Exam 4: Federalism

A) Less likely
B) More likely
C) Equally likely
D) No clear pattern
E) More likely if the issues are known and made clear to voters in advance

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A) All Americans gain the benefit of uniform social services policies in every state.
B) The federal government becomes the focal point of political dissatisfaction for most citizens.
C) It is more practical to locate most power in one place.
D) State governments are frequently testing grounds for new governmental initiatives.
E) Smaller political units, such as states and cities, are less likely to be dominated by a single political group.

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The rise of coercive federalism can have...

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A) Migrants
B) Third parties
C) Partisans
D) Expatriates
E) Aliens

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Federal system of government is a system...

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A) Whether or not the executive branch had the power to institute a peacetime draft
B) Whether or not Congress had the power to establish a national bank
C) Whether or not Congress had the power to regulate commerce along major waterways
D) Whether or not the Supreme Court had the power to investigate the executive branch
E) Whether or not it should remove one of its own members from the Court

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Liberals generally have a more open and ...

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A) The Bill of Rights
B) The commerce clause
C) The McCulloch v. Maryland decision
D) The necessary and proper clause
E) The Supreme Court

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Conservatives generally support states' ...

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A) Federalist system
B) Governmental maze
C) Intergovernmental system
D) Puzzle palace
E) Governmental hierarchy

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A) A mandate
B) A restraint
C) An initiative
D) A referendum
E) A bill

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A) Concurrent powers
B) Reserved powers
C) Implied powers
D) Enumerated powers
E) Inherent powers

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In a federal system, the role of local g...

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Preemption refers to the legal principle...

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Modern immigration policy presents a sig...

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A) The national government lost the power to regulate intrastate commerce.
B) State governments won the right to control navigation in interstate waters.
C) The power to regulate interstate commerce was determined to be an exclusive national power of the federal government.
D) The ruling provided the national government with decreasing power over economic affairs throughout the land.
E) The Supreme Court found that commerce was defined as the exchange of goods and not navigation or transport of people.

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A) Layer cake
B) Sponge cake
C) Fruit cake
D) Marble cake
E) Bundt cake

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A) The Supreme Court should resolve conflicts between the authority of the national government and the states.
B) The national government and the states have authority over defined and mutually exclusive policy areas.
C) The national government and the states should share authority equally in all policy areas.
D) The national government should initiate policies and then turn them over to the states for administration.
E) Any law passed by the national government is the supreme law of the land.

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