Question 1

What has been the main problem posed for U.S.states by international trade agreements?

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A)   These agreements cause confusion when each state interprets them differently.
B)   These agreements have led to intense competition between individual states.
C)   These agreements often limit the regulatory authority of states.
D)   The Constitution grants each state a veto over these agreements,but Congress has used its implied powers to usurp these vetoes.
E)   These agreements usually require states to spend a great deal of money but offer little return on their investment.

Question 2

The Antifederalists feared an overly strong central government under the new Constitution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the discussion of local government found in the Constitution?

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A)   Local government has no status in the Constitution.
B)   Local governments are constitutionally required to turn over all of the local taxes collected from residents to state governments.
C)   Local governments are given the authority to ignore federal laws that their citizens do not agree with.
D)   Local governments have the power to establish local banks.
E)   Local governments have the power to raise and maintain militias.

Question 4

Federal laws concerning crime mostly deal with

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A)   terrorism.
B)   the District of Columbia and other federal territories.
C)   drug trafficking and organized crime.
D)   international crime.
E)   crimes against children.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the structure of American federalism is true?

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A)   It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S.government by allowing many divisive policy decisions throughout American history to be made by states.
B)   It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S.government by forcing every state to develop in exactly the same way.
C)   It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S.government by not allowing states to make divisive policy decisions at any point in American history.
D)   It caused the Civil War to be fought decades before it would have been under a unitary system.
E)   It has had almost no effect on the stability and functioning of U.S.government.

Question 6

McCulloch v.Maryland gave Congress potentially expansive powers for regulating commercial activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which president presided over the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)   Herbert Hoover
B)   Franklin Roosevelt
C)   Dwight Eisenhower
D)   Woodrow Wilson
E)   Lyndon Johnson

Question 8

In the 1990s,the Supreme Court's "federalism revolution" was

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A)   designed to eliminate the control state governments have over local governments.
B)   designed to increase the amount of money devoted to project grants.
C)   designed to return more power to the states.
D)   designed to return more power to the federal government.
E)   designed to end the system of federalism in the United States and replace it with a unitary system.

Question 9

Unfunded mandate refers to the national government imposing regulatory costs on the states without reimbursement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which constitutional clause has been central in debates over gay and lesbian marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)   the full faith and credit clause
B)   the necessary and proper clause
C)   the privileges and immunities clause
D)   the interstate commerce clause
E)   the establishment clause

Question 11

Cooperative federalism ended during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The source of an implied power under the Constitution is the ______ clause.

Accepted Answer

A)   full faith and credit
B)   comity
C)   necessary and proper
D)   commerce
E)   supremacy

Question 13

When Alaska passed a law in the 1970s that gave state residents preference over nonresidents in obtaining work on oil pipelines,this law violated the

Accepted Answer

A)   interstate commerce clause.
B)   full faith and credit clause.
C)   privileges and immunities clause.
D)   takings clause.
E)   necessary and proper clause.

Question 14

Under the traditional system of American federalism,

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A)   most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by state governments.
B)   most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by the federal government.
C)   most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by local governments.
D)   most of the fundamental governing in the United States was done by both federal and local governments.
E)   government played almost no role in the United States.

Question 15

The federal system can be best defined as

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A)   a system of government where member nations meet in a multinational conference.
B)   a system of government in which power is divided between a national government and lower levels of government.
C)   a system in which the power of the central government is funded through taxation of the local government.
D)   the sharing of legislative powers between an upper and lower house.
E)   a system where governmental authority is divided into separate branches and each branch is given some power over the other branches.

Question 16

Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited federal power?

Accepted Answer

A)   United States v.Lopez and Printz v.United States
B)   Gibbons v.Ogden and McCulloch v.Maryland
C)   Gibbons v.Ogden and Brown v.Board of Education
D)   McCulloch v.Maryland and Brown v.Board of Education
E)   Gibbons v.Ogden and Roe v.Wade

Question 17

Which of the following has not been an important contractual topic between states?

Accepted Answer

A)   the distribution of river water
B)   state passport requirements
C)   interstate transportation
D)   environmental regulations
E)   border disputes

Question 18

When the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the authority to dictate its distribution,this money is identified as

Accepted Answer

A)   a grant-in-aid.
B)   an unfunded mandate.
C)   interstate commerce.
D)   a devolution.
E)   revenue sharing.

Question 19

Which of the following powers do state governments not have?

Accepted Answer

A)   to define private property
B)   to develop and enforce criminal codes
C)   to license doctors,lawyers,barbers,and plumbers
D)   to create marriage and divorce laws
E)   to coin their own money

Question 20

Congressional grants paid for ______ percent of the development of an interstate highway after World War II.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   25
C)   50
D)   90
E)   100

Exam 3: Federalism

What has been the main problem posed for U.S.states by international trade agreements?

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The federal system can be best defined as

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Which of the following has not been an important contractual topic between states?

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Congressional grants paid for ______ percent of the development of an interstate highway after World War II.

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Which of the following statements about the structure of American federalism is true?

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When Alaska passed a law in the 1970s that gave state residents preference over nonresidents in obtaining work on oil pipelines,this law violated the

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Which of the following statements best describes the discussion of local government found in the Constitution?

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McCulloch v.Maryland gave Congress potentially expansive powers for regulating commercial activity.

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The source of an implied power under the Constitution is the ______ clause.

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Cooperative federalism ended during the Civil War.

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Which president presided over the New Deal?

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Unfunded mandate refers to the national government imposing regulatory costs on the states without reimbursement.

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Which of the following powers do state governments not have?

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Federal laws concerning crime mostly deal with

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The Antifederalists feared an overly strong central government under the new Constitution.

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Under the traditional system of American federalism,

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When the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the authority to dictate its distribution,this money is identified as

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Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited federal power?

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Which constitutional clause has been central in debates over gay and lesbian marriage?

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In the 1990s,the Supreme Court's "federalism revolution" was

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