Question 1

Political scientists today see federalism as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a partnership between the national and state governments in which the state governments are the dominant partners 
B)  a bitter rivalry in which each level of government struggles to gain supremacy 
C)  a partnership between the national and state governments in which the federal government is the dominant partner 
D)  consisting of two totally separate levels of power that have little to do with each other 
E)  having evolved to the point at which the state governments really do not matter 
A)  a partnership between the national and state governments in which the state governments are the dominant partners 
B)  a bitter rivalry in which each level of government struggles to gain supremacy 
C)  a partnership between the national and state governments in which the federal government is the dominant partner 
D)  consisting of two totally separate levels of power that have little to do with each other 
E)  having evolved to the point at which the state governments really do not matter C

Question 2

The powers of the president include all of the following EXCEPT this:

Accepted Answer

A)  The president is commander in chief of the armed forces. 
B)  The president appoints, with confirmation by the Senate, members of the judiciary. 
C)  The president negotiates treaties. 
D)  The president can call Congress into session under extraordinary circumstances. 
E)  The president can declare war. 
A)  The president is commander in chief of the armed forces. 
B)  The president appoints, with confirmation by the Senate, members of the judiciary. 
C)  The president negotiates treaties. 
D)  The president can call Congress into session under extraordinary circumstances. 
E)  The president can declare war. E

Question 3

The necessary and proper clause ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  states that it is necessary and proper for Congress to have sufficient reasons to impeach the president 
B)  states that the authorities must have a necessary and proper reason for search and seizure of private property 
C)  is used by Congress to justify the exercise of powers not mentioned in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution 
D)  states that it is necessary and proper for the president to have sufficient reasons to begin a war 
E)  is used by the Supreme Court as justification for the power of judicial review 
A)  states that it is necessary and proper for Congress to have sufficient reasons to impeach the president 
B)  states that the authorities must have a necessary and proper reason for search and seizure of private property 
C)  is used by Congress to justify the exercise of powers not mentioned in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution 
D)  states that it is necessary and proper for the president to have sufficient reasons to begin a war 
E)  is used by the Supreme Court as justification for the power of judicial review C

Question 4

One reason for the growth of the national government's power and influence has been ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the trend among democratic countries to become more unitary 
B)  heightened expectations and demands placed on the federal government 
C)  an increase in popular apathy 
D)  the failure of the states to provide adequate opportunities for interest group participation 
E)  the gradual expansion of the national share of the property tax 
A)  the trend among democratic countries to become more unitary 
B)  heightened expectations and demands placed on the federal government 
C)  an increase in popular apathy 
D)  the failure of the states to provide adequate opportunities for interest group participation 
E)  the gradual expansion of the national share of the property tax

Question 5

The trend of Supreme Court's rulings in favor of devolution ended ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  when the membership of the court became more liberal 
B)  following the attacks of September 11, 2001 
C)  when the membership of the Supreme Court became more conservative 
D)  when Barack Obama became president 
E)  when George W. Bush became president 
A)  when the membership of the court became more liberal 
B)  following the attacks of September 11, 2001 
C)  when the membership of the Supreme Court became more conservative 
D)  when Barack Obama became president 
E)  when George W. Bush became president

Question 6

The New Deal increased the power of the federal government in regard to ______.

Accepted Answer

business a

Question 7

The founders created the Electoral College as an intermediate body to elect the president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The initiative,referendum,and recall are methods used ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  by Congress to replace executive officials 
B)  by the president to launch new policy initiatives 
C)  in some state governments to allow citizens to participate more directly in government 
D)  by the Supreme Court to respond to writs of certiorari 
E)  by the states to resist encroachment on their powers by the national government 
A)  by Congress to replace executive officials 
B)  by the president to launch new policy initiatives 
C)  in some state governments to allow citizens to participate more directly in government 
D)  by the Supreme Court to respond to writs of certiorari 
E)  by the states to resist encroachment on their powers by the national government

Question 9

Discuss the logic behind the separation of powers as given by Montesquieu.According to James Madison,why would having different branches of government hold power protect against tyranny?

Accepted Answer

Students should fully define separation

Question 10

The Supreme Court has interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  allow women to have the right to vote 
B)  strike down Prohibition 
C)  strike down racial segregation in the states 
D)  limit the power of the federal government in relation to the states 
E)  require the states to permit eighteen-year-olds to vote 
A)  allow women to have the right to vote 
B)  strike down Prohibition 
C)  strike down racial segregation in the states 
D)  limit the power of the federal government in relation to the states 
E)  require the states to permit eighteen-year-olds to vote

Question 11

The major difference between a republic and a democracy is that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  popular sovereignty is important only in a democracy 
B)  majority tyranny is more of a danger in a republic 
C)  republics are less stable than democracies 
D)  in a republic, elected individuals, rather than citizens themselves, have the direct power to make most governmental decisions 
E)  democracies require a unicameral legislature 
A)  popular sovereignty is important only in a democracy 
B)  majority tyranny is more of a danger in a republic 
C)  republics are less stable than democracies 
D)  in a republic, elected individuals, rather than citizens themselves, have the direct power to make most governmental decisions 
E)  democracies require a unicameral legislature

Question 12

Two trends evident in the development of American federalism throughout history are the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  expansion of American government in general and the gradual strengthening of the federal government 
B)  simultaneous growth of the nullification movement and federal desire for financial resources 
C)  increases in state power and fiscal resources at the expense of the federal government 
D)  development of the property tax and the need for states to provide resources to the national government 
E)  legalization of the income tax and devolution 
A)  expansion of American government in general and the gradual strengthening of the federal government 
B)  simultaneous growth of the nullification movement and federal desire for financial resources 
C)  increases in state power and fiscal resources at the expense of the federal government 
D)  development of the property tax and the need for states to provide resources to the national government 
E)  legalization of the income tax and devolution

Question 13

The New Deal increased the power of the federal government in regard to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  business and the economy 
B)  the war-making power 
C)  education 
D)  civil rights 
E)  civil liberties 
A)  business and the economy 
B)  the war-making power 
C)  education 
D)  civil rights 
E)  civil liberties

Question 14

Aspects of the system of checks and balances include all of the following EXCEPT this:

Accepted Answer

A)  Presidents can veto legislation. 
B)  Presidents can force Congress to adjourn. 
C)  Congress can impeach the president. 
D)  The Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress or of the president to be unconstitutional. 
E)  Congress can impeach members of the judiciary. 
A)  Presidents can veto legislation. 
B)  Presidents can force Congress to adjourn. 
C)  Congress can impeach the president. 
D)  The Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress or of the president to be unconstitutional. 
E)  Congress can impeach members of the judiciary.

Question 15

The founders created the ______ as an intermediate body to elect the president.

Accepted Answer

A)  House of Representatives 
B)  Senate 
C)  Electoral College 
D)  Council of Governors 
E)  Federal Election Commission 
A)  House of Representatives 
B)  Senate 
C)  Electoral College 
D)  Council of Governors 
E)  Federal Election Commission

Question 16

Federalism in the United States ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  is a system badly in need of repair 
B)  was a compromise for how power should be distributed between the national and state governments 
C)  provides for strong state and local power compared to federal power 
D)  has outlived its usefulness as a framework for American politics 
E)  grants the federal government a dominant position over the states in all areas except education 
A)  is a system badly in need of repair 
B)  was a compromise for how power should be distributed between the national and state governments 
C)  provides for strong state and local power compared to federal power 
D)  has outlived its usefulness as a framework for American politics 
E)  grants the federal government a dominant position over the states in all areas except education

Question 17

Legislative supremacy ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  is an alternative system to judicial review 
B)  grew more important after the Civil War 
C)  was never seriously considered by the founders 
D)  is provided for in Article I of the Constitution 
E)  is practiced by most democratic countries 
A)  is an alternative system to judicial review 
B)  grew more important after the Civil War 
C)  was never seriously considered by the founders 
D)  is provided for in Article I of the Constitution 
E)  is practiced by most democratic countries

Question 18

The principle that states that national laws will be followed if state laws conflict with them is found in the ______ clause.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The principle that states that national laws...

