Question 1

Which of the following terms describes a situation in which the national government provides funds to state governments with no strings attached on how that money is spent?

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A)   fiscal federalism
B)   a categorical grant
C)   coercive federalism
D)   general revenue sharing
E)   devolution

Question 2

After the 1980s, the Republican view on federal grants was to:

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A)   use categorical grants to prevent local government corruption.
B)   use block grants to give local politicians more control over how money was spent.
C)   avoid issuing all grants so that more money could be spent on the military and defense.
D)   avoid issuing all grants to maintain states' rights and sovereignty.
E)   use block grants to balance the federal budget.

Question 3

What is the difference between dual federalism and cooperative (or picket fence) federalism? Explain why the United States transitioned from one form of federalism to the other. Has this transition had mostly positive or negative consequences for the nation? Explain your answer with examples.

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Question 4

The commerce clause specifically gives:

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A)   state governments the power to raise funds by taxing goods and services.
B)   state governments the power to regulate commerce.
C)   Congress the power to set interest rates.
D)   Congress the power to run the postal service.
E)   Congress the power to regulate economic exchange between the states.

Question 5

A form of government that divides sovereign power across at least two political units is called:

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A)   a separation of powers system.
B)   a confederal government.
C)   federalism.
D)   a unitary government.
E)   a constitutional democracy.

Question 6

The decision in United States v. Lopez (1995)  was particularly important because it required Congress to:

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A)   respect the constitutional right of an individual to bear arms.
B)   provide states with funds when it mandates policy change.
C)   amend the Constitution to give states more power.
D)   justify how laws they pass are a legitimate exercise of commerce clause powers.
E)   end "coercive" techniques that force states to comply with federal mandates.

Question 7

In 1997, the Supreme Court struck down the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. This ruling was significant because it:

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A)   marked a turning point in the Court's interpretation of the Fifth Amendment.
B)   weakened protections for individual civil liberties.
C)   established a new standard to justify the supremacy clause.
D)   established a new standard to justify remedial legislation.
E)   required Congress to specify which sections of the Constitution give it the authority to pass legislation that could otherwise be handled by the states.

Question 8

The term "fiscal federalism" refers to:

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A)   grants of money from national to state governments.
B)   grants of money from state to national governments.
C)   taxes by the states on national institutions.
D)   taxes by the national government on state institutions.
E)   situations in which the federal government spends more money than it takes in from taxes on the states.

Question 9

Which early court case reinforced the power of the supremacy clause?

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

Question 10

Which of the following terms describes power exercised by federal, state, and local governments who share responsibilities for particular policy areas, such as transportation?

Accepted Answer

A)   concurrent powers
B)   reserved powers
C)   implied powers
D)   necessary and proper powers
E)   cooperative powers

Question 11

Which political party prefers giving the states flexibility in spending federal money?

Accepted Answer

A)   Republican Party
B)   Democratic Party
C)   Both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party equally
D)   Neither the Republican Party nor the Democratic Party
E)   Whig Party

Question 12

The term "New Federalism" refers to:

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A)   increasing state discretion in spending by using block grants.
B)   decreasing state power by expanding the federal government's regulation of commerce.
C)   increasing state discretion in spending through increased coercive federalism.
D)   increasing federal spending to wage a local "war on poverty."
E)   an effort in the 1970s and 1980s to eliminate all federal grants.

Question 13

The doctrine of interposition was first used:

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A)   by the Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland.
B)   in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts.
C)   by state governors opposed to federal civil rights legislation that became law in the 1950s and 1960s.
D)   by Lyndon Johnson as part of his Great Society programs.
E)   by Richard Nixon as part of his New Federalism initiatives.

Question 14

Which of the following explains why cooperative federalism emerged in the United States?

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A)   Supreme Court decisions that broadly interpreted the commerce clause
B)   Supreme Court decisions that limited the scope of the commerce clause
C)   public support and demand for cooperative federalism during the "rights revolution"
D)   the leadership and policies of President Richard Nixon
E)   the end of the Civil War

Question 15

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Question 16

The debate over medical marijuana is a good example of the principle that the states' rights position is usually the same as the conservative position on an issue.

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 B)False

Question 17

A confederal system features strong states that can sometimes veto national government decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Using federal regulations, mandates, or conditions to force states to act in a certain way is part of what kind of federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   cooperative
B)   competitive
C)   coercive
D)   dual
E)   monetary

Question 19

Which of the following reinforced the role of the national government beginning in the late 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)   the devolution revolution
B)   Nixon's New Federalism
C)   the "rights revolution"
D)   the Court's ruling in National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
E)   the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act

Question 20

What are categorical grants and block grants? Why might a national political leader favor categorical grants? Why do other national political leaders see block grants as preferable to categorical grants? If you were a member of Congress, which approach would you advocate and why?

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