Question 1

The goal of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act was to

Accepted Answer

A) encourage private-sector employers to obey unfunded mandates by offering a series of lucrative tax incentives for timely compliance. 
B) give state legislatures veto power over any unfunded mandate passed by the federal government. 
C) prevent Congress from ever imposing another unfunded mandate on private-sector employers. 
D) limit the costs associated with unfunded mandates by ensuring that Congress knows how much it is expecting of state and local governments and the private sector. 
A) encourage private-sector employers to obey unfunded mandates by offering a series of lucrative tax incentives for timely compliance. 
B) give state legislatures veto power over any unfunded mandate passed by the federal government. 
C) prevent Congress from ever imposing another unfunded mandate on private-sector employers. 
D) limit the costs associated with unfunded mandates by ensuring that Congress knows how much it is expecting of state and local governments and the private sector.

Question 2

Federal officials seeking to give states more authority are most likely to support

Accepted Answer

A) unfunded mandates. 
B) block grants. 
C) categorical grants. 
D) tax expenditures. 
A) unfunded mandates. 
B) block grants. 
C) categorical grants. 
D) tax expenditures.

Question 3

By 2018,how many states had decided to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable
Care Act?

Accepted Answer

A) 11 
B) 19 
C) 33 
D) 50 
A) 11 
B) 19 
C) 33 
D) 50

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the relationship between state and local governments
Is NOT accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Local governments are created by state governments. 
B) State governments can legally dissolve local governments. 
C) State governments can legally force multiple local governments to consolidate into one large locality. 
D) Local governments can legally dissolve the government of the state they reside in if every local government votes to do so. 
A) Local governments are created by state governments. 
B) State governments can legally dissolve local governments. 
C) State governments can legally force multiple local governments to consolidate into one large locality. 
D) Local governments can legally dissolve the government of the state they reside in if every local government votes to do so.

Question 5

The ________ affirms that national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land.

Accepted Answer

A) full faith and credit clause 
B) necessary and proper clause 
C) doctrine of national supremacy 
D) doctrine of stare decisis 
A) full faith and credit clause 
B) necessary and proper clause 
C) doctrine of national supremacy 
D) doctrine of stare decisis

Question 6

Unfunded mandates were primarily the result of tension between

Accepted Answer

A) a Republican Congress that wanted to achieve conservative social objectives and Democratic presidents who wanted to increase social spending. 
B) a Democratic Congress that wanted to achieve liberal social objectives and Republican presidents who opposed increased social spending. 
C) a Supreme Court who wanted to limit the federal government's power and Republican presidents that wanted to expand it. 
D) a Supreme Court that wanted to expand the federal government's power and a Democratic Congress that wanted to limit it. 
A) a Republican Congress that wanted to achieve conservative social objectives and Democratic presidents who wanted to increase social spending. 
B) a Democratic Congress that wanted to achieve liberal social objectives and Republican presidents who opposed increased social spending. 
C) a Supreme Court who wanted to limit the federal government's power and Republican presidents that wanted to expand it. 
D) a Supreme Court that wanted to expand the federal government's power and a Democratic Congress that wanted to limit it.

Question 7

What is it called when a state grants a city the ability to govern its own local affairs?

Accepted Answer

A) home rule 
B) dual federalism 
C) separation of powers 
D) city governance 
A) home rule 
B) dual federalism 
C) separation of powers 
D) city governance

Question 8

Which powers,derived from the Tenth Amendment,are neither delegated to the national government nor denied to the states?

Accepted Answer

A) concurrent 
B) expressed 
C) police 
D) reserved 
A) concurrent 
B) expressed 
C) police 
D) reserved

Question 9

Block grants are designed to

Accepted Answer

A) fund urban improvements on specific city blocks. 
B) give the states considerable discretion in how money from the federal government is spent. 
C) fund capital improvements in schools. 
D) impose strict limits on how state governments can spend money from the federal government. 
A) fund urban improvements on specific city blocks. 
B) give the states considerable discretion in how money from the federal government is spent. 
C) fund capital improvements in schools. 
D) impose strict limits on how state governments can spend money from the federal government.

