Question 1 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
Which of the following is often seen as a benefit of federalism?
A. It encourages hyperpluralism. | ||
B. It allows states to function as laboratories of democracy and policy innovation. | ||
C. It creates conflict between national and state governments. | ||
D. It creates more opportunities for interest groups to wield influence | ||
Question 2 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
Federalism is a way of organizing a nation so that __________ .
A. power is centralized in state and local government | ||
B. both national and state levels of government have some authority over the same land and people | ||
C. there is one federal government and all regional governments are administrative subunits of it | ||
D. power is centralized in the national government | ||
Question 3 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have had what impact on federal power?
A. Federal power has declined. | ||
B. Federal power has increased at first, but declined substantially in subsequent years. | ||
C. The attacks had no noticeable impact on federal power. | ||
D. Federal power has increased | ||
Question 4 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
A major goal of the writers of the U.S. Constitution was to __________ .
A. empower the national government | ||
B. prohibit state governments | ||
C. prohibit national government | ||
D. empower local governments | ||
Question 5 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
Which of the following is an example of a confederation?
A. state governments in the United States | ||
B. the United Nations | ||
C. Britain | ||
D. OPEC | ||
Question 6 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
In our federal system, the powers of the state governments are ultimately granted by __________ .
A. their state’s Supreme Court | ||
B. the people of their state | ||
C. their state legislature | ||
D. the United States Constitution | ||
Question 7 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
The Constitution has a long list of enumerated federal powers, but few state powers are spelled out. This is because __________ .
A. the Framers thought the federal government was redundant | |
B. states were designed to be subservient to the federal government | |
C. there was consensus on what the powers of the federal government should be but not on the powers of the states | |
D. states had all the power at the writing of the Constitution and a list was deemed unnecessary |
Question 8 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
The most numerous forms of government in the United States are __________ .
A. local county governments | |
B. local city governments | |
C. local school districts | |
D. local special districts | |
5.0 Points |
The era of dual federalism ended with the __________ .
A. Civil War | ||
B. Great Depression | ||
C. Sherman Anti-Trust Act | ||
D. passage of the Fourteenth Amendment | ||
Question 10 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
The full faith and credit clause __________ .
A. allows Indians to establish casinos on reservation lands | |
B. allows immigrants to commit crimes if that behavior is legal in their country of origin | |
C. prohibits state action to ban gay marriage | |
D. has become a controversial issue in light of the recent legalization of gay marriage in some states |
Question 11 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
The first true federal grant program funded __________ .
A. roads and bridges | ||
B. welfare and pension payments | ||
C. land-grant colleges | ||
D. railroads | ||
Question 12 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
At the founding, the most important unit of government in the U.S. was the __________ .
A. municipality | ||
B. state | ||
C. nation | ||
D. colony | ||
Question 13 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
In situations of conflict between state and national law, national law prevails due to __________ .
A. federalism | ||
B. the supremacy clause | ||
C. the Tenth Amendment | ||
D. the Bill of Rights | ||
Question 14 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
A concurrent power of the U.S. federal system is __________ .
A. setting the time and manner of elections | ||
B. coining money | ||
C. spending money for the general welfare | ||
D. the ratification of constitutional amendments | ||
Question 15 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath is an example of __________ federalism.
A. marble cake | ||
B. layer cake | ||
C. fruit cake | ||
D. angel food cake | ||
Question 16 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
Federalism refers to how power is distributed __________ .
A. among the local governments of America | ||
B. among the state governments | ||
C. by a political system in which power is vested in the state governments | ||
D. between national and state governments | ||
Question 17 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
New Federalism favors __________ over __________ grants.
A. block; categorical | ||
B. categorical; block | ||
C. funded mandates; categorical | ||
D. block; funded mandates | ||
Question 18 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
A recent trend in addressing problems such as public health and youth violence has been __________ .
A. government consolidation and cooperation | ||
B. home rule charters | ||
C. commission governments | ||
D. town meetings | ||
Question 19 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
The belief that the national government should not exceed its enumerated powers and that all other powers should be reserved to the states or the people is known as __________ .
A. the full faith and credit doctrine | ||
B. the doctrine of implied powers | ||
C. confederalism | ||
D. dual federalism | ||
Question 20 of 20 | 5.0 Points | |
The Framers created the federal system primarily to __________ .
A. eliminate the power of the elite | |
B. establish a less democratic political system that was also efficient | |
C. establish a powerful central government and minimize the authority of state and local governments | |
D. remedy problems experienced by the Framers under the Articles of Confederation |
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