Question 1

Which of the following is a power of state governments, not the national government?

Accepted Answer

A)   establish criminal laws
B)   regulate banks
C)   build and maintain infrastructure
D)   redistrict U.S. House districts
E)   All of these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

The Every Student Succeeds Act

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A)   was passed over President Barack Obama's veto.
B)   provided no specific funding for education.
C)   required testing of all children in grades 3 through 8.
D)   returned elements of education policy to the states.
E)   placed education firmly under the control of the national government.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Which three constitutional amendments have been most influential in shaping the national-state power relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth
B)   Eighth, Ninth, and Fourteenth
C)   Tenth, Fourteenth, and Sixteenth
D)   Fourteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth
E)   Sixteenth, Nineteenth, and TwentiethF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Which type of intergovernmental tool allows the national government to influence the budget decisions of state and local governments by forcing them to spend their own money on a national priority?

Accepted Answer

A)   categorical grant
B)   block grant
C)   mandate
D)   preemption
E)   nullificationF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The fact that states must enforce a national law that is based on a constitutionally enumerated or implied power even if the state government has its own law on the matter is based on the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)   categorical grants.
B)   intergovernmental relations.
C)   mandates.
D)   fiscal federalism.
E)   preemption.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Discuss the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland in shaping the development of enumerated powers of the national government.

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Question 7

Which of these pairs of presidents are most closely associated with new federalism, or devolution?

Accepted Answer

A)   Andrew Jackson and William McKinley
B)   Ulysses Grant and Andrew Johnson
C)   Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
D)   Dwight Eisenhower and Harry Truman
E)   Richard Nixon and Ronald ReaganF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Compared to the federal system of the writers of the Constitution, today's system

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A)   is balanced equally between the powers of the national and state and local governments.
B)   gives the national government more expanded power than the state governments.
C)   gives state governments more expanded power than the national government.
D)   is a collaboration between the national government and state governments.
E)   has clear and defined responsibilities.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D) D

Question 9

Compare the federal system from its conception to the contemporary reality of the system today.

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The founders intended a separation of du...

Question 10

Under which type of governmental structure do independent sovereign governments cooperate on specified governmental matters but retain sovereignty over all other governmental matters within their jurisdictions?

Accepted Answer

A)   federal system
B)   confederal system
C)   representative system
D)   authoritarian system
E)   unitary systemF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

McCulloch v. Maryland was decisive because it

Accepted Answer

A)   ruled in favor of state-centered federalism.
B)   asserted that the necessary and proper clause was a restriction on the power of the national government.
C)   affirmed that national law is supreme over conflicting state law.
D)   established the Supreme Court's power to judge constitutional issues.
E)   allowed for a narrow reading of the Constitution.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Which 1923 court case saw state government opposition to conditions within national grants come to a head?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bush v. Gore
B)   Lochner v. Ellison
C)   United States v. Lopez
D)   Massachusetts v. Mellon
E)   South Dakota v. DoleF) C) and E)
G) None of the above D

Question 13

The provision of categorical and block grant money by the federal government to state and local governments has resulted in a relationship between the two of

Accepted Answer

A)   cooperative federalism.
B)   dual federalism.
C)   centralized federalism.
D)   horizontal federalism.
E)   fiscal federalism.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

Which type of intergovernmental tool is used most commonly in national education policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   categorical formula grant
B)   categorical project grant
C)   block grant
D)   mandate
E)   nullificationF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 15

The supremacy clause, which establishes the supreme law of the land, is mentioned in which article of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)   Article I
B)   Article III
C)   Article IV
D)   Article V
E)   Article VIF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

What proportion of states must ratify a constitutional amendment for it to pass?

Accepted Answer

A)   simple majority
B)   three-fifths
C)   two-thirds
D)   three-quarters
E)   seven-eighthsF) None of the above
G) A) and B) D

Question 17

Whose presidency marked the appearance of centralized federalism, where the national government imposed its own policy preferences on state and local governments?

Accepted Answer

A)   Abraham Lincoln
B)   Ulysses Grant
C)   Theodore Roosevelt
D)   Franklin Roosevelt
E)   Lyndon JohnsonF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

The powers accorded to the states in the Tenth Amendment are known as ________ powers.

Accepted Answer

A)   police
B)   reserved
C)   implied
D)   concurrent
E)   enumeratedF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

As a result of devolution, which branch of government in the United States is currently responsible for education policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   state government
B)   local government
C)   federal government
D)   the president
E)   the Supreme CourtF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 20

The theory that states have the authority to invalidate national laws is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   state supremacy.
B)   preemption.
C)   devolution.
D)   nullification.
E)   mandates.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Exam 3: Federalism

Which of the following is a power of state governments, not the national government?

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The Every Student Succeeds Act

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Which three constitutional amendments have been most influential in shaping the national-state power relationship?

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Which type of intergovernmental tool allows the national government to influence the budget decisions of state and local governments by forcing them to spend their own money on a national priority?

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The fact that states must enforce a national law that is based on a constitutionally enumerated or implied power even if the state government has its own law on the matter is based on the principle of

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Discuss the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland in shaping the development of enumerated powers of the national government.

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Which of these pairs of presidents are most closely associated with new federalism, or devolution?

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Compared to the federal system of the writers of the Constitution, today's system

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Compare the federal system from its conception to the contemporary reality of the system today.

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Under which type of governmental structure do independent sovereign governments cooperate on specified governmental matters but retain sovereignty over all other governmental matters within their jurisdictions?

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McCulloch v. Maryland was decisive because it

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Which 1923 court case saw state government opposition to conditions within national grants come to a head?

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The provision of categorical and block grant money by the federal government to state and local governments has resulted in a relationship between the two of

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Which type of intergovernmental tool is used most commonly in national education policy?

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The supremacy clause, which establishes the supreme law of the land, is mentioned in which article of the Constitution?

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What proportion of states must ratify a constitutional amendment for it to pass?

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The powers accorded to the states in the Tenth Amendment are known as ________ powers.

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As a result of devolution, which branch of government in the United States is currently responsible for education policy?

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