Question 1

Federal mandates are direct judicial orders requiring state governments to comply with the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The __________ Mandates Reform Act of 1995 prevents Congress from passing costly federal programs without a debate about how to fund them.

Accepted Answer

A) Cost 
B) Commercial 
C) Saving 
D) Unfunded 
A) Cost 
B) Commercial 
C) Saving 
D) Unfunded

Question 3

The Supreme Court found most of Arizona's immigration law to be a violation of whose broad control over immigration?

Accepted Answer

A) states 
B) the federal government 
C) local government 
D) the United Nations 
A) states 
B) the federal government 
C) local government 
D) the United Nations

Question 4

Which of the following is a power specifically denied the states by the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) conducting elections 
B) maintaining a militia 
C) providing for public health,safety,and morals 
D) regulating interstate commerce 
A) conducting elections 
B) maintaining a militia 
C) providing for public health,safety,and morals 
D) regulating interstate commerce

Question 5

Which is an example of a federal mandate?

Accepted Answer

A) Congress passes a law requiring all states to adopt a sex offender registry system categorizing offenders based on conviction,not future threat. 
B) The Environmental Protection Agency sends money to Louisiana to help with cleanup from the Gulf oil spill. 
C) The Nevada legislature passes a law requiring all public school teachers to spend 20 hours per week preparing students for the state achievement test. 
D) The Supreme Court upholds a federal law requiring all citizens to wear a seatbelt while operating a motor vehicle. 
A) Congress passes a law requiring all states to adopt a sex offender registry system categorizing offenders based on conviction,not future threat. 
B) The Environmental Protection Agency sends money to Louisiana to help with cleanup from the Gulf oil spill. 
C) The Nevada legislature passes a law requiring all public school teachers to spend 20 hours per week preparing students for the state achievement test. 
D) The Supreme Court upholds a federal law requiring all citizens to wear a seatbelt while operating a motor vehicle.

Question 6

Which of the following is a concurrent power?

Accepted Answer

A) control over the money supply 
B) social welfare activities 
C) criminal law 
D) power to tax 
A) control over the money supply 
B) social welfare activities 
C) criminal law 
D) power to tax

Question 7

The __________ party favored a strong national government.

Accepted Answer

A) Anti-Federalist 
B) Federalist 
C) Libertarian 
D) Whig 
A) Anti-Federalist 
B) Federalist 
C) Libertarian 
D) Whig

Question 8

What are reserve powers?

Accepted Answer

A) powers specifically delegated to the national government by the Constitution 
B) powers specifically delegated to state governments by the Constitution 
C) powers not specifically delegated to the national government by the Constitution 
D) powers not specifically delegated to state governments by the Constitution 
A) powers specifically delegated to the national government by the Constitution 
B) powers specifically delegated to state governments by the Constitution 
C) powers not specifically delegated to the national government by the Constitution 
D) powers not specifically delegated to state governments by the Constitution

Question 9

A grant to a university medical school to support cancer research is an example of a(n)__________ grant.

Accepted Answer

A) project 
B) flexible 
C) academic 
D) categorical 
A) project 
B) flexible 
C) academic 
D) categorical

Federal mandates are direct judicial orders requiring state governments to comply with the Constitution.

The __________ Mandates Reform Act of 1995 prevents Congress from passing costly federal programs without a debate about how to fund them.

The Supreme Court found most of Arizona's immigration law to be a violation of whose broad control over immigration?

Which of the following is a power specifically denied the states by the Constitution?

Which is an example of a federal mandate?

Which of the following is a concurrent power?

The __________ party favored a strong national government.

What are reserve powers?

A grant to a university medical school to support cancer research is an example of a(n)__________ grant.

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Uspolitics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

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Exam 3: American Federalism

Federal mandates are direct judicial orders requiring state governments to comply with the Constitution.

The __________ Mandates Reform Act of 1995 prevents Congress from passing costly federal programs without a debate about how to fund them.

The Supreme Court found most of Arizona's immigration law to be a violation of whose broad control over immigration?

Which of the following is a power specifically denied the states by the Constitution?

Which is an example of a federal mandate?

Which of the following is a concurrent power?

The __________ party favored a strong national government.

What are reserve powers?

A grant to a university medical school to support cancer research is an example of a(n)__________ grant.

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Uspolitics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters