Question 1

Which of the following terms describes how state governments and the national government work together to solve the nation's problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   Collaborative
B)   Cooperative
C)   Distinctive
D)   Dual
E)   Categorical

Question 2

Which of the following is the power to coin money, create naturalization laws, admit new states, and declare war?

Accepted Answer

A)   Implied
B)   Inferred
C)   Inherent
D)   Reserved
E)   Enumerated

Question 3

Which of the following types of system consists of a league of independent states, each having essentially sovereign powers, and a central government with limited powers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Unitary
B)   Confederal
C)   Federal
D)   Authoritarian
E)   Bicameral

Question 4

If states lacked the power to tax, then how would state governments get their funding?

Accepted Answer

A)   They would need to enter into treaties with foreign countries to obtain funding.
B)   They would be in violation of the Constitution's provisions regarding interstate commerce.
C)   They would depend on the federal government to be able to function.
D)   They would pass the burden of funding their budgets to local governments.
E)   They would depend upon private donations from individuals and corporations.

Question 5

Which of the following is known as the transfer of government power from the national government to state governments?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cooperative federalism
B)   Revolution
C)   Regression
D)   Devolution
E)   Dual federalism

Question 6

As it relates to the states, what does the full faith and credit clause mean?

Accepted Answer

A)   It prosecutes individuals who have broken other states' laws.
B)   It returns persons fleeing justice back to their home state.
C)   It honors the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
D)   It extends to citizens of other states the privileges and immunities of its own citizens.
E)   It prosecutes individuals who have broken other states' laws and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.

Question 7

Which of the following systems of government allows the central government to make laws that are directly applicable to member states, and those states can choose not to support the laws?

Accepted Answer

A)   Unitary
B)   Federal
C)   Authoritarian
D)   Totalitarian
E)   Confederal

Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding the Gibbons v. Ogden case is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The national government lost the power to regulate intrastate commerce.
B)   State governments won the right to control navigation in interstate waters.
C)   The power to regulate interstate commerce was determined to be an exclusive national power of the federal government.
D)   The ruling provided the national government with decreasing power over economic affairs throughout the land.
E)   The Supreme Court found that commerce was defined as the exchange of goods and not navigation or transport of people.

Question 9

Which of the following did the early Supreme Court generally do under Chief Justice John Marshall?

Accepted Answer

A)   It preserved states' rights.
B)   It lessened trade powers between the states.
C)   It issued conflicting decisions about the balance between national and state power.
D)   It remained silent about federalism issues.
E)   It increased national power.

Question 10

Which of the following gives Congress the power to regulate trade among the states?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Bill of Rights
B)   The commerce clause
C)   The McCulloch v. Maryland decision
D)   The necessary and proper clause
E)   The Supreme Court

Question 11

When Congress passed a tariff in 1828, why did South Carolina try to nullify it?

Accepted Answer

A)   To assert the power of the state governments over the national government
B)   To indicate that a state should have the ultimate authority over its citizens
C)   To protect slavery
D)   To increase the price of exported and imported goods
E)   To assert the power of the state governments over the national government and to indicate that a state should have the ultimate authority over its citizens

Question 12

Which of the following are given to state or local governments for specific programs or projects?

Accepted Answer

A)   Block grants
B)   Categorical grants
C)   Mandates
D)   Expressed powers
E)   Inherent powers

Question 13

In a confederal system of government, the central government has which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Almost all the power
B)   Equal power with the states/provinces
C)   Supreme power over the states/provinces
D)   Almost no real power except during times of war
E)   Almost no real power

Question 14

Explain what preemption means, and identify recent trends in its use and the issues that have been addressed.

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Question 15

Identify the key elements of cooperative federalism. Explain how it could be used to solve a problem facing society today.

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Question 16

Which of the following metaphors best describes dual federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sponge cake
B)   Layer cake
C)   Fruit cake
D)   Marble cake
E)   Pineapple upside down cake

Question 17

The advantages of a federal system of government include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   All Americans gain the benefit of uniform social services policies in every state.
B)   The federal government becomes the focal point of political dissatisfaction for most citizens.
C)   It is more practical to locate most power in one place.
D)   State governments are frequently testing grounds for new governmental initiatives.
E)   Smaller political units, such as states and cities, are less likely to be dominated by a single political group.

Question 18

Compare the features of federalism with one other form of government (unitary or confederal) and craft an argument in which you demonstrate why one of these styles of government is superior.

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Question 19

Explain how the Supreme Court's decisions in the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century represented a departure from its traditional approach to resolving issues of state power.

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Question 20

Discuss the conflict between states' rights and powers to control the institution of marriage with their constitutional obligations toward the citizens and legal acts of other states.

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Exam 3: Federalism

Which of the following is known as the transfer of government power from the national government to state governments?

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Which of the following statements regarding the Gibbons v. Ogden case is true?

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Which of the following gives Congress the power to regulate trade among the states?

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Which of the following are given to state or local governments for specific programs or projects?

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Discuss the conflict between states' rights and powers to control the institution of marriage with their constitutional obligations toward the citizens and legal acts of other states.

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Which of the following types of system consists of a league of independent states, each having essentially sovereign powers, and a central government with limited powers?

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The advantages of a federal system of government include which of the following?

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In a confederal system of government, the central government has which of the following?

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As it relates to the states, what does the full faith and credit clause mean?

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When Congress passed a tariff in 1828, why did South Carolina try to nullify it?

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Which of the following did the early Supreme Court generally do under Chief Justice John Marshall?

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Explain how the Supreme Court's decisions in the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century represented a departure from its traditional approach to resolving issues of state power.

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Explain what preemption means, and identify recent trends in its use and the issues that have been addressed.

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Which of the following systems of government allows the central government to make laws that are directly applicable to member states, and those states can choose not to support the laws?

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If states lacked the power to tax, then how would state governments get their funding?

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Which of the following metaphors best describes dual federalism?

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Compare the features of federalism with one other form of government (unitary or confederal) and craft an argument in which you demonstrate why one of these styles of government is superior.

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Which of the following is the power to coin money, create naturalization laws, admit new states, and declare war?

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