Question 1

The ________ clause in the U.S. Constitution was central in the Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage.

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

Question 2

As of 2016, which of following statements about immigration law is most accurate?

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A)   The Supreme Court has ruled that state police are allowed to check the immigration status of anyone stopped or arrested.
B)   No state government has ever adopted a law to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
C)   The Supreme Court has never ruled on the constitutionality of state-level immigration laws.
D)   The Supreme Court has ruled that state police are not allowed to check the immigration status of anyone stopped or arrested.

Question 3

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)  was important because it

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A)   developed the concept of judicial review.
B)   developed the concept of dual citizenship.
C)   established the supremacy of the national government in all matters affecting interstate commerce.
D)   determined that the forced relocation of the Five Civilized Tribes to Oklahoma was unconstitutional.

Question 4

Prior to the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, ________ states recognized same-sex marriage.

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A)   0
B)   5
C)   17
D)   37

Question 5

Which of the following is the best example of a unitary system of government?

Accepted Answer

A)   The federal government sets detailed educational guidelines that all local governments must implement.
B)   The federal government establishes general guidelines for schools, but leaves most specific policy decisions up to local school boards.
C)   The federal government provides parents with vouchers for private schools, and local governments have no role to play in education policy.
D)   The federal government provides no funding for schools and leaves education policy entirely up to state legislatures and local school boards. A

Question 6

The era of dual federalism was from the ________ until ________.

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A)   Founding; the end of the Civil War
B)   Founding; the New Deal
C)   Civil War; World War II
D)   New Deal; the 1960s

Question 7

The main function of the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV is that it

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A)   prevents states from discriminating against nonresidents.
B)   compels each state to recognize the laws of other states.
C)   requires all states to provide a uniform standard of benefits and entitlement.
D)   prevents states from coining their own money.

Question 8

Which president introduced and presided over the New Deal?

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

Question 9

Who was the first president to promote New Federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Abraham Lincoln
B)   Franklin Roosevelt
C)   Lyndon Johnson
D)   Richard Nixon

Question 10

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 C

Question 11

Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited federal power?

Accepted Answer

A)   United States v. Lopez and Printz v. United States
B)   Gibbons v. Ogden and McCulloch v. Maryland
C)   Gibbons v. Ogden and Brown v. Board of Education
D)   McCulloch v. Maryland and Brown v. Board of Education

Question 12

The Southern Manifesto

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A)   was written before the Civil War.
B)   was written by southern officials who declared that their states were not bound by Supreme Court decisions outlawing racial segregation.
C)   argued in favor of national government power.
D)   invalidated the Tenth Amendment.

Question 13

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

Question 14

In the 1990s, the Supreme Court's "federalism revolution" helped to

Accepted Answer

A)   eliminate the control state governments have over local governments.
B)   increase the amount of money devoted to project grants.
C)   return more power to the states.
D)   return more power to the federal government.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The full faith and credit clause has been at the heart of controversies about marriage equality throughout American history. Explain the role of the full faith and credit clause in marriage debates by defining what the clause requires of states and whether the state and federal governments have always fulfilled this requirement. In particular, discuss the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Accepted Answer

There are four components to this question:
a. Full faith and credit clause: Requires that the states normally honor the public acts and judicial decisions that take place in another state.
b. Federal government: Despite the full faith and credit clause, there have been many examples of states refusing to recognize marriages performed in other states. Loving v. Virginia is perhaps the best example. More generally, courts have found exceptions to the full faith and credit clause if a law is against the "strong public policy" of a state.
c. Defense of Marriage Act: Among other things, this law declared that states would not have to recognize a same-sex marriage from another state.
d. Obergefell v. Hodges: Required all states to offer marriage licenses to two people of the same sex and recognize same-sex marriages licensed out of state.

Question 17

Which level of government writes the majority of criminal laws?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Almost 40 percent of all federal criminal statutes passed after the Civil War were enacted between ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   1890 and 1901
B)   1917 and 1931
C)   1941 and 1949
D)   1970 and 1998

Question 19

________ is evidenced when national officials fund a project that is actually implemented by state governments.

Accepted Answer

A)   Dual federalism
B)   National supremacy
C)   Cooperative federalism
D)   Home rule

Question 20

Which constitutional provision was most important in determining the Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   First Amendment
B)   Fourteenth Amendment
C)   full faith and credit clause
D)   supremacy clause

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The ________ clause in the U.S. Constitution was central in the Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage.

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As of 2016, which of following statements about immigration law is most accurate?

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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) was important because it

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Prior to the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, ________ states recognized same-sex marriage.

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Which of the following is the best example of a unitary system of government?

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The era of dual federalism was from the until .

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The main function of the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV is that it

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Which president introduced and presided over the New Deal?

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The Southern Manifesto

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

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In the 1990s, the Supreme Court's "federalism revolution" helped to

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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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Which level of government writes the majority of criminal laws?

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Almost 40 percent of all federal criminal statutes passed after the Civil War were enacted between ________.

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________ is evidenced when national officials fund a project that is actually implemented by state governments.

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As of 2016, which of following statements about immigration law is most accurate?

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The main function of the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV is that it

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The Southern Manifesto

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