Question 10

In a decision on the Affordable Care Act,the Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) state governments could decline to expand Medicaid coverage without losing their existing Medicaid funds from the federal government. 
B) the federal government could take away a state's Medicaid funds if it refused to expand Medicaid coverage. 
C) the federal government had no constitutional authority to spend its tax revenue on health care programs like Medicaid. 
D) state governments could not refuse to expand Medicaid coverage because of the supremacy clause of the Constitution. 
A) state governments could decline to expand Medicaid coverage without losing their existing Medicaid funds from the federal government. 
B) the federal government could take away a state's Medicaid funds if it refused to expand Medicaid coverage. 
C) the federal government had no constitutional authority to spend its tax revenue on health care programs like Medicaid. 
D) state governments could not refuse to expand Medicaid coverage because of the supremacy clause of the Constitution.

Question 11

Which of the following statements best describes state-level same-sex marriage laws prior to 2015?

Accepted Answer

A) No state government had ever allowed same-sex couples to be legally married. 
B) No state government had ever passed a law prohibiting same-sex couples from being legally married. 
C) Thirteen states had passed laws prohibiting same-sex couples from being legally married. 
D) Every state but one (Texas)allowed same-sex couples to be legally married. 
A) No state government had ever allowed same-sex couples to be legally married. 
B) No state government had ever passed a law prohibiting same-sex couples from being legally married. 
C) Thirteen states had passed laws prohibiting same-sex couples from being legally married. 
D) Every state but one (Texas)allowed same-sex couples to be legally married.

Question 12

A federal grant to states specifically to assist in the building of new public schools is an
Example of a ________ grant.

Accepted Answer

A) categorical 
B) formula 
C) block 
D) general revenue 
A) categorical 
B) formula 
C) block 
D) general revenue

Question 13

The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.Hodges (2015)was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A) allowed state governments to limit marriage to one man and one woman. 
B) struck down state laws that made sodomy a crime. 
C) required that all states offer marriage licenses to two people of the same sex. 
D) declared the full faith and credit clause unconstitutional. 
A) allowed state governments to limit marriage to one man and one woman. 
B) struck down state laws that made sodomy a crime. 
C) required that all states offer marriage licenses to two people of the same sex. 
D) declared the full faith and credit clause unconstitutional.

Question 14

During the era of dual federalism,what was the primary goal of the federal government's
Domestic policies?

Accepted Answer

A) to promote competition between the states 
B) to promote the development of commercial activity between and among the states 
C) to protect citizens from the abuses of state governments 
D) to keep the states from going to war with each other 
A) to promote competition between the states 
B) to promote the development of commercial activity between and among the states 
C) to protect citizens from the abuses of state governments 
D) to keep the states from going to war with each other

Question 15

Under the traditional system of American federalism,most of the fundamental governing in
The United States was done by

Accepted Answer

A) state governments. 
B) the federal government. 
C) local governments. 
D) the courts. 
A) state governments. 
B) the federal government. 
C) local governments. 
D) the courts.

Question 16

Federalism is best defined as a system of government

Accepted Answer

A) where member nations meet in a multinational conference. 
B) in which power is divided between a national government and lower-level governments. 
C) in which the national government is funded through direct taxation of local governments. 
D) in which authority is divided into separate branches and each individual branch is given some power over the other branches. 
A) where member nations meet in a multinational conference. 
B) in which power is divided between a national government and lower-level governments. 
C) in which the national government is funded through direct taxation of local governments. 
D) in which authority is divided into separate branches and each individual branch is given some power over the other branches.

Question 17

Which amendment preserves a strong role for the states in the American federal republic?

