Question 1

In a 2012 case about an Arizona law,the Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) states are not allowed to pass any law or policy related to immigration. 
B) states can,for any reason,nullify a federal immigration law. 
C) states can require police officers to check the immigration status of anyone stopped or arrested. 
D) states cannot require police officers to check the immigration status of anyone stopped or arrested. 
A) states are not allowed to pass any law or policy related to immigration. 
B) states can,for any reason,nullify a federal immigration law. 
C) states can require police officers to check the immigration status of anyone stopped or arrested. 
D) states cannot require police officers to check the immigration status of anyone stopped or arrested. C

Question 2

What was the overall importance of McCulloch v.Maryland (1819)?

Accepted Answer

A) The Court allowed Congress to use the necessary and proper clause to broadly interpret its delegated powers. 
B) The Court gave a very restricted definition of Congress's delegated and implied powers. 
C) The Court announced that dual federalism did not conform to the framers' design. 
D) The Court declared that a national bank was unconstitutional. 
A) The Court allowed Congress to use the necessary and proper clause to broadly interpret its delegated powers. 
B) The Court gave a very restricted definition of Congress's delegated and implied powers. 
C) The Court announced that dual federalism did not conform to the framers' design. 
D) The Court declared that a national bank was unconstitutional. A

Question 3

Which level of government writes the majority of criminal laws?

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A) the national government 
B) state governments 
C) local governments 
D) special judicial districts 
A) the national government 
B) state governments 
C) local governments 
D) special judicial districts B

Question 4

Trace the evolution of American federalism from the Founding until the 1970s.In addition to a discussion of the ways in which power is distributed under this system,consider the major institutional and judicial changes that occurred after ratification of the Constitution,the decline of "dual federalism," and the rise of cooperative federalism in response to the Great Depression.

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There are four components to this questi

Question 5

Which president introduced and presided over the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A) Herbert Hoover 
B) Franklin Roosevelt 
C) Dwight Eisenhower 
D) Lyndon Johnson 
A) Herbert Hoover 
B) Franklin Roosevelt 
C) Dwight Eisenhower 
D) Lyndon Johnson

Question 6

The principle of ________ gives the federal government the power to override any state or
Local law in one particular area of policy.

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A) cooperative federalism 
B) grant-in-aid 
C) preemption 
D) home rule 
A) cooperative federalism 
B) grant-in-aid 
C) preemption 
D) home rule

Question 7

The constitutional idea of states' rights was strongest during which historical period?

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A) the years immediately preceding the Civil War 
B) Reconstruction 
C) the Great Depression 
D) the 1960s 
A) the years immediately preceding the Civil War 
B) Reconstruction 
C) the Great Depression 
D) the 1960s

Question 8

The first nation to adopt federalism as its governing framework was

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A) Switzerland 
B) Canada 
C) the United States 
D) France 
A) Switzerland 
B) Canada 
C) the United States 
D) France

Question 9

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)program

Accepted Answer

A) provided temporary legal status and work permits to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. 
B) provided full citizenship to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. 
C) provided legal status and work permits to undocumented immigrants who were parents of U.S.citizens. 
D) prohibited the detention of undocumented children captured along the border of Mexico and the United States. 
A) provided temporary legal status and work permits to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. 
B) provided full citizenship to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. 
C) provided legal status and work permits to undocumented immigrants who were parents of U.S.citizens. 
D) prohibited the detention of undocumented children captured along the border of Mexico and the United States.

Question 10

Which of the following statements best summarizes President Herbert Hoover's views on
Federal action during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the federal government's responsibility to alleviate the misery caused by the depression and Congress should finance public-works projects to put people back to work. 
B) The federal government was directly responsible for causing the Great Depression and should,therefore,pay reparations to state governments. 
C) State governments were directly responsible for causing the Great Depression and should,therefore,pay reparations to the federal government. 
D) The federal government could do little to alleviate the misery caused by the depression,and state and local governments should be responsible for responding to the crisis. 
A) It was the federal government's responsibility to alleviate the misery caused by the depression and Congress should finance public-works projects to put people back to work. 
B) The federal government was directly responsible for causing the Great Depression and should,therefore,pay reparations to state governments. 
C) State governments were directly responsible for causing the Great Depression and should,therefore,pay reparations to the federal government. 
D) The federal government could do little to alleviate the misery caused by the depression,and state and local governments should be responsible for responding to the crisis.

Question 11

Which of the following statements best describes the 2005 Supreme Court ruling on
Medicinal marijuana?

Accepted Answer

A) State governments have no constitutional authority to legalize medicinal marijuana. 
B) State governments that have legalized medicinal marijuana can prohibit federal law enforcement officials from arresting state residents who use or sell medicinal marijuana. 
C) State governments can legalize medicinal marijuana but they must pay a tax penalty to the federal government. 
D) The federal government has the power to regulate the use of medicinal marijuana under the commerce clause. 
A) State governments have no constitutional authority to legalize medicinal marijuana. 
B) State governments that have legalized medicinal marijuana can prohibit federal law enforcement officials from arresting state residents who use or sell medicinal marijuana. 
C) State governments can legalize medicinal marijuana but they must pay a tax penalty to the federal government. 
D) The federal government has the power to regulate the use of medicinal marijuana under the commerce clause.

Question 12

The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act

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A) reduced the federal government's authority over children's health insurance coverage. 
B) expanded the federal government's authority over children's health insurance coverage. 
C) reduced the federal government's authority over public education. 
D) expanded the federal government's authority over public education. 
A) reduced the federal government's authority over children's health insurance coverage. 
B) expanded the federal government's authority over children's health insurance coverage. 
C) reduced the federal government's authority over public education. 
D) expanded the federal government's authority over public education.

