Question 1

How did business "have its cake and eat it,too" during the seventy years immediately following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entrepreneurs enjoyed the benefits of national policies facilitating commerce while also being protected by the courts from policies regulating commerce. 
B)  Entrepreneurs were given formula grants from the federal government that they did not have to pay back. 
C)  Entrepreneurs were given project grants from the federal government that they did not have to pay back. 
D)  Entrepreneurs were exempted from taxation under the privileges and immunities clause while also being protected from regulation by the full faith and credit clause. 
E)  Entrepreneurs were guaranteed to make profits by the federal government while not being required to pay any taxes to state governments. 
A)  Entrepreneurs enjoyed the benefits of national policies facilitating commerce while also being protected by the courts from policies regulating commerce. 
B)  Entrepreneurs were given formula grants from the federal government that they did not have to pay back. 
C)  Entrepreneurs were given project grants from the federal government that they did not have to pay back. 
D)  Entrepreneurs were exempted from taxation under the privileges and immunities clause while also being protected from regulation by the full faith and credit clause. 
E)  Entrepreneurs were guaranteed to make profits by the federal government while not being required to pay any taxes to state governments.

Question 2

Describe the American federal system.How does a federal system differ from a unitary system of government? Give an example.What kinds of political cultures tend to adopt federalism?

Accepted Answer

The American federal system is a system

Question 3

Dual federalism describes the relationship between the national government and the states throughout the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is the best example of a unitary system of government?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal government sets education policies for all schools. 
B)  The federal government establishes general guidelines for schools but leaves most specific policy decisions up to local school boards. 
C)  The federal government makes funding for schools dependent on test scores but allows local school boards the freedom to determine how to best prepare students for the tests. 
D)  The federal government provides parents with vouchers for private schools,and local governments have no role to play in education policy. 
E)  The federal government provides no funding for schools and leaves education policy entirely up to local school boards. 
A)  The federal government sets education policies for all schools. 
B)  The federal government establishes general guidelines for schools but leaves most specific policy decisions up to local school boards. 
C)  The federal government makes funding for schools dependent on test scores but allows local school boards the freedom to determine how to best prepare students for the tests. 
D)  The federal government provides parents with vouchers for private schools,and local governments have no role to play in education policy. 
E)  The federal government provides no funding for schools and leaves education policy entirely up to local school boards.

Question 5

Describe how ideas about federalism are tied to different views about the values of equality and liberty,and the ends of government.What kinds of state-federal relations do those who tend to prize equality above other political values prefer? Those who promote liberty are more likely to prefer what kind of federalism?

Accepted Answer

Ideas about federalism are tied to diffe

Question 6

The Tenth Amendment of the U.S.Constitution addresses

Accepted Answer

A)  civil rights. 
B)  reserved powers. 
C)  implied powers. 
D)  concurrent powers. 
E)  home rule. 
A)  civil rights. 
B)  reserved powers. 
C)  implied powers. 
D)  concurrent powers. 
E)  home rule.

Question 7

The privileges and immunities clause of Article IV is also referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill of Rights. 
B)  federalism clause. 
C)  vesting clause. 
D)  comity clause. 
E)  dual sovereignty clause. 
A)  Bill of Rights. 
B)  federalism clause. 
C)  vesting clause. 
D)  comity clause. 
E)  dual sovereignty clause.

Question 8

When both state and national governments possess a certain level of authority,it is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  implied power. 
B)  reserved power. 
C)  expressed power. 
D)  concurrent power. 
E)  police power. 
A)  implied power. 
B)  reserved power. 
C)  expressed power. 
D)  concurrent power. 
E)  police power.

Question 9

Which of the following was not a function of government most commonly performed by state governments during the era of dual federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  commercial laws 
B)  education 
C)  patents and copyrights 
D)  insurance laws 
E)  water and mineral laws 
A)  commercial laws 
B)  education 
C)  patents and copyrights 
D)  insurance laws 
E)  water and mineral laws

Question 10

Economic policies that attempt to benefit the poor by taxing and spending are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  redistributive programs. 
B)  unfunded mandates. 
C)  general revenue sharing. 
D)  categorical grants. 
E)  formula grants. 
A)  redistributive programs. 
B)  unfunded mandates. 
C)  general revenue sharing. 
D)  categorical grants. 
E)  formula grants.

How did business "have its cake and eat it,too" during the seventy years immediately following the Civil War?

Describe the American federal system.How does a federal system differ from a unitary system of government? Give an example.What kinds of political cultures tend to adopt federalism?

Dual federalism describes the relationship between the national government and the states throughout the nineteenth century.

Which of the following is the best example of a unitary system of government?

The Tenth Amendment of the U.S.Constitution addresses

The privileges and immunities clause of Article IV is also referred to as the

When both state and national governments possess a certain level of authority,it is called a(n)

Which of the following was not a function of government most commonly performed by state governments during the era of dual federalism?

Economic policies that attempt to benefit the poor by taxing and spending are referred to as

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

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Exam 3: Federalism

How did business "have its cake and eat it,too" during the seventy years immediately following the Civil War?

Describe the American federal system.How does a federal system differ from a unitary system of government? Give an example.What kinds of political cultures tend to adopt federalism?

Dual federalism describes the relationship between the national government and the states throughout the nineteenth century.

Which of the following is the best example of a unitary system of government?

The Tenth Amendment of the U.S.Constitution addresses

The privileges and immunities clause of Article IV is also referred to as the

When both state and national governments possess a certain level of authority,it is called a(n)

Which of the following was not a function of government most commonly performed by state governments during the era of dual federalism?

Economic policies that attempt to benefit the poor by taxing and spending are referred to as

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