Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It creates greater flexibility at local levels of government. 
B)  It leads to increased access to government for citizens. 
C)  It creates a tendency for states to engage in "smokestack chasing." 
D)  It creates a tendency for states to cut social benefits to better compete with each other. 
E)  It creates a more uniform environment for business activity across the country. 
A)  It creates greater flexibility at local levels of government. 
B)  It leads to increased access to government for citizens. 
C)  It creates a tendency for states to engage in "smokestack chasing." 
D)  It creates a tendency for states to cut social benefits to better compete with each other. 
E)  It creates a more uniform environment for business activity across the country.

Question 2

McCulloch v.Maryland increased the power of the federal government by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  interpreting the commerce clause of the Constitution very broadly 
B)  interpreting the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution very broadly 
C)  outlawing slavery in the territories 
D)  interpreting the federal police power very broadly 
E)  establishing that the states did not have the power to secede from the union 
A)  interpreting the commerce clause of the Constitution very broadly 
B)  interpreting the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution very broadly 
C)  outlawing slavery in the territories 
D)  interpreting the federal police power very broadly 
E)  establishing that the states did not have the power to secede from the union

Question 3

The founders intended the people to have influence over public policy through the House of Commons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The congressional abilities specifically listed in Article I,Section 8,are called the enumerated powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the United States,______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the legislative and executive branches have gradually come to share all institutional powers 
B)  legislative powers include the ability to initiate and implement laws in a completely autonomous fashion 
C)  the Constitution gives the president the explicit ability to declare a state of emergency 
D)  legislative, executive, and judicial powers are handled by separate institutions 
E)  the judiciary takes precedence over the legislative and executive branches by design 
A)  the legislative and executive branches have gradually come to share all institutional powers 
B)  legislative powers include the ability to initiate and implement laws in a completely autonomous fashion 
C)  the Constitution gives the president the explicit ability to declare a state of emergency 
D)  legislative, executive, and judicial powers are handled by separate institutions 
E)  the judiciary takes precedence over the legislative and executive branches by design

Question 6

The text concludes that the current status of federalism ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  is dominated by conservative efforts toward devolution 
B)  is characterized by a contradictory mix of rhetoric about moving power back to the states and new national initiatives 
C)  is characterized by rhetoric about new national initiatives while more power is being devolved to the states 
D)  involves a consensus that the national government has grown too strong 
E)  involves a consensus that the national government must become stronger in the face of so many challenges to the nation's welfare 
A)  is dominated by conservative efforts toward devolution 
B)  is characterized by a contradictory mix of rhetoric about moving power back to the states and new national initiatives 
C)  is characterized by rhetoric about new national initiatives while more power is being devolved to the states 
D)  involves a consensus that the national government has grown too strong 
E)  involves a consensus that the national government must become stronger in the face of so many challenges to the nation's welfare

Question 7

In McCulloch v.Maryland (1819),the Supreme Court held that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  it could declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional 
B)  state-chartered banks were immune from federal regulation 
C)  the federal government had the implied power to create a national bank 
D)  states had the ability to restrict interstate commerce within their jurisdictions 
E)  Congress was not allowed to outlaw slavery in U.S. territories 
A)  it could declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional 
B)  state-chartered banks were immune from federal regulation 
C)  the federal government had the implied power to create a national bank 
D)  states had the ability to restrict interstate commerce within their jurisdictions 
E)  Congress was not allowed to outlaw slavery in U.S. territories

Question 8

The Constitution has been amended through the formal amendment process and through ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Constitution has been amended through the...

Question 9

In a parliamentary system,the ______ is the dominant branch of government.

Accepted Answer

A)  legislature 
B)  executive 
C)  judiciary 
D)  bureaucracy 
E)  military 
A)  legislature 
B)  executive 
C)  judiciary 
D)  bureaucracy 
E)  military

Question 10

Federal orders that require states to operate and pay for programs created at the national level are called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  block grants 
B)  unfunded mandates 
C)  categorical grants 
D)  delegated orders 
E)  hortatory appeals 
A)  block grants 
B)  unfunded mandates 
C)  categorical grants 
D)  delegated orders 
E)  hortatory appeals

Question 11

The most important effect of changing the rules by which political decisions are made is that such changes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  can affect who is advantaged and who is disadvantaged 
B)  confuse the public 
C)  make decisions inconsistent with each other 
D)  always help the wealthy 
E)  always reduce justice in the system 
A)  can affect who is advantaged and who is disadvantaged 
B)  confuse the public 
C)  make decisions inconsistent with each other 
D)  always help the wealthy 
E)  always reduce justice in the system

Question 12

The founders intended the people to have influence over public policy through the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  House of Representatives 
B)  House of Representatives and the Senate 
C)  House of Representatives, the Senate, and the president 
D)  president 
E)  Senate 
A)  House of Representatives 
B)  House of Representatives and the Senate 
C)  House of Representatives, the Senate, and the president 
D)  president 
E)  Senate

Question 13

According to the text,twenty-three states now have medical marijuana use laws.The text also mentioned different points of view that pertained to whether or not it was legal to use marijuana for medical purposes in the United States.Is it illegal or not? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

As the text explains,there is reliable a

Question 14

Congress has been reluctant to use block grants to achieve policy goals because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  they allow states to pursue their own goals rather than the federal government's goals 
B)  they are too expensive 
C)  they are too time consuming to write 
D)  state politicians dislike them as much as unfunded mandates 
E)  states rarely accept them due to the restrictions written into such grants 
A)  they allow states to pursue their own goals rather than the federal government's goals 
B)  they are too expensive 
C)  they are too time consuming to write 
D)  state politicians dislike them as much as unfunded mandates 
E)  states rarely accept them due to the restrictions written into such grants

Question 15

Citizens can directly engage in the legislative process in some states by the use of the ______ or the ______ and can remove elected officials from office before the end of their terms by use of the ______.

