Question 1

What have many political scientists called laboratories of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)   the executive agencies of the federal government
B)   the states
C)   local governments
D)   special districts
E)   congressional committeesF) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

In ______,the Supreme Court reinterpreted the commerce clause,changing it from a check on national power to a source of national power.

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A)   1865
B)   1915
C)   1937
D)   1973
E)   1981F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

What is the main purpose behind the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV?

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A)   It prevents states from discriminating against nonresidents.
B)   It compels each state to recognize the laws of other states.
C)   It requires all states to provide a uniform standard of benefits and entitlement.
D)   It states that the Bill of Rights applies to the actions of state governments as well as the national government.
E)   It prevents states from coining their own money.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

The full faith and credit clause demands that the U.S.government run a balanced budget.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which president was the first to promote New Federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Abraham Lincoln
B)   Franklin Roosevelt
C)   Dwight Eisenhower
D)   Lyndon Johnson
E)   Richard NixonF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

How have states attempted to have their interests taken into consideration when the federal government negotiates an international trade agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)   States have created formal committees on international trade that serve as a point of contact between the state,Congress,and the U.S.trade representative.
B)   States have attempted to amend the Constitution through a national constitutional convention.
C)   States have passed taxes on the federal government that must be paid by Congress every time an international trade agreement is reached.
D)   States have refused to abide by the privileges and immunities clause whenever a trade agreement that hurts their interests is reached.
E)   States have created special courts that have the authority to strike down parts of the international trade agreement that is harmful to the state's economic interests.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

When the federal government sets environmental standards that every state must follow,it is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   cooperative federalism.
B)   dual federalism.
C)   regulated federalism.
D)   "marble cake" federalism.
E)   home rule.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Those seeking to restrain the powers of the national government look to what part of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)   the commerce clause
B)   the states' rights clause
C)   the First Amendment
D)   the Tenth Amendment
E)   the due process clauseF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 9

The legality of interracial marriages prior to 1967 is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   how states have always been forced to recognize marriages performed in other states.
B)   states' power to ignore the full faith and credit clause if it is against their strong public policy interests.
C)   the fact that only the federal government has the power to recognize marriages.
D)   the strict limits of the necessary and proper clause.
E)   the power of the privileges and immunities clause.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

If the federal government compels state governments to obey costly regulations but does not reimburse those costs,it is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   grant-in-aid.
B)   preemption.
C)   unfunded mandate.
D)   block grant.
E)   general revenue sharing.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

The Constitution says which of the following things about relationships between states?

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A)   No state may ever enter into a contract or agreement with another state.
B)   No state shall enter into a contract or agreement with another state without the approval of Congress.
C)   States may have treaties with either states or Indian reservations with the approval of Congress.
D)   The Senate controls all interstate relationships.
E)   No state shall enter into a contract or agreement with another state without the approval of the president.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

What was a major reason that the slogan "states' rights" became tarnished in the 1950s and 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)   It had been used to advocate for a series of "home rule" policies that cost thousands of people their jobs.
B)   It had been used by southern opponents of the civil rights movement to support racial segregation.
C)   It had been used by religious organizations to increase federal spending on faith-based initiatives.
D)   It had been used by antiwar activists to protest against increases in military spending.
E)   It had been used by supporters of the civil rights movement to oppose racial segregation.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following statements best describes the history of American federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   There has always been a clear and noncontroversial allocation of responsibilities between the states and the federal government.
B)   Throughout American history,there has been considerable debate about the allocation of responsibilities between the states and the federal government.
C)   Debates over the responsibilities allocated to the states and to the federal government first occurred in the 1980s.
D)   Debates over the responsibilities allocated to the states and to the federal government ended with the Civil War.
E)   Debates over the responsibilities allocated to the states and to the federal government ended immediately after the Great Depression.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

According to the text,when was the era of dual federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   from the ratification of the Constitution until the end of the Civil War
B)   from the ratification of the Constitution until the New Deal
C)   from the Civil War until World War II
D)   from the New Deal until the 1960s
E)   from the 1970s until 1992F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Which clause of the Constitution has been critical in allowing the growth of national power?

Accepted Answer

A)   the commerce clause
B)   the full faith and credit clause
C)   the comity clause
D)   the Tenth Amendment
E)   the establishment clauseF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The fact that lawyers must be licensed by the state of California is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   reserved power.
B)   concurrent power.
C)   police power.
D)   expressed power.
E)   implied power.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Chartering a bank is a ______ power,because both federal and state governments have the authority to do it.

Accepted Answer

A)   necessary
B)   police
C)   concurrent
D)   reserve
E)   sovereignF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 18

Which of the following economic policies was the national government allowed to implement during the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   establishing a series of national banks
B)   regulating the health and safety of the workplace
C)   regulating the use of child labor
D)   preventing the production of impure goods
E)   prohibiting fraudF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

A state government's authority to regulate the safety,health,and morals of its citizens is called ______ power.

Accepted Answer

A)   police
B)   reserved
C)   concurrent
D)   supremacy
E)   impliedF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

Why have many states objected to international trade agreements in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)   States are usually required by international trade agreements to pay steep taxes and high fees to international organizations such as the World Trade Organization.
B)   States are always forced to negotiate international trade agreements with other countries on their own,without the help of the federal government.
C)   States are only allowed by the Constitution to formulate international trade agreements with countries that are part of NATO.
D)   States have no voice in the process of formulating international trade agreements even when the agreements significantly limit their sovereignty.
E)   International trade agreements typically violate the privileges and immunities clause of the Constitution.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Exam 3: Federalism

If the federal government compels state governments to obey costly regulations but does not reimburse those costs,it is called a(n)

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Which clause of the Constitution has been critical in allowing the growth of national power?

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What is the main purpose behind the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV?

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According to the text,when was the era of dual federalism?

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Which president was the first to promote New Federalism?

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Chartering a bank is a ______ power,because both federal and state governments have the authority to do it.

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The legality of interracial marriages prior to 1967 is an example of

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A state government's authority to regulate the safety,health,and morals of its citizens is called ______ power.

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The full faith and credit clause demands that the U.S.government run a balanced budget.

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What was a major reason that the slogan "states' rights" became tarnished in the 1950s and 1960s?

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Those seeking to restrain the powers of the national government look to what part of the Constitution?

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What have many political scientists called laboratories of democracy?

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The Constitution says which of the following things about relationships between states?

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Why have many states objected to international trade agreements in recent years?

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How have states attempted to have their interests taken into consideration when the federal government negotiates an international trade agreement?

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In ______,the Supreme Court reinterpreted the commerce clause,changing it from a check on national power to a source of national power.

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Which of the following economic policies was the national government allowed to implement during the nineteenth century?

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Which of the following statements best describes the history of American federalism?

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