Question 1

Explain the concept of concurrent powers and provide examples.

Accepted Answer

Concurrent powers refer to the powers th

Question 2

Since the Great Depression

Accepted Answer

A)  local government spending is greater than central government spending in total dollars. 
B)  central government spending is greater than local government spending in total dollars. 
C)  government spending has decreased in both the local and central government sectors. 
D)  spending has increased faster as a percentage of all government spending at the local level than at the national level. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  local government spending is greater than central government spending in total dollars. 
B)  central government spending is greater than local government spending in total dollars. 
C)  government spending has decreased in both the local and central government sectors. 
D)  spending has increased faster as a percentage of all government spending at the local level than at the national level. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 3

The section of the Constitution in which Congress is given the authority to regulate trade among the states and with foreign countries is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  oversight clause. 
B)  commerce clause. 
C)  supremacy clause. 
D)  necessary and proper clause. 
E)  interstate compact clause. 
A)  oversight clause. 
B)  commerce clause. 
C)  supremacy clause. 
D)  necessary and proper clause. 
E)  interstate compact clause.

Question 4

Examples of vertical checks and balances include

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A)  the reserved powers of the states. 
B)  administration of many national programs and policies by the states. 
C)  the requirement that Constitutional amendments be ratified by the states. 
D)  the power of the national government to shape state policies by federal grant program requirements. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  the reserved powers of the states. 
B)  administration of many national programs and policies by the states. 
C)  the requirement that Constitutional amendments be ratified by the states. 
D)  the power of the national government to shape state policies by federal grant program requirements. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 5

__________ have traditionally favored state government over federal government.

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberals 
B)  Conservatives 
C)  Socialists 
D)  Southern states 
E)  Individuals who are culturally conservative but economically liberal 
A)  Liberals 
B)  Conservatives 
C)  Socialists 
D)  Southern states 
E)  Individuals who are culturally conservative but economically liberal

Question 6

In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden

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A)  the national government lost the power to regulate intrastate commerce. 
B)  state governments won the right to control navigation in interstate waters. 
C)  the power to regulate interstate commerce was determined to be an exclusive national power of the federal government. 
D)  the ruling provided the national government with decreasing power over economic affairs throughout the land. 
E)  the Supreme Court found that commerce was defined as the exchange of goods and not navigation or transport of people. 
A)  the national government lost the power to regulate intrastate commerce. 
B)  state governments won the right to control navigation in interstate waters. 
C)  the power to regulate interstate commerce was determined to be an exclusive national power of the federal government. 
D)  the ruling provided the national government with decreasing power over economic affairs throughout the land. 
E)  the Supreme Court found that commerce was defined as the exchange of goods and not navigation or transport of people.

Question 7

Provide examples of vertical checks and balances between federal and state government.

Accepted Answer

Vertical checks and balances between the

Question 8

Provide arguments for and against a federal form of government.

Accepted Answer

Federal form of government has its own s

Question 9

All are true of concurrent powers  $\bold{except}$

Accepted Answer

A)  concurrent powers are generally not listed specifically in the Constitution. 
B)  concurrent powers are expressly written in the Constitution. 
C)  concurrent powers include the power to borrow funds, pass laws, and levy taxes. 
D)  concurrent powers of states are generally limited to state borders. 
E)  concurrent powers include the power to establish courts and charter banks. 
A)  concurrent powers are generally not listed specifically in the Constitution. 
B)  concurrent powers are expressly written in the Constitution. 
C)  concurrent powers include the power to borrow funds, pass laws, and levy taxes. 
D)  concurrent powers of states are generally limited to state borders. 
E)  concurrent powers include the power to establish courts and charter banks.

Question 10

In United States v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court

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A)  held that Congress exceeded its constitutional authority. 
B)  said that Congress, in passing the Gun-Free School Zones Act, attempted to regulate an area that had nothing to do with commerce. 
C)  placed a limit on national government authority under the commerce clause. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
E)  None of the above is true. 
A)  held that Congress exceeded its constitutional authority. 
B)  said that Congress, in passing the Gun-Free School Zones Act, attempted to regulate an area that had nothing to do with commerce. 
C)  placed a limit on national government authority under the commerce clause. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
E)  None of the above is true.

Question 11

The police power is

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A)  the authority to legislate for the health, welfare, safety, and morals of the people. 
B)  reserved for the federal government to fight terrorism. 
C)  delegated to the states to make laws not prohibited by the national or state constitutions. 
D)  the power of local police to stop drivers suspected of being illegal immigrants. 
E)  Options A and C are true. 
A)  the authority to legislate for the health, welfare, safety, and morals of the people. 
B)  reserved for the federal government to fight terrorism. 
C)  delegated to the states to make laws not prohibited by the national or state constitutions. 
D)  the power of local police to stop drivers suspected of being illegal immigrants. 
E)  Options A and C are true.

Question 12

In recent years, the Supreme Court

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A)  has given greater weigh to states' rights. 
B)  struck down the Gun-Free School Zones Act because Congress exceeded its Constitutional authority in relation to the commerce clause. 
C)  bolstered state government positions in cases where former state employees had filed suit. 
D)  invalidated provisions of federal law that required state employees to do background checks on prospective handgun purchasers. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  has given greater weigh to states' rights. 
B)  struck down the Gun-Free School Zones Act because Congress exceeded its Constitutional authority in relation to the commerce clause. 
C)  bolstered state government positions in cases where former state employees had filed suit. 
D)  invalidated provisions of federal law that required state employees to do background checks on prospective handgun purchasers. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 13

The United States Supreme Court

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A)  has the final say on constitutional issues. 
B)  plays a significant role in determining the line between federal and state powers. 
C)  has given increased emphasis to state powers under the Tenth Amendment. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
E)  None of the above is true. 
A)  has the final say on constitutional issues. 
B)  plays a significant role in determining the line between federal and state powers. 
C)  has given increased emphasis to state powers under the Tenth Amendment. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
E)  None of the above is true.

Question 14

The federal government supplies

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A)  an increasing share of state and local government revenues. 
B)  a decreasing share of the state and local government revenue. 
C)  revenue to state governments in the form of block and categorical grants. 
D)  revenue to state governments in the form of federal mandates. 
E)  Options A and C are true. 
A)  an increasing share of state and local government revenues. 
B)  a decreasing share of the state and local government revenue. 
C)  revenue to state governments in the form of block and categorical grants. 
D)  revenue to state governments in the form of federal mandates. 
E)  Options A and C are true.

Question 15

All are true of federal grants $\bold{except}$ that they

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A)  increased significantly during the twentieth century. 
B)  have been used for education, pollution, and highway construction. 
C)  have quadrupled in the amount of dollars given by the national government. 
D)  are given by the states for national projects. 
E)  have given the national government a much greater role in state government. 
A)  increased significantly during the twentieth century. 
B)  have been used for education, pollution, and highway construction. 
C)  have quadrupled in the amount of dollars given by the national government. 
D)  are given by the states for national projects. 
E)  have given the national government a much greater role in state government.

Question 16

Which government system is used most in the world today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unitary system 
B)  Confederate system 
C)  Federal system 
D)  Bicameral system 
E)  None of the above is true. 
A)  Unitary system 
B)  Confederate system 
C)  Federal system 
D)  Bicameral system 
E)  None of the above is true.

Question 17

In their dealings with each other, each state is required to do all of the following  $\bold{except}$

Accepted Answer

A)  give full faith and credit to other states' official acts. 
B)  extend to citizens of other states the privileges and immunities of its own citizens. 
C)  return persons fleeing from justice back to the state that requests them. 
D)  Options A and C are true. 
E)  refrain from making agreements that do not include all fifty states. 
A)  give full faith and credit to other states' official acts. 
B)  extend to citizens of other states the privileges and immunities of its own citizens. 
C)  return persons fleeing from justice back to the state that requests them. 
D)  Options A and C are true. 
E)  refrain from making agreements that do not include all fifty states.

Question 18

Powers held jointly by the national and state governments are called

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperative powers. 
B)  statutory powers. 
C)  reserved powers. 
D)  concurrent powers. 
E)  inherent powers. 
A)  cooperative powers. 
B)  statutory powers. 
C)  reserved powers. 
D)  concurrent powers. 
E)  inherent powers.

Question 19

The controversy that led to the Civil War was

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A)  the dispute over states' rights and national supremacy. 
B)  interstate commerce. 
C)  the application of the Bill of Rights to the states. 
D)  taxation. 
E)  the admission of Texas into the union. 
A)  the dispute over states' rights and national supremacy. 
B)  interstate commerce. 
C)  the application of the Bill of Rights to the states. 
D)  taxation. 
E)  the admission of Texas into the union.

Question 20

States may enter into agreements called interstate compacts

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A)  with congressional approval on major matters. 
B)  without congressional approval on minor matters. 
C)  to settle matters in chronic dispute between two or more states. 
D)  to manage water resources that cross state lines. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  with congressional approval on major matters. 
B)  without congressional approval on minor matters. 
C)  to settle matters in chronic dispute between two or more states. 
D)  to manage water resources that cross state lines. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Explain the concept of concurrent powers and provide examples.

Since the Great Depression

The section of the Constitution in which Congress is given the authority to regulate trade among the states and with foreign countries is called the

Examples of vertical checks and balances include

__________ have traditionally favored state government over federal government.

In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden

Provide examples of vertical checks and balances between federal and state government.

Provide arguments for and against a federal form of government.

All are true of concurrent powers $\bold{except}$

In United States v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court

The police power is

In recent years, the Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court

The federal government supplies

All are true of federal grants $\bold{except}$ that they

Which government system is used most in the world today?

In their dealings with each other, each state is required to do all of the following $\bold{except}$

Powers held jointly by the national and state governments are called

The controversy that led to the Civil War was

States may enter into agreements called interstate compacts

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 3: Federalism

Explain the concept of concurrent powers and provide examples.

Since the Great Depression

The section of the Constitution in which Congress is given the authority to regulate trade among the states and with foreign countries is called the

Examples of vertical checks and balances include

__________ have traditionally favored state government over federal government.

In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden

Provide examples of vertical checks and balances between federal and state government.

Provide arguments for and against a federal form of government.

All are true of concurrent powers except\bold{except}except

In United States v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court

The police power is

In recent years, the Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court

The federal government supplies

All are true of federal grants except\bold{except}except that they

Which government system is used most in the world today?

In their dealings with each other, each state is required to do all of the following except\bold{except}except

Powers held jointly by the national and state governments are called

The controversy that led to the Civil War was

States may enter into agreements called interstate compacts

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

All are true of concurrent powers $\bold{except}$

All are true of federal grants $\bold{except}$ that they

In their dealings with each other, each state is required to do all of the following $\bold{except}$