Accepted Answer

initiative

Question 16

The founders hoped that the Senate would be ______ the House of Representatives.

Accepted Answer

A)  more responsive to the public than 
B)  more stable than 
C)  more accessible to the people than 
D)  less aristocratic than 
E)  similar in every way to 
A)  more responsive to the public than 
B)  more stable than 
C)  more accessible to the people than 
D)  less aristocratic than 
E)  similar in every way to

Question 17

The theory that defines the state and national governments as essentially separate from each other and carrying out independent functions is ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The theory that defines the state and...

Question 18

The Supreme Court has interpreted the ______ clause of the Constitution so broadly that there are very few restrictions on what Congress can do.

Accepted Answer

necessary

Question 19

The amendment process for the Constitution ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  has changed over the years to make the process more difficult 
B)  was designed to allow growth and change but not to be too easy 
C)  does not permit amendments to be made that would restrict fundamental liberties 
D)  was supposed to be quick and simple 
E)  has been used too often for many Democrats' taste 
A)  has changed over the years to make the process more difficult 
B)  was designed to allow growth and change but not to be too easy 
C)  does not permit amendments to be made that would restrict fundamental liberties 
D)  was supposed to be quick and simple 
E)  has been used too often for many Democrats' taste

Question 20

The Constitution spells out ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the founders' views of the philosophically best government 
B)  the official rules for who gets what, when, and how in American politics 
C)  a government designed to maximize the power of the wealthy 
D)  the justification for the Revolution 
E)  the most extreme example of popular sovereignty ever created 
A)  the founders' views of the philosophically best government 
B)  the official rules for who gets what, when, and how in American politics 
C)  a government designed to maximize the power of the wealthy 
D)  the justification for the Revolution 
E)  the most extreme example of popular sovereignty ever created

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of federalism?

McCulloch v.Maryland increased the power of the federal government by ______.

The founders intended the people to have influence over public policy through the House of Commons.

The congressional abilities specifically listed in Article I,Section 8,are called the enumerated powers.

In the United States,______.

The text concludes that the current status of federalism ______.

In McCulloch v.Maryland (1819),the Supreme Court held that ______.

The Constitution has been amended through the formal amendment process and through ______.

In a parliamentary system,the ______ is the dominant branch of government.

Federal orders that require states to operate and pay for programs created at the national level are called ______.

The most important effect of changing the rules by which political decisions are made is that such changes ______.

The founders intended the people to have influence over public policy through the ______.

According to the text,twenty-three states now have medical marijuana use laws.The text also mentioned different points of view that pertained to whether or not it was legal to use marijuana for medical purposes in the United States.Is it illegal or not? Explain your answer.

Congress has been reluctant to use block grants to achieve policy goals because ______.

Citizens can directly engage in the legislative process in some states by the use of the or the and can remove elected officials from office before the end of their terms by use of the __.

The founders hoped that the Senate would be ______ the House of Representatives.

The theory that defines the state and national governments as essentially separate from each other and carrying out independent functions is ______.

The Supreme Court has interpreted the ______ clause of the Constitution so broadly that there are very few restrictions on what Congress can do.

The amendment process for the Constitution ______.

The Constitution spells out ______.

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Exam 4: Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of federalism?

McCulloch v.Maryland increased the power of the federal government by ______.

The founders intended the people to have influence over public policy through the House of Commons.

The congressional abilities specifically listed in Article I,Section 8,are called the enumerated powers.

In the United States,______.

The text concludes that the current status of federalism ______.

In McCulloch v.Maryland (1819),the Supreme Court held that ______.

The Constitution has been amended through the formal amendment process and through ______.

In a parliamentary system,the ______ is the dominant branch of government.

Federal orders that require states to operate and pay for programs created at the national level are called ______.

The most important effect of changing the rules by which political decisions are made is that such changes ______.

The founders intended the people to have influence over public policy through the ______.

According to the text,twenty-three states now have medical marijuana use laws.The text also mentioned different points of view that pertained to whether or not it was legal to use marijuana for medical purposes in the United States.Is it illegal or not? Explain your answer.

Congress has been reluctant to use block grants to achieve policy goals because ______.

Citizens can directly engage in the legislative process in some states by the use of the ______ or the ______ and can remove elected officials from office before the end of their terms by use of the ______.

The founders hoped that the Senate would be ______ the House of Representatives.

The theory that defines the state and national governments as essentially separate from each other and carrying out independent functions is ______.

The Supreme Court has interpreted the ______ clause of the Constitution so broadly that there are very few restrictions on what Congress can do.

The amendment process for the Constitution ______.

The Constitution spells out ______.

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

Citizens can directly engage in the legislative process in some states by the use of the or the and can remove elected officials from office before the end of their terms by use of the __.