of dual federalism as a governing concept. 
C) It had no impact at all upon the concept. 
D) It led to passage of the Tenth Amendment. 
E) It made the doctrine of nullification a political reality. 
A) It brought about the immediate end of the concept. 
B) It created dominant business interests that raised questions about the suitability of dual federalism as a governing concept. 
C) It had no impact at all upon the concept. 
D) It led to passage of the Tenth Amendment. 
E) It made the doctrine of nullification a political reality.

Question 6

From President Abraham Lincoln's perspective,the decision to wage a civil war against the southern states is best summarized in what fashion?

Accepted Answer

A) States that allowed slavery were no longer sovereign. 
B) The states were older than the union. 
C) Southern states had abused the "reserved powers" amendment. 
D) The union was older than the states. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) States that allowed slavery were no longer sovereign. 
B) The states were older than the union. 
C) Southern states had abused the "reserved powers" amendment. 
D) The union was older than the states. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

Roughly one in every ________ dollars spent by local and state governments in recent decades was raised not by them but by the government in Washington.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) five 
C) ten 
D) fifty 
E) one hundred 
A) two 
B) five 
C) ten 
D) fifty 
E) one hundred

Question 8

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 9

The Constitution allows states to

Accepted Answer

A) raise an army in peacetime. 
B) print money. 
C) make commercial agreements with other states without the consent of Congress. 
D) govern intrastate commerce. 
E) govern interstate commerce. 
A) raise an army in peacetime. 
B) print money. 
C) make commercial agreements with other states without the consent of Congress. 
D) govern intrastate commerce. 
E) govern interstate commerce.

Question 10

National authority has greatly expanded in the twentieth century in large part because

Accepted Answer

A) the states and the federal government have become increasingly interdependent. 
B) constitutional amendments have opened the way for wider application of national authority. 
C) the state governments have shown themselves to be an ineffective level of government. 
D) the Democrats have been in control of Congress for most of the century. 
E) Americans like the idea of "big government". 
A) the states and the federal government have become increasingly interdependent. 
B) constitutional amendments have opened the way for wider application of national authority. 
C) the state governments have shown themselves to be an ineffective level of government. 
D) the Democrats have been in control of Congress for most of the century. 
E) Americans like the idea of "big government".

Question 11

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 12

Which of the following is most closely related to the concept of implied powers?

Accepted Answer

A) necessary and proper clause 
B) supremacy clause 
C) Tenth Amendment 
D) the commerce clause 
E) the power to tax 
A) necessary and proper clause 
B) supremacy clause 
C) Tenth Amendment 
D) the commerce clause 
E) the power to tax

Question 13

In key decisions early in the New Deal era,the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A) invalidated key pieces of FDR's New Deal legislation. 
B) upheld FDR's "court-packing" proposal. 
C) ruled that segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D) ruled that public accommodations were part of interstate commerce. 
E) invalidated the commerce clause. 
A) invalidated key pieces of FDR's New Deal legislation. 
B) upheld FDR's "court-packing" proposal. 
C) ruled that segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D) ruled that public accommodations were part of interstate commerce. 
E) invalidated the commerce clause.

Question 14

The elastic clause is related to which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) enumerated powers 
B) reserved powers 
C) implied powers 
D) concurrent powers 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) enumerated powers 
B) reserved powers 
C) implied powers 
D) concurrent powers 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 15

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 16

Which of the following was the core of Nixon's approach to "new federalism"?

Accepted Answer

A) an extension of federal influence over state education policy 
B) the elimination of block and categorical grants 
C) increased state powers in the form of national guards and control over border security 
D) revenue sharing,where the federal government gave money to the states to use as they saw fit 
E) a reduction in federal ability to regulate interstate commerce 
A) an extension of federal influence over state education policy 
B) the elimination of block and categorical grants 
C) increased state powers in the form of national guards and control over border security 
D) revenue sharing,where the federal government gave money to the states to use as they saw fit 
E) a reduction in federal ability to regulate interstate commerce

Question 17

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 18

________ opposed the ratification of the U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) George Washington 
B) Patrick Henry 
C) James Madison 
D) Benjamin Franklin 
E) John Adams 
A) George Washington 
B) Patrick Henry 
C) James Madison 
D) Benjamin Franklin 
E) John Adams

Question 19

The Tenth Amendment addressed the concerns of Anti-Federalists about

Accepted Answer

A) individual freedoms. 
B) the meaning of the commerce clause. 
C) popular representation in Congress. 
D) the powers of state governments. 
E) the Electoral College. 
A) individual freedoms. 
B) the meaning of the commerce clause. 
C) popular representation in Congress. 
D) the powers of state governments. 
E) the Electoral College.

Question 20

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.

Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power?

From 1789 to 1865,the most significant issue of federalism was

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

The TANF aspect of the Welfare Reform Act

What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the concept of dual federalism?

From President Abraham Lincoln's perspective,the decision to wage a civil war against the southern states is best summarized in what fashion?

Roughly one in every ________ dollars spent by local and state governments in recent decades was raised not by them but by the government in Washington.

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?

The Constitution allows states to

National authority has greatly expanded in the twentieth century in large part because

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

Which of the following is most closely related to the concept of implied powers?

In key decisions early in the New Deal era,the Supreme Court

The elastic clause is related to which of the following concepts?

Sovereignty refers to

Which of the following was the core of Nixon's approach to "new federalism"?

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

________ opposed the ratification of the U.S.Constitution.

The Tenth Amendment addressed the concerns of Anti-Federalists about

was marked by

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

Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our Differences

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Exam 3: Federalism: Forging a Nation

Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power?

From 1789 to 1865,the most significant issue of federalism was

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

The TANF aspect of the Welfare Reform Act

What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the concept of dual federalism?

From President Abraham Lincoln's perspective,the decision to wage a civil war against the southern states is best summarized in what fashion?

Roughly one in every ________ dollars spent by local and state governments in recent decades was raised not by them but by the government in Washington.

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?

The Constitution allows states to

National authority has greatly expanded in the twentieth century in large part because

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

Which of the following is most closely related to the concept of implied powers?

In key decisions early in the New Deal era,the Supreme Court

The elastic clause is related to which of the following concepts?

Sovereignty refers to

Which of the following was the core of Nixon's approach to "new federalism"?

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

________ opposed the ratification of the U.S.Constitution.

The Tenth Amendment addressed the concerns of Anti-Federalists about

was marked by

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

Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our Differences

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