Question 1

Which of the following systems of government usually has a written constitution and divided authority between the central government and states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monarchy 
B)  Unitary system 
C)  Confederal system 
D)  Federalism 
E)  Oligarchy 
A)  Monarchy 
B)  Unitary system 
C)  Confederal system 
D)  Federalism 
E)  Oligarchy

Question 2

Which of the following metaphors best describes cooperative federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Layer cake 
B)  Sponge cake 
C)  Fruit cake 
D)  Marble cake 
E)  Bundt cake 
A)  Layer cake 
B)  Sponge cake 
C)  Fruit cake 
D)  Marble cake 
E)  Bundt cake

Question 3

Compare the relationship of the federal and state governments during the era of dual federalism with the cooperative federalism that emerged during the 1930s. Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

Accepted Answer

During the era of dual federalism, which

Question 4

Compare the features of federalism with one other form of government (unitary or confederal) and craft an argument in which you demonstrate why one of these styles of government is superior.

Accepted Answer

Federalism and unitary government are tw

Question 5

Explain what led to the New Federalism.

Accepted Answer

The New Federalism was a response to the

Question 6

Which of the following is true of direct democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It exists in all states and localities. 
B)  It provides an easy way to get items on the ballot. 
C)  It can be very costly to get items on the ballot. 
D)  It is no longer used in the states. 
E)  It exists at the national level. 
A)  It exists in all states and localities. 
B)  It provides an easy way to get items on the ballot. 
C)  It can be very costly to get items on the ballot. 
D)  It is no longer used in the states. 
E)  It exists at the national level.

Question 7

What was the primary reason the Framers chose to unify the country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some form of union allows smaller entities to pool their resources together. 
B)  They wanted to revoke states' rights. 
C)  They wanted to create a unitary system. 
D)  Establishing a union allows larger states to dominate. 
E)  Unions allow for collective bargaining. 
A)  Some form of union allows smaller entities to pool their resources together. 
B)  They wanted to revoke states' rights. 
C)  They wanted to create a unitary system. 
D)  Establishing a union allows larger states to dominate. 
E)  Unions allow for collective bargaining.

Question 8

Which of the following terms describes how state governments and the national government work together to solve the nation's problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaborative 
B)  Cooperative 
C)  Distinctive 
D)  Dual 
E)  Categorical 
A)  Collaborative 
B)  Cooperative 
C)  Distinctive 
D)  Dual 
E)  Categorical

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?

Accepted Answer

A)  The power to tax 
B)  The power to declare war 
C)  The power to regulate interstate commerce 
D)  The power to negotiate treaties 
E)  The power to print money 
A)  The power to tax 
B)  The power to declare war 
C)  The power to regulate interstate commerce 
D)  The power to negotiate treaties 
E)  The power to print money

Question 10

A government program that is funded by the national government but run and managed by state governments is emblematic of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dual federalism 
B)  Cooperative federalism 
C)  Enumerated powers 
D)  Reserved powers 
E)  The supremacy clause 
A)  Dual federalism 
B)  Cooperative federalism 
C)  Enumerated powers 
D)  Reserved powers 
E)  The supremacy clause

Question 11

In the Dred Scott case, what did the Supreme Court decide that Congress had no power to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prohibit slavery 
B)  Create a national bank 
C)  Control the sale of guns 
D)  Regulate navigable waterways 
E)  Issue grants-in-aid 
A)  Prohibit slavery 
B)  Create a national bank 
C)  Control the sale of guns 
D)  Regulate navigable waterways 
E)  Issue grants-in-aid

Question 12

Which of the following is a requirement in federal legislation that forces state and local governments to comply with certain rules?

Accepted Answer

A)  A waiver 
B)  An earmark 
C)  A federal mandate 
D)  A national agenda 
E)  A leverage package 
A)  A waiver 
B)  An earmark 
C)  A federal mandate 
D)  A national agenda 
E)  A leverage package

Question 13

Which of the following statements best describes how federalism enhances democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It enables more people to live under laws that are made locally. 
B)  It forces everyone in a nation to live under all the same rules. 
C)  It reduces the number of laws that are made locally. 
D)  It reduces the number of government officials. 
E)  It centralizes power and authority. 
A)  It enables more people to live under laws that are made locally. 
B)  It forces everyone in a nation to live under all the same rules. 
C)  It reduces the number of laws that are made locally. 
D)  It reduces the number of government officials. 
E)  It centralizes power and authority.

Question 14

Which of the following classes of powers are not given to the federal government by the Constitution, nor reserved to the states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concurrent powers 
B)  Reserved powers 
C)  Implied powers 
D)  Enumerated powers 
E)  Inherent powers 
A)  Concurrent powers 
B)  Reserved powers 
C)  Implied powers 
D)  Enumerated powers 
E)  Inherent powers

Question 15

What is the system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the national and state governments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialism 
B)  Nationalism 
C)  States' rights 
D)  Federalism 
E)  Confederal system 
A)  Socialism 
B)  Nationalism 
C)  States' rights 
D)  Federalism 
E)  Confederal system

Question 16

What are federal mandates?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are rules for operation in the Supreme Court. 
B)  They are requirements attached to state laws to dispense state grants. 
C)  They are requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with federal rules. 
D)  They are accompanied by federal funding to cover costs of the mandate. 
E)  They are unconstitutional acts by the states. 
A)  They are rules for operation in the Supreme Court. 
B)  They are requirements attached to state laws to dispense state grants. 
C)  They are requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with federal rules. 
D)  They are accompanied by federal funding to cover costs of the mandate. 
E)  They are unconstitutional acts by the states.

Question 17

Which of the following is known as the transfer of government power from the national government to state governments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperative federalism 
B)  Revolution 
C)  Regression 
D)  Devolution 
E)  Dual federalism 
A)  Cooperative federalism 
B)  Revolution 
C)  Regression 
D)  Devolution 
E)  Dual federalism

Question 18

Which of the following chief justices worked to increase the power of the national government and to reduce the power of the states in the early part of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Warren Burger 
B)  John Marshall 
C)  William Rehnquist 
D)  Roger Taney 
E)  Earl Warren 
A)  Warren Burger 
B)  John Marshall 
C)  William Rehnquist 
D)  Roger Taney 
E)  Earl Warren

Question 19

Which of the following are given to state or local governments for specific programs or projects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Block grants 
B)  Categorical grants 
C)  Mandates 
D)  Expressed powers 
E)  Inherent powers 
A)  Block grants 
B)  Categorical grants 
C)  Mandates 
D)  Expressed powers 
E)  Inherent powers

Question 20

Explain how the Supreme Court's decisions in the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century represented a departure from its traditional approach to resolving issues of state power.

Accepted Answer

In the 1990s and the first decade of the

Which of the following systems of government usually has a written constitution and divided authority between the central government and states?

Which of the following metaphors best describes cooperative federalism?

Compare the relationship of the federal and state governments during the era of dual federalism with the cooperative federalism that emerged during the 1930s. Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

Compare the features of federalism with one other form of government (unitary or confederal) and craft an argument in which you demonstrate why one of these styles of government is superior.

Explain what led to the New Federalism.

Which of the following is true of direct democracy?

What was the primary reason the Framers chose to unify the country?

Which of the following terms describes how state governments and the national government work together to solve the nation's problems?

Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?

A government program that is funded by the national government but run and managed by state governments is emblematic of which of the following?

In the Dred Scott case, what did the Supreme Court decide that Congress had no power to do?

Which of the following is a requirement in federal legislation that forces state and local governments to comply with certain rules?

Which of the following statements best describes how federalism enhances democracy?

Which of the following classes of powers are not given to the federal government by the Constitution, nor reserved to the states?

What is the system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the national and state governments?

What are federal mandates?

Which of the following is known as the transfer of government power from the national government to state governments?

Which of the following chief justices worked to increase the power of the national government and to reduce the power of the states in the early part of the nineteenth century?

Which of the following are given to state or local governments for specific programs or projects?

Explain how the Supreme Court's decisions in the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century represented a departure from its traditional approach to resolving issues of state power.

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Exam 3: Federalism

Which of the following systems of government usually has a written constitution and divided authority between the central government and states?

Which of the following metaphors best describes cooperative federalism?

Compare the relationship of the federal and state governments during the era of dual federalism with the cooperative federalism that emerged during the 1930s. Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

Compare the features of federalism with one other form of government (unitary or confederal) and craft an argument in which you demonstrate why one of these styles of government is superior.

Explain what led to the New Federalism.

Which of the following is true of direct democracy?

What was the primary reason the Framers chose to unify the country?

Which of the following terms describes how state governments and the national government work together to solve the nation's problems?

Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?

A government program that is funded by the national government but run and managed by state governments is emblematic of which of the following?

In the Dred Scott case, what did the Supreme Court decide that Congress had no power to do?

Which of the following is a requirement in federal legislation that forces state and local governments to comply with certain rules?

Which of the following statements best describes how federalism enhances democracy?

Which of the following classes of powers are not given to the federal government by the Constitution, nor reserved to the states?

What is the system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the national and state governments?

What are federal mandates?

Which of the following is known as the transfer of government power from the national government to state governments?

Which of the following chief justices worked to increase the power of the national government and to reduce the power of the states in the early part of the nineteenth century?

Which of the following are given to state or local governments for specific programs or projects?

Explain how the Supreme Court's decisions in the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century represented a departure from its traditional approach to resolving issues of state power.

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Economic, Domestic, and Foreign Policy

Filters