Accepted Answer

A) First 
B) Fifth 
C) Ninth 
D) Tenth 
A) First 
B) Fifth 
C) Ninth 
D) Tenth

Question 18

When Alaska passed a law in the 1970s that gave state residents preference over nonresidents in obtaining work on oil pipelines,this law violated the ________ clause.

Accepted Answer

A) interstate commerce 
B) full faith and credit 
C) privileges and immunities 
D) necessary and proper 
A) interstate commerce 
B) full faith and credit 
C) privileges and immunities 
D) necessary and proper

Question 19

What is one of the biggest problems with federal block grants?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a need for greater accountability in how the funds are actually spent by the states. 
B) States must demonstrate that they are following the precise regulations established by the federal government. 
C) There is a need to make sure the grants do not violate the commerce clause of the Constitution. 
D) States have been unwilling to accept any funding from the federal government. 
A) There is a need for greater accountability in how the funds are actually spent by the states. 
B) States must demonstrate that they are following the precise regulations established by the federal government. 
C) There is a need to make sure the grants do not violate the commerce clause of the Constitution. 
D) States have been unwilling to accept any funding from the federal government.

Question 20

The United States,Canada,and Switzerland are all ________ systems of government,while
France is a ________ system of government.

Accepted Answer

A) unitary; federal 
B) federal; unitary 
C) totalitarian; federal 
D) oligarchic; federal 
A) unitary; federal 
B) federal; unitary 
C) totalitarian; federal 
D) oligarchic; federal

The goal of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act was to

Federal officials seeking to give states more authority are most likely to support

By 2018,how many states had decided to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act?

Which of the following statements about the relationship between state and local governments Is NOT accurate?

The ________ affirms that national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land.

Unfunded mandates were primarily the result of tension between

What is it called when a state grants a city the ability to govern its own local affairs?

Which powers,derived from the Tenth Amendment,are neither delegated to the national government nor denied to the states?

Block grants are designed to

In a decision on the Affordable Care Act,the Supreme Court ruled that

Which of the following statements best describes state-level same-sex marriage laws prior to 2015?

A federal grant to states specifically to assist in the building of new public schools is an Example of a ________ grant.

The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.Hodges (2015)was significant because it

During the era of dual federalism,what was the primary goal of the federal government's Domestic policies?

Under the traditional system of American federalism,most of the fundamental governing in The United States was done by

Federalism is best defined as a system of government

Which amendment preserves a strong role for the states in the American federal republic?

When Alaska passed a law in the 1970s that gave state residents preference over nonresidents in obtaining work on oil pipelines,this law violated the ________ clause.

What is one of the biggest problems with federal block grants?

The United States,Canada,and Switzerland are all systems of government,while France is a system of government.

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Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

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Exam 3: Federalism

The goal of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act was to

Federal officials seeking to give states more authority are most likely to support

By 2018,how many states had decided to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act?

Which of the following statements about the relationship between state and local governments Is NOT accurate?

The ________ affirms that national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land.

Unfunded mandates were primarily the result of tension between

What is it called when a state grants a city the ability to govern its own local affairs?

Which powers,derived from the Tenth Amendment,are neither delegated to the national government nor denied to the states?

Block grants are designed to

In a decision on the Affordable Care Act,the Supreme Court ruled that

Which of the following statements best describes state-level same-sex marriage laws prior to 2015?

A federal grant to states specifically to assist in the building of new public schools is an Example of a ________ grant.

The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.Hodges (2015)was significant because it

During the era of dual federalism,what was the primary goal of the federal government's Domestic policies?

Under the traditional system of American federalism,most of the fundamental governing in The United States was done by

Federalism is best defined as a system of government

Which amendment preserves a strong role for the states in the American federal republic?

When Alaska passed a law in the 1970s that gave state residents preference over nonresidents in obtaining work on oil pipelines,this law violated the ________ clause.

What is one of the biggest problems with federal block grants?

The United States,Canada,and Switzerland are all ________ systems of government,while France is a ________ system of government.

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

The United States,Canada,and Switzerland are all systems of government,while France is a system of government.