Question 13

Describe the history of same-sex marriage laws in the United States and how the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution has shaped the trajectory of this issue.In your answer,be sure to discuss the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act,the Supreme Court's decision in United States v.Windsor,and the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.Hodges.

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There are four components to this questi

Question 14

Which statement best describes American federalism since the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A) Although the federal government has grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s,the basic framework of American federalism has not been altered,and state governments remain important. 
B) Although state governments have grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s,the basic framework of American federalism has not been altered,and the federal government remains important. 
C) The growing power of the federal government since the 1930s has fundamentally altered American federalism by rendering state governments obsolete. 
D) The growing power of state governments since the 1930s has fundamentally altered American federalism by rendering the federal government obsolete. 
A) Although the federal government has grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s,the basic framework of American federalism has not been altered,and state governments remain important. 
B) Although state governments have grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s,the basic framework of American federalism has not been altered,and the federal government remains important. 
C) The growing power of the federal government since the 1930s has fundamentally altered American federalism by rendering state governments obsolete. 
D) The growing power of state governments since the 1930s has fundamentally altered American federalism by rendering the federal government obsolete.

Question 15

In a federal system,governmental responsibilities are

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A) under the complete authority of the federal government. 
B) under the complete authority of state governments. 
C) under the complete authority of local governments. 
D) shared by both state and federal governments. 
A) under the complete authority of the federal government. 
B) under the complete authority of state governments. 
C) under the complete authority of local governments. 
D) shared by both state and federal governments.

Question 16

In ________,the Supreme Court reinterpreted the commerce clause,changing it from a check on national power to a source of national power.

Accepted Answer

A) 1865 
B) 1915 
C) 1937 
D) 1973 
A) 1865 
B) 1915 
C) 1937 
D) 1973

Question 17

An example of ________ is federal officials forcing state officials to implement more stringent
Water pollution regulations.

Accepted Answer

A) home rule 
B) preemption 
C) police power 
D) the doctrine of states' rights 
A) home rule 
B) preemption 
C) police power 
D) the doctrine of states' rights

Question 18

If the federal government passed a law that did not provide money to state and local governments
But required them to construct wheelchair lifts at all train stations,it would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a regressive tax. 
B) a progressive tax. 
C) an unfunded mandate. 
D) a block grant. 
A) a regressive tax. 
B) a progressive tax. 
C) an unfunded mandate. 
D) a block grant.

Question 19

Why was United States v.Lopez (1995)important?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the first time since the New Deal that the Supreme Court limited the power of Congress as outlined under the commerce clause. 
B) It was the first time that the Court had used the Tenth Amendment to limit the power of Congress. 
C) The Court found the line-item veto unconstitutional. 
D) The Court gave a broad interpretation of the commerce clause that expanded the power of the federal government over the states. 
A) It was the first time since the New Deal that the Supreme Court limited the power of Congress as outlined under the commerce clause. 
B) It was the first time that the Court had used the Tenth Amendment to limit the power of Congress. 
C) The Court found the line-item veto unconstitutional. 
D) The Court gave a broad interpretation of the commerce clause that expanded the power of the federal government over the states.

Question 20

Which clause is the source of implied powers under the U.S.Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) full faith and credit 
B) comity 
C) necessary and proper 
D) commerce 
A) full faith and credit 
B) comity 
C) necessary and proper 
D) commerce

In a 2012 case about an Arizona law,the Supreme Court ruled that

What was the overall importance of McCulloch v.Maryland (1819)?

Which level of government writes the majority of criminal laws?

Which president introduced and presided over the New Deal?

The principle of ________ gives the federal government the power to override any state or Local law in one particular area of policy.

The constitutional idea of states' rights was strongest during which historical period?

The first nation to adopt federalism as its governing framework was

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)program

Which of the following statements best summarizes President Herbert Hoover's views on Federal action during the Great Depression?

Which of the following statements best describes the 2005 Supreme Court ruling on Medicinal marijuana?

The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act

Which statement best describes American federalism since the 1930s?

In a federal system,governmental responsibilities are

In ________,the Supreme Court reinterpreted the commerce clause,changing it from a check on national power to a source of national power.

An example of ________ is federal officials forcing state officials to implement more stringent Water pollution regulations.

If the federal government passed a law that did not provide money to state and local governments But required them to construct wheelchair lifts at all train stations,it would be an example of

Why was United States v.Lopez (1995)important?

Which clause is the source of implied powers under the U.S.Constitution?

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Exam 3: Federalism

In a 2012 case about an Arizona law,the Supreme Court ruled that

What was the overall importance of McCulloch v.Maryland (1819)?

Which level of government writes the majority of criminal laws?

Which president introduced and presided over the New Deal?

The principle of ________ gives the federal government the power to override any state or Local law in one particular area of policy.

The constitutional idea of states' rights was strongest during which historical period?

The first nation to adopt federalism as its governing framework was

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)program

Which of the following statements best summarizes President Herbert Hoover's views on Federal action during the Great Depression?

Which of the following statements best describes the 2005 Supreme Court ruling on Medicinal marijuana?

The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act

Which statement best describes American federalism since the 1930s?

In a federal system,governmental responsibilities are

In ________,the Supreme Court reinterpreted the commerce clause,changing it from a check on national power to a source of national power.

An example of ________ is federal officials forcing state officials to implement more stringent Water pollution regulations.

If the federal government passed a law that did not provide money to state and local governments But required them to construct wheelchair lifts at all train stations,it would be an example of

Why was United States v.Lopez (1995)important?

Which clause is the source of implied powers under the U.S.Constitution?

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters