Question 1

What is the Tenth Amendment? How has it been interpreted by the courts throughout American history?

Accepted Answer

The Tenth Amendment to the United States

Question 2

Describe the constitutional basis of federalism.

Accepted Answer

The constitutional basis of federalism i

Question 3

How much variation in state level policies-such as that in the area of criminal justice policy-should we be willing to tolerate? Is it an advantage or disadvantage,for example,that 36 states in the Union permit the death penalty for first-degree murder,while 14 states permit a maximum penalty of life in prison?

Accepted Answer

The level of variation in state level po

Question 4

The Defense of Marriage Act

Accepted Answer

A) permits states to disregard same-sex marriages or civil unions of same-sex partners issued in other states. 
B) prohibits states from issuing same-sex marriages or civil unions to same-sex partners. 
C) requires states to issue same-sex marriages and civil unions to same-sex partners. 
D) requires states to recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions issued in other states for same-sex partners. 
E) requires states to provide the same rights to same-sex couples that they provide to heterosexual couples. 
A) permits states to disregard same-sex marriages or civil unions of same-sex partners issued in other states. 
B) prohibits states from issuing same-sex marriages or civil unions to same-sex partners. 
C) requires states to issue same-sex marriages and civil unions to same-sex partners. 
D) requires states to recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions issued in other states for same-sex partners. 
E) requires states to provide the same rights to same-sex couples that they provide to heterosexual couples.

Question 5

The principle of the supremacy of federal law over state law was affirmed in

Accepted Answer

A) Marbury v. Madison. 
B) the Tenth Amendment. 
C) United States v. Darby. 
D) McCulloch v. Maryland. 
E) the presidential election of 1804. 
A) Marbury v. Madison. 
B) the Tenth Amendment. 
C) United States v. Darby. 
D) McCulloch v. Maryland. 
E) the presidential election of 1804.

Question 6

Congress made an exception to the full faith and credit provision of the Constitution by passing the Defense of Marriage Act,which allows states to not recognize same-sex marriages conducted in other states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is TRUE of fiscal federalism?

Accepted Answer

A) The proportion of the gross domestic product spent by state and local governments has grown more rapidly than the proportion of the GDP spent by the national government 
B) The proportion of the gross domestic product spent by state and local government has grown less rapidly than the proportion of the GDP spent by the national government. 
C) States and localities spent 7.4 percent of our GDP in 1929; today they spend even less. 
D) Block grants are the main source of federal aid to state and local governments. 
E) Unlike the federal government,federal courts do not have the ability to impose mandates on state governments. 
A) The proportion of the gross domestic product spent by state and local governments has grown more rapidly than the proportion of the GDP spent by the national government 
B) The proportion of the gross domestic product spent by state and local government has grown less rapidly than the proportion of the GDP spent by the national government. 
C) States and localities spent 7.4 percent of our GDP in 1929; today they spend even less. 
D) Block grants are the main source of federal aid to state and local governments. 
E) Unlike the federal government,federal courts do not have the ability to impose mandates on state governments.

Question 8

Withholding federal funds from states that do not raise the legal drinking age to 21 is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) crossover sanction. 
B) unfunded mandate. 
C) project grant. 
D) formula grant. 
E) crosscutting requirement. 
A) crossover sanction. 
B) unfunded mandate. 
C) project grant. 
D) formula grant. 
E) crosscutting requirement.

Question 9

Diversity in the context of federalism is one factor that encourages states to provide a greater number of services to their citizens compared to other states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Categorical grants and block grants are the two major types of federal aid to state and local governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the early part of American history,cooperative federalism characterized intergovernmental relations; the course of the twentieth century,in contrast,is primarily characterized by dual federalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Since the mid-1990s,Republicans in Congress have taken a pragmatic approach to federalism evidenced by

Accepted Answer

A) efforts to restrict state power while turning to the federal government in policy areas such as environmental regulation,immigration,and health. 
B) legislation removing class action lawsuits from state courts. 
C) passage of the No Child Left Behind Act. 
D) extending federal criminal penalties. 
E) All of these are evidence of Republicans' pragmatic approach. 
A) efforts to restrict state power while turning to the federal government in policy areas such as environmental regulation,immigration,and health. 
B) legislation removing class action lawsuits from state courts. 
C) passage of the No Child Left Behind Act. 
D) extending federal criminal penalties. 
E) All of these are evidence of Republicans' pragmatic approach.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a confederation?

Accepted Answer

A) State governments in the United States 
B) The United Nations 
C) OPEC 
D) Britain 
E) France 
A) State governments in the United States 
B) The United Nations 
C) OPEC 
D) Britain 
E) France

Question 14

What are the consequences of federalism for policies,participation,and democracy?

Accepted Answer

Federalism has several consequences for

Question 15

In 1929,the federal government spent an amount equal to _____ of the size of the economy,the gross domestic product (GDP); today,the national government spends _____ of our GDP.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 percent; 5 percent 
B) 2.5 percent; 21 percent 
C) 21 percent; 2.5 percent 
D) 25 percent; 50 percent 
E) 50 percent; 25 percent 
A) 2 percent; 5 percent 
B) 2.5 percent; 21 percent 
C) 21 percent; 2.5 percent 
D) 25 percent; 50 percent 
E) 50 percent; 25 percent

Question 16

Fiscal federalism is

Accepted Answer

A) the pattern of spending,taxing,and providing grants in the federal system. 
B) the distinct separation of national government spending versus state and local government spending. 
C) the federal government's regulation of the money supply and interest rates. 
D) the federal income tax. 
E) a sharing of local and national resources practiced in other countries but not in the United States. 
A) the pattern of spending,taxing,and providing grants in the federal system. 
B) the distinct separation of national government spending versus state and local government spending. 
C) the federal government's regulation of the money supply and interest rates. 
D) the federal income tax. 
E) a sharing of local and national resources practiced in other countries but not in the United States.

