Question 1

The enumerated powers in Article I of the Constitution were intended to

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A)  limit the powers of the state governments.
B)  ensure that neither small nor large states would be at a disadvantage.
C)  ensure that neither northern nor southern states would be at a disadvantage.
D)  establish a government strong enough to forge a union that was secure in its defense and stable in its economy.
E)  limit the power of the presidency.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

During the Great Depression of the 1930s,the national government

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A)  provided vast sums to business firms to keep them out of bankruptcy.
B)  provided health care to Americans on a temporary basis as a means of alleviating economic hardships.
C)  asserted the power to regulate the nation's economy.
D)  provided vast sums to the states so they could meet their citizens' welfare needs.
E)  utilized laissez-faire capitalism in its policies.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

In key decisions early in the New Deal era,the Supreme Court

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A)  invalidated key pieces of FDR's New Deal legislation.
B)  upheld FDR's "court-packing" proposal.
C)  ruled that segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
D)  ruled that public accommodations were part of interstate commerce.
E)  invalidated the commerce clause.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following was an argument in favor of federalism at the time of the writing of the Constitution?

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A)  Federalism will protect liberty.
B)  Federalism will force officials to be more responsive to the people.
C)  Federalism will provide for a stronger national government than existed under the Articles of Confederation.
D)  Federalism will be less likely to produce an all-dominant faction.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power?

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A)  public education
B)  regulation of commerce
C)  declaration of war
D)  taxation
E)  establish a national currencyF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Describe the differences between a federal system of government and a unitary system.

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Question 7

,the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)  the doctrine of separate but equal was constitutional.
B)  state regulation of labor practices violated firms' property rights.
C)  the Fourth Amendment did not apply to interstate commerce.
D)  factory practices could only be regulated by the states.
E)  factory practices could only be regulated by the federal government.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Political conservatives who favor more political power devolved back to the states would likely prefer which of the following?

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A)  categorical grants
B)  block grants
C)  Pell grants
D)  higher tax rates for the wealthy
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

All the following countries have a unitary or modified unitary form of government EXCEPT

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A)  Canada.
B)  Sweden.
C)  France.
D)  Japan.
E)  Great Britain.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

A public policy program on which national,state,and local policymakers collaborate is an example of

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A)  dual federalism.
B)  cooperative federalism.
C)  unitary federalism.
D)  confederal federalism.
E)  cosponsor federalism.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 11

Fiscal federalism refers to the

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A)  coordinated fiscal policy decisions of the federal government and the states.
B)  expenditure of federal funds on programs run in part through state and local governments.
C)  national banking system first established by Alexander Hamilton in the 1790s.
D)  fact that both the federal government and the states have the power to tax.
E)  ability of the states to manipulate federal decision making.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Which of the following is true of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995?

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A)  All unfunded federal mandates were eliminated.
B)  Only federal mandates affecting education were eliminated.
C)  Only federal mandates affecting welfare assistance were eliminated.
D)  Congress exempted federal mandates dealing with civil liberties and civil rights from elimination.
E)  Congress exempted federal mandates dealing with the environment from elimination.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the concept of dual federalism?

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A)  It brought about the immediate end of the concept.
B)  It created dominant business interests that raised questions about the suitability of dual federalism as a governing concept.
C)  It had no impact at all upon the concept.
D)  It led to passage of the Tenth Amendment.
E)  It made the doctrine of nullification a political reality.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

How has the U.S.Supreme Court contributed to devolution in recent years? Explain.

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Question 15

The elastic clause is related to which of the following concepts?

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A)  enumerated powers
B)  reserved powers
C)  implied powers
D)  concurrent powers
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

National authority has greatly expanded in the twentieth century in large part because

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A)  the states and the federal government have become increasingly interdependent.
B)  constitutional amendments have opened the way for wider application of national authority.
C)  the state governments have shown themselves to be an ineffective level of government.
D)  the Democrats have been in control of Congress for most of the century.
E)  Americans like the idea of "big government".F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 17

A blending of state and national authority is associated with ________ federalism,while a separation of national and state authority is associated with ________ federalism.

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A)  dual; fiscal
B)  dual; cooperative
C)  cooperative; dual
D)  picket-fence; cooperative
E)  cooperative; pyramidF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

In America today,public education is primarily the responsibility of

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A)  the national government.
B)  state and local governments.
C)  the National Education Association (NE
A)  .
D)  the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) .
E)  the U.S.Department of Education.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is most closely related to the concept of implied powers?

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A)  necessary and proper clause
B)  supremacy clause
C)  Tenth Amendment
D)  the commerce clause
E)  the power to taxF) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 20

The Tenth Amendment addressed the concerns of Anti-Federalists about

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A)  individual freedoms.
B)  the meaning of the commerce clause.
C)  popular representation in Congress.
D)  the powers of state governments.
E)  the Electoral College.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 3: Federalism: Forging a Nation

The elastic clause is related to which of the following concepts?

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Which of the following is true of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995?

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Describe the differences between a federal system of government and a unitary system.

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Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power?

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Political conservatives who favor more political power devolved back to the states would likely prefer which of the following?

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All the following countries have a unitary or modified unitary form of government EXCEPT

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