Question 1

_________ requires foreigners who are not citizens living in the United States to register with the government and carry their registration papers.

Accepted Answer

A) U.S. Law 
B) Nevada Law 
C) Montana Law 
D) California Law 
E) Oregon Law 
A) U.S. Law 
B) Nevada Law 
C) Montana Law 
D) California Law 
E) Oregon Law

Question 2

Federal government decision-making tends to be dominated by​

Accepted Answer

A) ​theoretical debates about federalism. 
B) ​political and policy goals. 
C) ​concern for priorities of interest groups. 
D) ​ideological commitments with respect to federalism. 
E) ​academic conceptions of "ideal" federalism. 
A) ​theoretical debates about federalism. 
B) ​political and policy goals. 
C) ​concern for priorities of interest groups. 
D) ​ideological commitments with respect to federalism. 
E) ​academic conceptions of "ideal" federalism.

Question 3

Congressional redistricting occurs once every ____ years.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) four 
C) six 
D) ten 
E) fifty 
A) two 
B) four 
C) six 
D) ten 
E) fifty

Question 4

By 2013,__________ grants consumed more than 50 percent of national government grants to the states.

Accepted Answer

A) Homeland Security 
B) education 
C) environmental 
D) transportation 
E) health 
A) Homeland Security 
B) education 
C) environmental 
D) transportation 
E) health

Question 5

​The ___________ is the term researchers use to characterize the overall collection of national,state and local governments in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) ​federalist system 
B) ​governmental maze 
C) ​intergovernmental system 
D) ​puzzle palace 
E) ​governmental hierarchy 
A) ​federalist system 
B) ​governmental maze 
C) ​intergovernmental system 
D) ​puzzle palace 
E) ​governmental hierarchy

Question 6

The Constitution did not give Congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service.Congress did so,however,to implement its power to "lay and collect taxes." This is an example of the use of a(n)_________ power.

Accepted Answer

A) implied 
B) delegated 
C) reserved 
D) expressed 
E) inherent 
A) implied 
B) delegated 
C) reserved 
D) expressed 
E) inherent

Question 7

Home rule is

Accepted Answer

A) the right of the federal government to protect its own shores against foreign invasion. 
B) the authority of states to enact federal programs as they wish. 
C) the right of municipal governments to enact their own legislation in certain administrative areas. 
D) a person's right to defend his or her property as he or she sees fit. 
E) a local government's ability to tax those people who shop within that local government's boundaries. 
A) the right of the federal government to protect its own shores against foreign invasion. 
B) the authority of states to enact federal programs as they wish. 
C) the right of municipal governments to enact their own legislation in certain administrative areas. 
D) a person's right to defend his or her property as he or she sees fit. 
E) a local government's ability to tax those people who shop within that local government's boundaries.

Question 8

Someone who believes that the elastic clause of the Constitution should be narrowly interpreted is most likely to endorse the concept of _________ federalism.

Accepted Answer

A) dual 
B) cooperative 
C) creative 
D) implied 
E) restrictive 
A) dual 
B) cooperative 
C) creative 
D) implied 
E) restrictive

Question 9

A government unit created to perform particular functions,such as fire protection and water purification and distribution is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) municipal government. 
B) state's taxing authority. 
C) county government. 
D) special district. 
E) intergovernmental agency. 
A) municipal government. 
B) state's taxing authority. 
C) county government. 
D) special district. 
E) intergovernmental agency.

Question 10

The Great Depression represented a shift away from __________ and toward __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cooperative federalism; dual federalism 
B) dual federalism; cooperative federalism 
C) the elastic clause; the Tenth Amendment 
D) the supremacy clause; the Tenth Amendment 
E) cooperative federalism and the elastic clause; dual federalism and the Tenth Amendment 
A) cooperative federalism; dual federalism 
B) dual federalism; cooperative federalism 
C) the elastic clause; the Tenth Amendment 
D) the supremacy clause; the Tenth Amendment 
E) cooperative federalism and the elastic clause; dual federalism and the Tenth Amendment

Question 11

The basic premise of federalism is that

Accepted Answer

A) supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses. 
B) two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people. 
C) supreme political authority remains with the states. 
D) a national government has sole ultimate sovereignty over a country's land and people. 
E) state and local governments may not exercise powers of their own that are independent of the national government. 
A) supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses. 
B) two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people. 
C) supreme political authority remains with the states. 
D) a national government has sole ultimate sovereignty over a country's land and people. 
E) state and local governments may not exercise powers of their own that are independent of the national government.

Question 12

From the 1930s to the mid-1990s,

Accepted Answer

A) the Supreme Court tended to support expansion of national authority. 
B) the Supreme Court considered issues of federalism to be "political questions" beyond the scope of the Court's jurisdiction. 
C) the Supreme Court consistently resisted the expansion of national power. 
D) the Supreme Court wavered unpredictably on the issue of national authority. 
E) the Court issued decisions that made the division of powers in federalism difficult to ascertain. 
A) the Supreme Court tended to support expansion of national authority. 
B) the Supreme Court considered issues of federalism to be "political questions" beyond the scope of the Court's jurisdiction. 
C) the Supreme Court consistently resisted the expansion of national power. 
D) the Supreme Court wavered unpredictably on the issue of national authority. 
E) the Court issued decisions that made the division of powers in federalism difficult to ascertain.

Question 13

In recent years,the Supreme Court has denied states the power to execute individuals who are

Accepted Answer

A) mentally disabled. 
B) poor and uneducated. 
C) from broken homes. 
D) seventeen years old. 
E) mentally disabled and/or seventeen years old. 
A) mentally disabled. 
B) poor and uneducated. 
C) from broken homes. 
D) seventeen years old. 
E) mentally disabled and/or seventeen years old.

Question 14

Problems with establishing democracy in Iraq are,according to the text,chiefly a function of the fact that​

Accepted Answer

A) "There is no meaningful Iraqi identity." 
B) ​​there are still so many supporters of Saddam Hussein. 
C) ​voters rejected democracy when they adopted the current Iraqi constitution. 
D) ​it is impossible to have a voting system. 
E) ​too many international boundary disputes remain to be resolved. 
A) "There is no meaningful Iraqi identity." 
B) ​​there are still so many supporters of Saddam Hussein. 
C) ​voters rejected democracy when they adopted the current Iraqi constitution. 
D) ​it is impossible to have a voting system. 
E) ​too many international boundary disputes remain to be resolved.

Question 15

In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks​,Congress placed the _________ in charge of protecting the nation's ports.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Marines 
B) ​states 
C) ​FBI 
D) ​Coast Guard 
E) ​Department of Homeland Security 
A) ​Marines 
B) ​states 
C) ​FBI 
D) ​Coast Guard 
E) ​Department of Homeland Security

Question 16

The complexity of the American federal system encourages

Accepted Answer

A) majoritarian democracy. 
B) pluralism. 
C) a high level of popular participation. 
D) government stagnation. 
E) conservative reactions by most registered voters. 
A) majoritarian democracy. 
B) pluralism. 
C) a high level of popular participation. 
D) government stagnation. 
E) conservative reactions by most registered voters.

Question 17

Discuss how both dual and cooperative federalism support the pluralist model in different ways.

Accepted Answer

Dual federalism and cooperative federali

Question 18

Preclearance is the process of​

Accepted Answer

A) ​obtaining the approval of Congress before passing state laws. 
B) ​seeking advance rulings on constitutionality of legislation from the supreme court. 
C) ​asking the governor to sign off on a proposed law before introducing it. 
D) ​submitting redistricting plans to the Justice Department for approval. 
E) ​providing citizens with advance notice of the effect of newly-passed laws. 
A) ​obtaining the approval of Congress before passing state laws. 
B) ​seeking advance rulings on constitutionality of legislation from the supreme court. 
C) ​asking the governor to sign off on a proposed law before introducing it. 
D) ​submitting redistricting plans to the Justice Department for approval. 
E) ​providing citizens with advance notice of the effect of newly-passed laws.

Question 19

Discuss the special challenges faced by state and local governments as a result of the economic downturn in 2008,and ways governments can and did respond to these challenges.

Accepted Answer

The economic downturn in 2008 presented

Question 20

Explain what preemption means,and identify recent trends in its use and the issues that have been addressed.

Accepted Answer

Preemption refers to the legal principle

_________ requires foreigners who are not citizens living in the United States to register with the government and carry their registration papers.

Federal government decision-making tends to be dominated by

Congressional redistricting occurs once every ____ years.

By 2013,__________ grants consumed more than 50 percent of national government grants to the states.

The ___________ is the term researchers use to characterize the overall collection of national,state and local governments in the United States.

The Constitution did not give Congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service.Congress did so,however,to implement its power to "lay and collect taxes." This is an example of the use of a(n)_________ power.

Home rule is

Someone who believes that the elastic clause of the Constitution should be narrowly interpreted is most likely to endorse the concept of _________ federalism.

A government unit created to perform particular functions,such as fire protection and water purification and distribution is known as a(n)

The Great Depression represented a shift away from and toward .

The basic premise of federalism is that

From the 1930s to the mid-1990s,

In recent years,the Supreme Court has denied states the power to execute individuals who are

Problems with establishing democracy in Iraq are,according to the text,chiefly a function of the fact that

In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks,Congress placed the _________ in charge of protecting the nation's ports.

The complexity of the American federal system encourages

Discuss how both dual and cooperative federalism support the pluralist model in different ways.

Preclearance is the process of

Discuss the special challenges faced by state and local governments as a result of the economic downturn in 2008,and ways governments can and did respond to these challenges.

Explain what preemption means,and identify recent trends in its use and the issues that have been addressed.

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

Exam 4: Federalism

_________ requires foreigners who are not citizens living in the United States to register with the government and carry their registration papers.

Federal government decision-making tends to be dominated by​

Congressional redistricting occurs once every ____ years.

By 2013,__________ grants consumed more than 50 percent of national government grants to the states.

​The ___________ is the term researchers use to characterize the overall collection of national,state and local governments in the United States.

The Constitution did not give Congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service.Congress did so,however,to implement its power to "lay and collect taxes." This is an example of the use of a(n)_________ power.

Home rule is

Someone who believes that the elastic clause of the Constitution should be narrowly interpreted is most likely to endorse the concept of _________ federalism.

A government unit created to perform particular functions,such as fire protection and water purification and distribution is known as a(n)

The Great Depression represented a shift away from __________ and toward __________.

The basic premise of federalism is that

From the 1930s to the mid-1990s,

In recent years,the Supreme Court has denied states the power to execute individuals who are

Problems with establishing democracy in Iraq are,according to the text,chiefly a function of the fact that​

In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks​,Congress placed the _________ in charge of protecting the nation's ports.

The complexity of the American federal system encourages

Discuss how both dual and cooperative federalism support the pluralist model in different ways.

Preclearance is the process of​

Discuss the special challenges faced by state and local governments as a result of the economic downturn in 2008,and ways governments can and did respond to these challenges.

Explain what preemption means,and identify recent trends in its use and the issues that have been addressed.

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

Federal government decision-making tends to be dominated by

The ___________ is the term researchers use to characterize the overall collection of national,state and local governments in the United States.

The Great Depression represented a shift away from and toward .

Problems with establishing democracy in Iraq are,according to the text,chiefly a function of the fact that

In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks,Congress placed the _________ in charge of protecting the nation's ports.

Preclearance is the process of