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) All of these answers are correct. 
A) public education 
B) regulation of commerce 
C) declaration of war 
D) taxation 
E) All of these answers are correct. A

Question 2

The expansion of national authority in the 20th century first became evident in which decade?

Accepted Answer

A) 1930s 
B) 1950s 
C) 1960s 
D) 1980s 
E) 1990s 
A) 1930s 
B) 1950s 
C) 1960s 
D) 1980s 
E) 1990s A

Question 3

The 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. B

Question 4

A public policy program on which national,state,and local policymakers collaborate is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) dual federalism. 
B) cooperative federalism. 
C) unitary federalism. 
D) confederal federalism. 
E) cosponsor federalism. 
A) dual federalism. 
B) cooperative federalism. 
C) unitary federalism. 
D) confederal federalism. 
E) cosponsor federalism.

Question 5

The 2010 Affordable Care Act

Accepted Answer

A) was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2012. 
B) increased the control that states had over health insurance. 
C) was passed by strong bipartisan majorities. 
D) was enacted as a voluntary program with no penalties for nonparticipation. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2012. 
B) increased the control that states had over health insurance. 
C) was passed by strong bipartisan majorities. 
D) was enacted as a voluntary program with no penalties for nonparticipation. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

According to ________,a large republic is less likely to have an all-powerful faction.

Accepted Answer

A) Patrick Henry 
B) George Mason 
C) James Madison 
D) John C.Calhoun 
E) John Marshall Harlan 
A) Patrick Henry 
B) George Mason 
C) James Madison 
D) John C.Calhoun 
E) John Marshall Harlan

Question 7

________ 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 8

Alaska receives ________ of its general revenue from the federal government,the lowest percentage of any state.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The enumerated powers in Article I of the Constitution were intended to

Accepted Answer

A) limit the powers of the state governments. 
B) ensure that neither small nor large states would be at a disadvantage. 
C) ensure that neither northern nor southern states would be at a disadvantage. 
D) establish a government strong enough to forge a union that was secure in its defense and stable in its economy. 
E) limit the power of the presidency. 
A) limit the powers of the state governments. 
B) ensure that neither small nor large states would be at a disadvantage. 
C) ensure that neither northern nor southern states would be at a disadvantage. 
D) establish a government strong enough to forge a union that was secure in its defense and stable in its economy. 
E) limit the power of the presidency.

Question 10

The period of dual federalism (1865-1937)was marked by ________ in the area of commerce.

Accepted Answer

A) congressional supremacy 
B) state-government supremacy 
C) presidential supremacy 
D) business supremacy 
E) national supremacy 
A) congressional supremacy 
B) state-government supremacy 
C) presidential supremacy 
D) business supremacy 
E) national supremacy

Question 11

Which of the following would one NOT expect to apply to a state's active poverty relief program that can be classified as cooperative federalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Aspects of the program are administered by both the federal and state government. 
B) The program receives funding by both the federal and state government. 
C) Both the state and federal government would participate in determining eligibility of individuals receiving aid. 
D) Federal regulations would make the program appear somewhat uniform when compared to the same cooperative federalism program in other states. 
E) The state government provides most of the general administration,and a federal agency does most of the provision of relief to individuals. 
A) Aspects of the program are administered by both the federal and state government. 
B) The program receives funding by both the federal and state government. 
C) Both the state and federal government would participate in determining eligibility of individuals receiving aid. 
D) Federal regulations would make the program appear somewhat uniform when compared to the same cooperative federalism program in other states. 
E) The state government provides most of the general administration,and a federal agency does most of the provision of relief to individuals.

Question 12

What did Reagan promote as part of his version of "new federalism"?

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in federal funding of state education initiatives 
B) a reduction of the Supreme Court's role in determining the line between federal and state finance 
C) the use of block grants over categorical grants 
D) increased policy collaboration between states and the federal government 
E) a reduction in federal enumerated powers 
A) an increase in federal funding of state education initiatives 
B) a reduction of the Supreme Court's role in determining the line between federal and state finance 
C) the use of block grants over categorical grants 
D) increased policy collaboration between states and the federal government 
E) a reduction in federal enumerated powers

Question 13

McCulloch v.Maryland

Accepted Answer

A) ruled in favor of state-centered federalism. 
B) asserted that the necessary and proper clause was a restriction on the power of the national government. 
C) affirmed that national law is supreme to conflicting state law. 
D) established the Supreme Court's power to judge constitutional issues. 
E) allowed for a narrow reading of the Constitution. 
A) ruled in favor of state-centered federalism. 
B) asserted that the necessary and proper clause was a restriction on the power of the national government. 
C) affirmed that national law is supreme to conflicting state law. 
D) established the Supreme Court's power to judge constitutional issues. 
E) allowed for a narrow reading of the Constitution.

Question 14

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 15

Beginning with the Articles of Confederation and continuing through the modern period,explain how the commerce power of the national government has related to the issue of national authority.

Accepted Answer

Under the Articles,the national governme

Question 16

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 17

Which of the following statements about the Tenth Amendment is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Because it cannot define the federal government's lawful power,it has not proved a strong protection against the growth of federal power at the expense of the states. 
B) Because it defines state powers too narrowly,it has not proved a strong protection against the growth of federal power at the expense of the states. 
C) It has proven to be a strong force and preventive against the "nationalization" of the federal system. 
D) Because of its ambiguous nature,it has proved incompatible with the American federal system. 
E) It has vastly exceeded the Anti-Federalists' intent when the amendment was proposed. 
A) Because it cannot define the federal government's lawful power,it has not proved a strong protection against the growth of federal power at the expense of the states. 
B) Because it defines state powers too narrowly,it has not proved a strong protection against the growth of federal power at the expense of the states. 
C) It has proven to be a strong force and preventive against the "nationalization" of the federal system. 
D) Because of its ambiguous nature,it has proved incompatible with the American federal system. 
E) It has vastly exceeded the Anti-Federalists' intent when the amendment was proposed.

Question 18

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 among 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 among multiple branches of the national government.

Question 19

The writers of the Constitution established a federal system of government in part because

Accepted Answer

A) the states already existed as established entities and had to be preserved. 
B) few states in history had successfully established unitary governments. 
C) Locke and Montesquieu had concluded it was superior to other systems of government. 
D) the British political system was based on the federal principle. 
E) the states would be valuable sources of revenue for a federal government. 
A) the states already existed as established entities and had to be preserved. 
B) few states in history had successfully established unitary governments. 
C) Locke and Montesquieu had concluded it was superior to other systems of government. 
D) the British political system was based on the federal principle. 
E) the states would be valuable sources of revenue for a federal government.

Question 20

What did Newt Gingrich declare about federalism in 1994?

Accepted Answer

A) that government had moved too far away from the federalism of the early 20th century 
B) that power was beginning to swing back to the federal government 
C) that the 1960s-style federalism was dead 
D) that federalism was the only system that could preserve the power of the states 
E) that the federal government had betrayed the promise of states' rights in the Constitution 
A) that government had moved too far away from the federalism of the early 20th century 
B) that power was beginning to swing back to the federal government 
C) that the 1960s-style federalism was dead 
D) that federalism was the only system that could preserve the power of the states 
E) that the federal government had betrayed the promise of states' rights in the Constitution

Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power?

The expansion of national authority in the 20th century first became evident in which decade?

The Affordable Care Act

A public policy program on which national,state,and local policymakers collaborate is an example of

The 2010 Affordable Care Act

According to ________,a large republic is less likely to have an all-powerful faction.

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

Alaska receives ________ of its general revenue from the federal government,the lowest percentage of any state.

The enumerated powers in Article I of the Constitution were intended to

The period of dual federalism (1865-1937)was marked by ________ in the area of commerce.

Which of the following would one NOT expect to apply to a state's active poverty relief program that can be classified as cooperative federalism?

What did Reagan promote as part of his version of "new federalism"?

McCulloch v.Maryland

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

Beginning with the Articles of Confederation and continuing through the modern period,explain how the commerce power of the national government has related to the issue of national authority.

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

Which of the following statements about the Tenth Amendment is accurate?

A federal system is one where

The writers of the Constitution established a federal system of government in part because

What did Newt Gingrich declare about federalism in 1994?

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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Exam 3: Federalism: Forging a Nation

Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power?

The expansion of national authority in the 20th century first became evident in which decade?

The Affordable Care Act

A public policy program on which national,state,and local policymakers collaborate is an example of

The 2010 Affordable Care Act

According to ________,a large republic is less likely to have an all-powerful faction.

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

Alaska receives ________ of its general revenue from the federal government,the lowest percentage of any state.

The enumerated powers in Article I of the Constitution were intended to

The period of dual federalism (1865-1937)was marked by ________ in the area of commerce.

Which of the following would one NOT expect to apply to a state's active poverty relief program that can be classified as cooperative federalism?

What did Reagan promote as part of his version of "new federalism"?

McCulloch v.Maryland

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

Beginning with the Articles of Confederation and continuing through the modern period,explain how the commerce power of the national government has related to the issue of national authority.

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

Which of the following statements about the Tenth Amendment is accurate?

A federal system is one where

The writers of the Constitution established a federal system of government in part because

What did Newt Gingrich declare about federalism in 1994?

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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