Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a reserved power of the states?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing a post office 
B)  coining money 
C)  imposing the death penalty 
D)  conducting foreign relations 
A)  establishing a post office 
B)  coining money 
C)  imposing the death penalty 
D)  conducting foreign relations C

Question 2

Explain the privileges and immunities clause.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain that the privileges and immunities clause is part of the Constitution.
2.Explain that individual states must give citizens of all other states the privileges and immunities they grant to their own citizens,including the protection of law,the right to engage in peaceful occupations,access to the courts,and freedom from discriminatory taxes.

Question 3

The Seventeenth Amendment gave the people the power to elect which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  state executives 
B)  local officials 
C)  the president 
D)  senators 
A)  state executives 
B)  local officials 
C)  the president 
D)  senators D

Question 4

Evaluate the arguments for and against progressive federalism.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain how ad

Question 5

To address multistate policy concerns,states may adopt contracts among the affected states that are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To address multistate policy concerns,states may adopt...

Question 6

Which amendment gave Congress the power to levy and collect taxes on incomes without apportioning them among the states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seventeenth 
B)  Sixteenth 
C)  Fourteenth 
D)  Tenth 
A)  Seventeenth 
B)  Sixteenth 
C)  Fourteenth 
D)  Tenth

Question 7

What two types of powers does Congress have under Article I,section 8 of the U.S.Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  enumerated; implied 
B)  enumerated; suggested 
C)  implied; explicit 
D)  suggested; explicit 
A)  enumerated; implied 
B)  enumerated; suggested 
C)  implied; explicit 
D)  suggested; explicit

Question 8

What was the dominant form of federalism prior to the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  dual 
B)  combined 
C)  competitive 
D)  cooperative 
A)  dual 
B)  combined 
C)  competitive 
D)  cooperative

Question 9

In the late 1980s,the __________ Court started to take a more restrictive view of Congress's authority to regulate interstate commerce.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the late 1980s,the __________ Court started...

Question 10

The Rehnquist Court has been a strong and consistent advocate of an expansive interpretation of the commerce clause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following best exemplifies the devolution revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Deal legislation 
B)  Violence Against Women Act 
C)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
D)  Troubled Asset Recovery Program 
A)  New Deal legislation 
B)  Violence Against Women Act 
C)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
D)  Troubled Asset Recovery Program

Question 12

How did President Johnson's Great Society program use categorical grants?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Defi

Question 13

Which of the following is the best definition of federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  A constitutional arrangement by which power is equally distributed between a central government and state governments. 
B)  A constitutional arrangement by which sovereign states create a limited central government. 
C)  A loose association of states constitutionally created by a strong central government. 
D)  A loose association of states with mutually recognized compacts but no central government. 
A)  A constitutional arrangement by which power is equally distributed between a central government and state governments. 
B)  A constitutional arrangement by which sovereign states create a limited central government. 
C)  A loose association of states constitutionally created by a strong central government. 
D)  A loose association of states with mutually recognized compacts but no central government.

Question 14

In U.S.v.Lopez,the Supreme Court ruled that the __________ clause did not give Congress the constitutional authority to regulate guns near a school.

Accepted Answer

A)  reserved powers 
B)  commerce 
C)  militia 
D)  supremacy 
A)  reserved powers 
B)  commerce 
C)  militia 
D)  supremacy

Question 15

What was the first major Supreme Court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Barron v. Baltimore 
B)  Dred Scott v. Sandford 
C)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
D)  McCulloch v. Maryland 
A)  Barron v. Baltimore 
B)  Dred Scott v. Sandford 
C)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
D)  McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 16

New Federalism most favors which type of government grant?

Accepted Answer

A)  block grants 
B)  unfunded mandates 
C)  categorical grants 
D)  programmatic requests 
A)  block grants 
B)  unfunded mandates 
C)  categorical grants 
D)  programmatic requests

Question 17

The __________ clause guarantees that the citizens of each state are afforded the same rights as citizens of all other states.

Accepted Answer

privileges

Question 18

What are reserved 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 that belong to the national government because they are not specifically delegated to the state governments by the Constitution 
D)  powers that belong to the states because they are not specifically delegated to the national government 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 that belong to the national government because they are not specifically delegated to the state governments by the Constitution 
D)  powers that belong to the states because they are not specifically delegated to the national government by the Constitution

Question 19

__________ powers are the functions and actions that Congress can perform in order to exercise its enumerated powers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ powers are the functions and actions...

Question 20

In __________,the Supreme Court said that Congress could create a national bank and that Maryland could not tax it.

Accepted Answer

McCulloch

Which of the following is an example of a reserved power of the states?

Explain the privileges and immunities clause.

The Seventeenth Amendment gave the people the power to elect which of the following?

Evaluate the arguments for and against progressive federalism.

To address multistate policy concerns,states may adopt contracts among the affected states that are known as __________.

Which amendment gave Congress the power to levy and collect taxes on incomes without apportioning them among the states?

What two types of powers does Congress have under Article I,section 8 of the U.S.Constitution?

What was the dominant form of federalism prior to the New Deal?

In the late 1980s,the __________ Court started to take a more restrictive view of Congress's authority to regulate interstate commerce.

The Rehnquist Court has been a strong and consistent advocate of an expansive interpretation of the commerce clause.

Which of the following best exemplifies the devolution revolution?

How did President Johnson's Great Society program use categorical grants?

Which of the following is the best definition of federalism?

In U.S.v.Lopez,the Supreme Court ruled that the __________ clause did not give Congress the constitutional authority to regulate guns near a school.

What was the first major Supreme Court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments?

New Federalism most favors which type of government grant?

The __________ clause guarantees that the citizens of each state are afforded the same rights as citizens of all other states.

What are reserved powers?

__________ powers are the functions and actions that Congress can perform in order to exercise its enumerated powers.

In __________,the Supreme Court said that Congress could create a national bank and that Maryland could not tax it.

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Exam 3: The Federal System

Which of the following is an example of a reserved power of the states?

Explain the privileges and immunities clause.

The Seventeenth Amendment gave the people the power to elect which of the following?

Evaluate the arguments for and against progressive federalism.

To address multistate policy concerns,states may adopt contracts among the affected states that are known as __________.

Which amendment gave Congress the power to levy and collect taxes on incomes without apportioning them among the states?

What two types of powers does Congress have under Article I,section 8 of the U.S.Constitution?

What was the dominant form of federalism prior to the New Deal?

In the late 1980s,the __________ Court started to take a more restrictive view of Congress's authority to regulate interstate commerce.

The Rehnquist Court has been a strong and consistent advocate of an expansive interpretation of the commerce clause.

Which of the following best exemplifies the devolution revolution?

How did President Johnson's Great Society program use categorical grants?

Which of the following is the best definition of federalism?

In U.S.v.Lopez,the Supreme Court ruled that the __________ clause did not give Congress the constitutional authority to regulate guns near a school.

What was the first major Supreme Court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments?

New Federalism most favors which type of government grant?

The __________ clause guarantees that the citizens of each state are afforded the same rights as citizens of all other states.

What are reserved powers?

__________ powers are the functions and actions that Congress can perform in order to exercise its enumerated powers.

In __________,the Supreme Court said that Congress could create a national bank and that Maryland could not tax it.

American Government: Roots, context, and Culture

The Constitution

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Political Parties

Elections and Voting

The Campaign Process

The News Media

Interest Groups

Domestic Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters