Question 1

Which of the following powers do state governments not have?

Accepted Answer

A)  to define private property 
B)  to develop and enforce criminal codes 
C)  to license doctors,lawyers,barbers,and plumbers 
D)  to create marriage and divorce laws 
E)  to coin their own money 
A)  to define private property 
B)  to develop and enforce criminal codes 
C)  to license doctors,lawyers,barbers,and plumbers 
D)  to create marriage and divorce laws 
E)  to coin their own money

Question 2

The federal system can be best defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  a system of government where member nations meet in a multinational conference. 
B)  a system of government in which power is divided between a national government and lower levels of government. 
C)  a system in which the power of the central government is funded through taxation of the local government. 
D)  the sharing of legislative powers between an upper and lower house. 
E)  a system where governmental authority is divided into separate branches and each branch is given some power over the other branches. 
A)  a system of government where member nations meet in a multinational conference. 
B)  a system of government in which power is divided between a national government and lower levels of government. 
C)  a system in which the power of the central government is funded through taxation of the local government. 
D)  the sharing of legislative powers between an upper and lower house. 
E)  a system where governmental authority is divided into separate branches and each branch is given some power over the other branches.

Question 3

The Antifederalists feared an overly strong central government under the new Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Cooperative federalism ended during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes the discussion of local government found in the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local government has no status in the Constitution. 
B)  Local governments are constitutionally required to turn over all of the local taxes collected from residents to state governments. 
C)  Local governments are given the authority to ignore federal laws that their citizens do not agree with. 
D)  Local governments have the power to establish local banks. 
E)  Local governments have the power to raise and maintain militias. 
A)  Local government has no status in the Constitution. 
B)  Local governments are constitutionally required to turn over all of the local taxes collected from residents to state governments. 
C)  Local governments are given the authority to ignore federal laws that their citizens do not agree with. 
D)  Local governments have the power to establish local banks. 
E)  Local governments have the power to raise and maintain militias.

Question 6

McCulloch v.Maryland gave Congress potentially expansive powers for regulating commercial activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Unfunded mandate refers to the national government imposing regulatory costs on the states without reimbursement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which constitutional clause has been central in debates over gay and lesbian marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  the full faith and credit clause 
B)  the necessary and proper clause 
C)  the privileges and immunities clause 
D)  the interstate commerce clause 
E)  the establishment clause 
A)  the full faith and credit clause 
B)  the necessary and proper clause 
C)  the privileges and immunities clause 
D)  the interstate commerce clause 
E)  the establishment clause

Question 9

Which of the following has not been an important contractual topic between states?

Accepted Answer

A)  the distribution of river water 
B)  state passport requirements 
C)  interstate transportation 
D)  environmental regulations 
E)  border disputes 
A)  the distribution of river water 
B)  state passport requirements 
C)  interstate transportation 
D)  environmental regulations 
E)  border disputes

Question 10

Congressional grants paid for ______ percent of the development of an interstate highway after World War II.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  50 
D)  90 
E)  100 
A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  50 
D)  90 
E)  100

Question 11

Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited federal power?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States v.Lopez and Printz v.United States 
B)  Gibbons v.Ogden and McCulloch v.Maryland 
C)  Gibbons v.Ogden and Brown v.Board of Education 
D)  McCulloch v.Maryland and Brown v.Board of Education 
E)  Gibbons v.Ogden and Roe v.Wade 
A)  United States v.Lopez and Printz v.United States 
B)  Gibbons v.Ogden and McCulloch v.Maryland 
C)  Gibbons v.Ogden and Brown v.Board of Education 
D)  McCulloch v.Maryland and Brown v.Board of Education 
E)  Gibbons v.Ogden and Roe v.Wade

Question 12

What has been the main problem posed for U.S.states by international trade agreements?

Accepted Answer

A)  These agreements cause confusion when each state interprets them differently. 
B)  These agreements have led to intense competition between individual states. 
C)  These agreements often limit the regulatory authority of states. 
D)  The Constitution grants each state a veto over these agreements,but Congress has used its implied powers to usurp these vetoes. 
E)  These agreements usually require states to spend a great deal of money but offer little return on their investment. 
A)  These agreements cause confusion when each state interprets them differently. 
B)  These agreements have led to intense competition between individual states. 
C)  These agreements often limit the regulatory authority of states. 
D)  The Constitution grants each state a veto over these agreements,but Congress has used its implied powers to usurp these vetoes. 
E)  These agreements usually require states to spend a great deal of money but offer little return on their investment.

Question 13

When Alaska passed a law in the 1970s that gave state residents preference over nonresidents in obtaining work on oil pipelines,this law violated the

Accepted Answer

A)  interstate commerce clause. 
B)  full faith and credit clause. 
C)  privileges and immunities clause. 
D)  takings clause. 
E)  necessary and proper clause. 
A)  interstate commerce clause. 
B)  full faith and credit clause. 
C)  privileges and immunities clause. 
D)  takings clause. 
E)  necessary and proper clause.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about the structure of American federalism is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S.government by allowing many divisive policy decisions throughout American history to be made by states. 
B)  It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S.government by forcing every state to develop in exactly the same way. 
C)  It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S.government by not allowing states to make divisive policy decisions at any point in American history. 
D)  It caused the Civil War to be fought decades before it would have been under a unitary system. 
E)  It has had almost no effect on the stability and functioning of U.S.government. 
A)  It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S.government by allowing many divisive policy decisions throughout American history to be made by states. 
B)  It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S.government by forcing every state to develop in exactly the same way. 
C)  It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S.government by not allowing states to make divisive policy decisions at any point in American history. 
D)  It caused the Civil War to be fought decades before it would have been under a unitary system. 
E)  It has had almost no effect on the stability and functioning of U.S.government.

Question 15

When the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the authority to dictate its distribution,this money is identified as

Accepted Answer

A)  a grant-in-aid. 
B)  an unfunded mandate. 
C)  interstate commerce. 
D)  a devolution. 
E)  revenue sharing. 
A)  a grant-in-aid. 
B)  an unfunded mandate. 
C)  interstate commerce. 
D)  a devolution. 
E)  revenue sharing.

Question 16

Federal laws concerning crime mostly deal with

Accepted Answer

A)  terrorism. 
B)  the District of Columbia and other federal territories. 
C)  drug trafficking and organized crime. 
D)  international crime. 
E)  crimes against children. 
A)  terrorism. 
B)  the District of Columbia and other federal territories. 
C)  drug trafficking and organized crime. 
D)  international crime. 
E)  crimes against children.

Question 17

In the 1990s,the Supreme Court's "federalism revolution" was

Accepted Answer

A)  designed to eliminate the control state governments have over local governments. 
B)  designed to increase the amount of money devoted to project grants. 
C)  designed to return more power to the states. 
D)  designed to return more power to the federal government. 
E)  designed to end the system of federalism in the United States and replace it with a unitary system. 
A)  designed to eliminate the control state governments have over local governments. 
B)  designed to increase the amount of money devoted to project grants. 
C)  designed to return more power to the states. 
D)  designed to return more power to the federal government. 
E)  designed to end the system of federalism in the United States and replace it with a unitary system.

Question 18

Which president presided over the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Hoover 
B)  Franklin Roosevelt 
C)  Dwight Eisenhower 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Lyndon Johnson 
A)  Herbert Hoover 
B)  Franklin Roosevelt 
C)  Dwight Eisenhower 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Lyndon Johnson

Question 19

The source of an implied power under the Constitution is the ______ clause.

Accepted Answer

A)  full faith and credit 
B)  comity 
C)  necessary and proper 
D)  commerce 
E)  supremacy 
A)  full faith and credit 
B)  comity 
C)  necessary and proper 
D)  commerce 
E)  supremacy

Question 20

Under the traditional system of American federalism,

Accepted Answer

A)  most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by state governments. 
B)  most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by the federal government. 
C)  most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by local governments. 
D)  most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by both federal and local governments. 
E)  government played almost no role in the United States. 
A)  most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by state governments. 
B)  most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by the federal government. 
C)  most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by local governments. 
D)  most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by both federal and local governments. 
E)  government played almost no role in the United States.

Which of the following powers do state governments not have?

The federal system can be best defined as

The Antifederalists feared an overly strong central government under the new Constitution.

Cooperative federalism ended during the Civil War.

Which of the following statements best describes the discussion of local government found in the Constitution?

McCulloch v.Maryland gave Congress potentially expansive powers for regulating commercial activity.

Unfunded mandate refers to the national government imposing regulatory costs on the states without reimbursement.

Which constitutional clause has been central in debates over gay and lesbian marriage?

Which of the following has not been an important contractual topic between states?

Congressional grants paid for ______ percent of the development of an interstate highway after World War II.

Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited federal power?

What has been the main problem posed for U.S.states by international trade agreements?

When Alaska passed a law in the 1970s that gave state residents preference over nonresidents in obtaining work on oil pipelines,this law violated the

Which of the following statements about the structure of American federalism is true?

When the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the authority to dictate its distribution,this money is identified as

Federal laws concerning crime mostly deal with

In the 1990s,the Supreme Court's "federalism revolution" was

Which president presided over the New Deal?

The source of an implied power under the Constitution is the ______ clause.

Under the traditional system of American federalism,

American Political Culture

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Civil Liberties

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Public Opinion

The Media

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Exam 3: Federalism

Which of the following powers do state governments not have?

The federal system can be best defined as

The Antifederalists feared an overly strong central government under the new Constitution.

Cooperative federalism ended during the Civil War.

Which of the following statements best describes the discussion of local government found in the Constitution?

McCulloch v.Maryland gave Congress potentially expansive powers for regulating commercial activity.

Unfunded mandate refers to the national government imposing regulatory costs on the states without reimbursement.

Which constitutional clause has been central in debates over gay and lesbian marriage?

Which of the following has not been an important contractual topic between states?

Congressional grants paid for ______ percent of the development of an interstate highway after World War II.

Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited federal power?

What has been the main problem posed for U.S.states by international trade agreements?

When Alaska passed a law in the 1970s that gave state residents preference over nonresidents in obtaining work on oil pipelines,this law violated the

Which of the following statements about the structure of American federalism is true?

When the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the authority to dictate its distribution,this money is identified as

Federal laws concerning crime mostly deal with

In the 1990s,the Supreme Court's "federalism revolution" was

Which president presided over the New Deal?

The source of an implied power under the Constitution is the ______ clause.

Under the traditional system of American federalism,

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters