Question 1

Many local school districts complained that the No Child Left Behind Act did not provide enough funding to implement the law.If this is the case,the law is was a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A) block grant 
B) unfunded mandate 
C) categorical grant 
D) programmatic request 
A) block grant 
B) unfunded mandate 
C) categorical grant 
D) programmatic request B

Question 2

The preemption of state and local laws by federal laws is based on which clause of the U.S.Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) supremacy 
B) due process 
C) equal protection 
D) full faith and credit 
A) supremacy 
B) due process 
C) equal protection 
D) full faith and credit A

Question 3

Which of the following cases involved the commerce clause?

Accepted Answer

A) Gibbons v.Ogden 
B) Roe v.Wade 
C) Brown v.Board of Education 
D) Marbury v.Madison 
A) Gibbons v.Ogden 
B) Roe v.Wade 
C) Brown v.Board of Education 
D) Marbury v.Madison A

Question 4

The __________ Amendment says that those powers not given to the federal government and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for the states and the people.

Accepted Answer

A) Eighth 
B) Tenth 
C) Eleventh 
D) Fourteenth 
A) Eighth 
B) Tenth 
C) Eleventh 
D) Fourteenth

Question 5

The Constitution denies the states the power to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) coin money 
B) create courts 
C) establish schools 
D) operate prisons 
A) coin money 
B) create courts 
C) establish schools 
D) operate prisons

Question 6

How does federalism contribute to democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) It increases citizens' access to government. 
B) It increases the gross domestic product. 
C) It lowers voter turnout. 
D) It lowers overall tax rates. 
A) It increases citizens' access to government. 
B) It increases the gross domestic product. 
C) It lowers voter turnout. 
D) It lowers overall tax rates.

Question 7

Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another?

Accepted Answer

A) commerce 
B) full faith and credit 
C) due process 
D) equal protection 
A) commerce 
B) full faith and credit 
C) due process 
D) equal protection

Question 8

Which of the following grants minimizes the paperwork that must be filled out and the strings attached to using the grant?

Accepted Answer

A) block grants 
B) business grants 
C) categorical grants 
D) programmatic requests 
A) block grants 
B) business grants 
C) categorical grants 
D) programmatic requests

Question 9

A disadvantage of federalism is that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the quality of policies can vary from state to state. 
B) states can figure out which policies work best for them 
C) citizens can choose to live in those areas that have the policies they prefer 
D) the state governments can nullify laws passed by Congress 
A) the quality of policies can vary from state to state. 
B) states can figure out which policies work best for them 
C) citizens can choose to live in those areas that have the policies they prefer 
D) the state governments can nullify laws passed by Congress

Question 10

Federalism generally allows citizens significantly more opportunities to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) invest in the stock market 
B) become a civil engineer 
C) find gainful employment 
D) participate in politics 
A) invest in the stock market 
B) become a civil engineer 
C) find gainful employment 
D) participate in politics

Question 11

Proponents of devolution argue that the authority of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the military should be expanded 
B) state governments should be expanded 
C) the federal government should be expanded 
D) Congress should be expanded 
A) the military should be expanded 
B) state governments should be expanded 
C) the federal government should be expanded 
D) Congress should be expanded

Question 12

Which of the following is a shared power between states and the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A) controlling money supply 
B) raising and maintaining an army 
C) establishing a post office 
D) the power to tax 
A) controlling money supply 
B) raising and maintaining an army 
C) establishing a post office 
D) the power to tax

Question 13

What model of federalism is sometimes described metaphorically as a marble cake?

Accepted Answer

A) cooperative federalism 
B) dual federalism 
C) progressive federalism 
D) new federalism 
A) cooperative federalism 
B) dual federalism 
C) progressive federalism 
D) new federalism

Question 14

Prior to the ratification of the Constitution,the United States was governed by the Articles of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Confederation 
B) Declaration 
C) Federalism 
D) Independence 
A) Confederation 
B) Declaration 
C) Federalism 
D) Independence

Question 15

Education and transportation policies are primarily state responsibilities.However,under __________ the federal government has also been making policy in these areas.

Accepted Answer

A) cooperative federalism 
B) constitutional government 
C) a federal government system 
D) unified government 
A) cooperative federalism 
B) constitutional government 
C) a federal government system 
D) unified government

Question 16

Before the ratification of the Constitution,the United States was organized as a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A) confederation 
B) direct democracy 
C) oligarchy - 
D) conglomeration 
A) confederation 
B) direct democracy 
C) oligarchy - 
D) conglomeration

Question 17

Which of the following is a confederation?

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) the United Nations 
C) Great Britain 
D) China 
A) the United States 
B) the United Nations 
C) Great Britain 
D) China

Question 18

__________ helped establish the preeminence of the federal government over the states.

Accepted Answer

A) The Revolutionary War 
B) The Civil War 
C) World War I 
D) The Vietnam War 
A) The Revolutionary War 
B) The Civil War 
C) World War I 
D) The Vietnam War

Question 19

Which clause of the U.S.Constitution did the Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v.Maryland as allowing Congress to create a national bank?

Accepted Answer

A) commerce 
B) necessary and proper 
C) due process 
D) equal protection 
A) commerce 
B) necessary and proper 
C) due process 
D) equal protection

Question 20

Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of state and national governments with separate but distinct authority?

Accepted Answer

A) combined 
B) cooperative 
C) dual 
D) progressive 
A) combined 
B) cooperative 
C) dual 
D) progressive

Many local school districts complained that the No Child Left Behind Act did not provide enough funding to implement the law.If this is the case,the law is was a(n) __________.

The preemption of state and local laws by federal laws is based on which clause of the U.S.Constitution?

Which of the following cases involved the commerce clause?

The __________ Amendment says that those powers not given to the federal government and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for the states and the people.

The Constitution denies the states the power to __________.

How does federalism contribute to democracy?

Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another?

Which of the following grants minimizes the paperwork that must be filled out and the strings attached to using the grant?

A disadvantage of federalism is that __________.

Federalism generally allows citizens significantly more opportunities to __________.

Proponents of devolution argue that the authority of __________.

Which of the following is a shared power between states and the federal government?

What model of federalism is sometimes described metaphorically as a marble cake?

Prior to the ratification of the Constitution,the United States was governed by the Articles of __________.

Education and transportation policies are primarily state responsibilities.However,under __________ the federal government has also been making policy in these areas.

Before the ratification of the Constitution,the United States was organized as a(n) __________.

Which of the following is a confederation?

__________ helped establish the preeminence of the federal government over the states.

Which clause of the U.S.Constitution did the Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v.Maryland as allowing Congress to create a national bank?

Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of state and national governments with separate but distinct authority?

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Exam 3: Federalism

Many local school districts complained that the No Child Left Behind Act did not provide enough funding to implement the law.If this is the case,the law is was a(n) __________.

The preemption of state and local laws by federal laws is based on which clause of the U.S.Constitution?

Which of the following cases involved the commerce clause?

The __________ Amendment says that those powers not given to the federal government and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for the states and the people.

The Constitution denies the states the power to __________.

How does federalism contribute to democracy?

Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another?

Which of the following grants minimizes the paperwork that must be filled out and the strings attached to using the grant?

A disadvantage of federalism is that __________.

Federalism generally allows citizens significantly more opportunities to __________.

Proponents of devolution argue that the authority of __________.

Which of the following is a shared power between states and the federal government?

What model of federalism is sometimes described metaphorically as a marble cake?

Prior to the ratification of the Constitution,the United States was governed by the Articles of __________.

Education and transportation policies are primarily state responsibilities.However,under __________ the federal government has also been making policy in these areas.

Before the ratification of the Constitution,the United States was organized as a(n) __________.

Which of the following is a confederation?

__________ helped establish the preeminence of the federal government over the states.

Which clause of the U.S.Constitution did the Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v.Maryland as allowing Congress to create a national bank?

Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of state and national governments with separate but distinct authority?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Policymaking for Health Care, the Environment, and Energy

National Security Policymaking

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