Question 17

The Tenth Amendment

Accepted Answer

A) declares that the national government is superior to the states in every concern. 
B) establishes the Constitution,laws of the national government,and treaties as the supreme law of the land. 
C) establishes the Supreme Court as the final arbiter in all civil and criminal disputes. 
D) establishes the number of electoral votes each state can cast in the Electoral College. 
E) states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,nor prohibited by the states,are reserved for the states. 
A) declares that the national government is superior to the states in every concern. 
B) establishes the Constitution,laws of the national government,and treaties as the supreme law of the land. 
C) establishes the Supreme Court as the final arbiter in all civil and criminal disputes. 
D) establishes the number of electoral votes each state can cast in the Electoral College. 
E) states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,nor prohibited by the states,are reserved for the states.

Question 18

In determining the power of Congress to regulate commerce in the case of Gibbons v.Ogden (1824),the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A) prohibited Congress from regulating business activity on the grounds it violated private property rights. 
B) listed the implied powers of Congress and the national government. 
C) defined commerce very narrowly in considering the right of Congress to regulate it. 
D) listed the enumerated powers of Congress and the national government. 
E) defined commerce very broadly,encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity. 
A) prohibited Congress from regulating business activity on the grounds it violated private property rights. 
B) listed the implied powers of Congress and the national government. 
C) defined commerce very narrowly in considering the right of Congress to regulate it. 
D) listed the enumerated powers of Congress and the national government. 
E) defined commerce very broadly,encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity.

Question 19

What means and strategies do the states and communities use to compete with each other for federal dollars? Under what circumstances might the states and localities not want to receive federal aid?

Accepted Answer

States and communities use a variety of

Question 20

All of the following areas provide examples of how federalism decentralizes our policies EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the federal income tax. 
B) the regulation of abortion. 
C) the death penalty. 
D) the funding of education. 
E) environmental protection. 
A) the federal income tax. 
B) the regulation of abortion. 
C) the death penalty. 
D) the funding of education. 
E) environmental protection.

What is the Tenth Amendment? How has it been interpreted by the courts throughout American history?

Describe the constitutional basis of federalism.

The Defense of Marriage Act

The principle of the supremacy of federal law over state law was affirmed in

Congress made an exception to the full faith and credit provision of the Constitution by passing the Defense of Marriage Act,which allows states to not recognize same-sex marriages conducted in other states.

Which of the following is TRUE of fiscal federalism?

Withholding federal funds from states that do not raise the legal drinking age to 21 is an example of a(n)

Diversity in the context of federalism is one factor that encourages states to provide a greater number of services to their citizens compared to other states.

Categorical grants and block grants are the two major types of federal aid to state and local governments.

In the early part of American history,cooperative federalism characterized intergovernmental relations; the course of the twentieth century,in contrast,is primarily characterized by dual federalism.

Since the mid-1990s,Republicans in Congress have taken a pragmatic approach to federalism evidenced by

Which of the following is an example of a confederation?

What are the consequences of federalism for policies,participation,and democracy?

In 1929,the federal government spent an amount equal to _ of the size of the economy,the gross domestic product (GDP); today,the national government spends _ of our GDP.

Fiscal federalism is

The Tenth Amendment

In determining the power of Congress to regulate commerce in the case of Gibbons v.Ogden (1824),the Supreme Court

What means and strategies do the states and communities use to compete with each other for federal dollars? Under what circumstances might the states and localities not want to receive federal aid?

All of the following areas provide examples of how federalism decentralizes our policies EXCEPT

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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Exam 3: Federalism

What is the Tenth Amendment? How has it been interpreted by the courts throughout American history?

Describe the constitutional basis of federalism.

The Defense of Marriage Act

The principle of the supremacy of federal law over state law was affirmed in

Congress made an exception to the full faith and credit provision of the Constitution by passing the Defense of Marriage Act,which allows states to not recognize same-sex marriages conducted in other states.

Which of the following is TRUE of fiscal federalism?

Withholding federal funds from states that do not raise the legal drinking age to 21 is an example of a(n)

Diversity in the context of federalism is one factor that encourages states to provide a greater number of services to their citizens compared to other states.

Categorical grants and block grants are the two major types of federal aid to state and local governments.

In the early part of American history,cooperative federalism characterized intergovernmental relations; the course of the twentieth century,in contrast,is primarily characterized by dual federalism.

Since the mid-1990s,Republicans in Congress have taken a pragmatic approach to federalism evidenced by

Which of the following is an example of a confederation?

What are the consequences of federalism for policies,participation,and democracy?

In 1929,the federal government spent an amount equal to _____ of the size of the economy,the gross domestic product (GDP); today,the national government spends _____ of our GDP.

Fiscal federalism is

The Tenth Amendment

In determining the power of Congress to regulate commerce in the case of Gibbons v.Ogden (1824),the Supreme Court

What means and strategies do the states and communities use to compete with each other for federal dollars? Under what circumstances might the states and localities not want to receive federal aid?

All of the following areas provide examples of how federalism decentralizes our policies EXCEPT

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

Filters

In 1929,the federal government spent an amount equal to _ of the size of the economy,the gross domestic product (GDP); today,the national government spends _ of our GDP.