Question 1

Which is an example of a federal mandate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Congress passes a law requiring all states to adopt a sex offender registry system categorizing offenders based on conviction, not future threat.
B)   The Environmental Protection Agency sends money to Louisiana to help with cleanup from the gulf oil spill.
C)   The Nevada legislature passes a law requiring all public school teachers to spend twenty hours per week preparing students for the state achievement test.
D)   The Supreme Court upholds a federal law requiring all citizens to wear a seatbelt while operating a motor vehicle.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

A flexible relationship between the national and state governments in which both work together on a variety of issues and programs is the essence of __________ federalism.

Accepted Answer

A)   creative
B)   cooperative
C)   New Deal
D)   devolutionE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Creative federalism favors which type of government aid?

Accepted Answer

A)   grants
B)   funded mandates
C)   any type of mandate
D)   unfunded mandatesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following holds that city governments can do anything to serve the needs of their residents that is not specifically prohibited by state law?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dillon's rule
B)   home rule
C)   nullification
D)   creative federalismE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which statement best describes the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chief Justice Marshall concluded that the creation of the Bank of the United States was "necessary and proper" as a means to carry out other powers that Article I explicitly granted to Congress.
B)   Congress can only regulate commercial activity that actually reaches over state lines.
C)   States cannot declare illegal what the Congress has stipulated as law.
D)   The people of a single state cannot confer a "sovereignty" that would extend beyond the borders of the state.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

In the United States, the __________ defines duties, obligations, and powers of both the national and state governments.

Accepted Answer

A)   president
B)   Congress
C)   people
D)   ConstitutionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is the most extreme expression of the concept of dual federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   nullification
B)   quasi-nullification
C)   progressive federalism
D)   secessionE) All of the above
F) A) and B) D

Question 8

Which type of federalism asserts that the role of the federal government is expanded by providing financial incentives for states to follow congressional initiatives?

Accepted Answer

A)   permissive
B)   creative
C)   new
D)   competitiveE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 9

Most of the framers believed in the necessity of a federal government, but they also agreed that it should __________ states.

Accepted Answer

A)   be subject to the decisions from
B)   leave most of the governing to
C)   divide powers with
D)   govern equally in all matters withE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

In 1964, the Civil Rights act barred racial discrimination in public accommodations provided by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   minority owners
B)   majority owners
C)   noncitizens
D)   private businessesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C) D

Question 11

The United States was born through the union of independent states-states that would never have agreed to that union if giving up their independence had been part of the deal. __________ was a compromise solution.

Accepted Answer

A)   Federalism
B)   Dual federalism
C)   Cooperative federalism
D)   SovereigntyE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Federalism, coupled with the checks and balances and the sharing of powers at the national level, is most likely associated with a __________ government.

Accepted Answer

A)   democratic
B)   republican
C)   unitary
D)   confederatedE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is a reserved power of the states?

Accepted Answer

A)   admitting new states
B)   coining money
C)   exercise of police powers to protect the public welfare
D)   levying interstate commerce taxesE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Before the Civil War, many southern leaders and advocates of states' rights argued for a __________, which declared that each state had retained its sovereignty upon joining the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   doctrine of independence
B)   compact of independence
C)   doctrine of nullification
D)   wide view of federalismE) None of the above
F) C) and D) C

Question 15

Which of the following is not a concurrent power?

Accepted Answer

A)   building and maintaining roads
B)   collecting taxes
C)   developing public lands
D)   regulating interstate commerceE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Adherents to the theory of __________ generally believe that the federal government should not overstep its enumerated powers.

Accepted Answer

A)   dual federalism
B)   block grants
C)   monopolies
D)   home ruleE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The No Child Left Behind Act is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a block grant
B)   the federal government setting conditions for receiving additional federal funding
C)   a mandate
D)   a programmatic requestE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following is a confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)   the United States during the Revolutionary War
B)   France
C)   Great Britain
D)   NATOE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Article I of the U.S. Constitution establishes that federal law grants Congress the power to make "all laws which shall be __________, for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution, in the government of the United States, or in any department thereof."

Accepted Answer

A)   persuasive
B)   secondary
C)   necessary and proper
D)   significantE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The case of __________ laid the groundwork for a central bank in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   United States v. E. C. Knight Company
B)   McCulloch v. Maryland
C)   Gibbons v. Ogden
D)   United States v. LopezE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 3: Federalism

Which is an example of a federal mandate?

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A flexible relationship between the national and state governments in which both work together on a variety of issues and programs is the essence of __________ federalism.

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Creative federalism favors which type of government aid?

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Which of the following holds that city governments can do anything to serve the needs of their residents that is not specifically prohibited by state law?

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Which statement best describes the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?

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In the United States, the __________ defines duties, obligations, and powers of both the national and state governments.

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Which of the following is the most extreme expression of the concept of dual federalism?

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Which type of federalism asserts that the role of the federal government is expanded by providing financial incentives for states to follow congressional initiatives?

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Most of the framers believed in the necessity of a federal government, but they also agreed that it should __________ states.

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In 1964, the Civil Rights act barred racial discrimination in public accommodations provided by __________.

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The United States was born through the union of independent states-states that would never have agreed to that union if giving up their independence had been part of the deal. __________ was a compromise solution.

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Federalism, coupled with the checks and balances and the sharing of powers at the national level, is most likely associated with a __________ government.

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Which of the following is a reserved power of the states?

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Before the Civil War, many southern leaders and advocates of states' rights argued for a __________, which declared that each state had retained its sovereignty upon joining the United States.

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Which of the following is not a concurrent power?

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Adherents to the theory of __________ generally believe that the federal government should not overstep its enumerated powers.

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The No Child Left Behind Act is an example of __________.

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A flexible relationship between the national and state governments in which both work together on a variety of issues and programs is the essence of __________ federalism.

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Creative federalism favors which type of government aid?

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Which of the following holds that city governments can do anything to serve the needs of their residents that is not specifically prohibited by state law?

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Which statement best describes the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?

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In the United States, the __________ defines duties, obligations, and powers of both the national and state governments.

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Which type of federalism asserts that the role of the federal government is expanded by providing financial incentives for states to follow congressional initiatives?

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Most of the framers believed in the necessity of a federal government, but they also agreed that it should __________ states.

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In 1964, the Civil Rights act barred racial discrimination in public accommodations provided by __________.

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The United States was born through the union of independent states-states that would never have agreed to that union if giving up their independence had been part of the deal. __________ was a compromise solution.

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Federalism, coupled with the checks and balances and the sharing of powers at the national level, is most likely associated with a __________ government.

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Which of the following is a reserved power of the states?

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Adherents to the theory of __________ generally believe that the federal government should not overstep its enumerated powers.

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The No Child Left Behind Act is an example of __________.

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