Question 19

Although the states have the authority to set the minimum drinking age,the United States has a national legal alcohol consumption age of twenty-one because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  state compacts have led to a uniform drinking age 
B)  the federal government threatened to withhold highway funds from any state that didn't have a drinking age of twenty-one 
C)  all states are now sensitive to the consequences of underage drinking 
D)  prohibition groups have lobbied successfully for a higher drinking age in all states 
E)  the international standard for the legal drinking age is twenty-one 
A)  state compacts have led to a uniform drinking age 
B)  the federal government threatened to withhold highway funds from any state that didn't have a drinking age of twenty-one 
C)  all states are now sensitive to the consequences of underage drinking 
D)  prohibition groups have lobbied successfully for a higher drinking age in all states 
E)  the international standard for the legal drinking age is twenty-one

Question 20

All of the following comparisons between the president and senators are true EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  Senators have always been chosen by direct election. 
B)  The minimum age to be president is older than the minimum age to be a senator. 
C)  Presidents cannot be naturalized citizens. 
D)  Presidents have shorter terms than senators. 
E)  Presidents can be impeached. 
A)  Senators have always been chosen by direct election. 
B)  The minimum age to be president is older than the minimum age to be a senator. 
C)  Presidents cannot be naturalized citizens. 
D)  Presidents have shorter terms than senators. 
E)  Presidents can be impeached.

Political scientists today see federalism as ______.

The powers of the president include all of the following EXCEPT this:

The necessary and proper clause ______.

One reason for the growth of the national government's power and influence has been ______.

The trend of Supreme Court's rulings in favor of devolution ended ______.

The New Deal increased the power of the federal government in regard to ______.

The founders created the Electoral College as an intermediate body to elect the president.

The initiative,referendum,and recall are methods used ______.

Discuss the logic behind the separation of powers as given by Montesquieu.According to James Madison,why would having different branches of government hold power protect against tyranny?

The Supreme Court has interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment to ______.

The major difference between a republic and a democracy is that ______.

Two trends evident in the development of American federalism throughout history are the ______.

The New Deal increased the power of the federal government in regard to ______.

Aspects of the system of checks and balances include all of the following EXCEPT this:

The founders created the ______ as an intermediate body to elect the president.

Federalism in the United States ______.

Legislative supremacy ______.

The principle that states that national laws will be followed if state laws conflict with them is found in the ______ clause.

Although the states have the authority to set the minimum drinking age,the United States has a national legal alcohol consumption age of twenty-one because ______.

All of the following comparisons between the president and senators are true EXCEPT this one:

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Exam 4: Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Political scientists today see federalism as ______.

The powers of the president include all of the following EXCEPT this:

The necessary and proper clause ______.

One reason for the growth of the national government's power and influence has been ______.

The trend of Supreme Court's rulings in favor of devolution ended ______.

The New Deal increased the power of the federal government in regard to ______.

The founders created the Electoral College as an intermediate body to elect the president.

The initiative,referendum,and recall are methods used ______.

Discuss the logic behind the separation of powers as given by Montesquieu.According to James Madison,why would having different branches of government hold power protect against tyranny?

The Supreme Court has interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment to ______.

The major difference between a republic and a democracy is that ______.

Two trends evident in the development of American federalism throughout history are the ______.

The New Deal increased the power of the federal government in regard to ______.

Aspects of the system of checks and balances include all of the following EXCEPT this:

The founders created the ______ as an intermediate body to elect the president.

Federalism in the United States ______.

Legislative supremacy ______.

The principle that states that national laws will be followed if state laws conflict with them is found in the ______ clause.

Although the states have the authority to set the minimum drinking age,the United States has a national legal alcohol consumption age of twenty-one because ______.

All of the following comparisons between the president and senators are true EXCEPT this one:

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

The Media

Social and Environmental Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters