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Which of the following terms describes how state governments and the national government work together to solve the nation's problems?


A) Collaborative
B) Cooperative
C) Distinctive
D) Dual
E) Categorical

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Which of the following are given to state or local governments for specific programs or projects?


A) Block grants
B) Categorical grants
C) Mandates
D) Expressed powers
E) Inherent powers

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Explain the concept of devolution and compare it to today's immigration policies.

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The Affordable Care Act was upheld by the Supreme Court under which of the following premises?


A) Congress's power to tax
B) Congress's power under the commerce clause
C) Congress's power to regulate interstate trade
D) A person's right to individual freedom
E) The president's emergency powers

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What do critics of federalism argue?


A) The system allows too much power at the state level.
B) The system allows too much power at the local level.
C) There is no check on the powers of the national government.
D) Americans suffer as a result of the inequalities across the states.
E) Americans often are unaware of the differences that exist from one state to the next.

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During the time of the Constitutional Convention, why was federalism an appealing compromise?


A) It prevented cities and states from being dominated by a single group or faction.
B) It maintained state traditions while creating a strong national government to handle common problems.
C) It allowed politicians to avoid issues of slavery and women's suffrage.
D) It permitted states to nullify actions of the national government.
E) It made the national government the focal point of dissatisfaction.

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Compare the features of federalism with one other form of government (unitary or confederal) and craft an argument in which you demonstrate why one of these styles of government is superior.

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What is the doctrine of dual federalism?


A) The function of government is determined by the people.
B) The federal government has more functions than the state governments.
C) The state governments have more functions than the federal government.
D) The state and federal governments have identical functions.
E) The state and federal governments have separate functions.

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Compare the relationship of the federal and state governments during the era of dual federalism with the cooperative federalism that emerged during the 1930s. Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

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While immigration policy is widely viewed as being under the control of the federal government, why did several states enact their own immigration laws?


A) They viewed the current national immigration policy as too lenient.
B) New immigrants had become a burden on the states' welfare budget.
C) Clarification of the national immigration policy was needed.
D) It was due to inaction at the national level related to immigration policy.
E) Congress initiated legislation to allow states power to draft immigration policy.

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Which of the following is an ideological theme under new federalism that supports the idea of transferring power from the national government to state and local governments?


A) Devolution
B) Evolution
C) Retribution
D) Restitution
E) Revolution

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Which of the following statements regarding the Gibbons v. Ogden case is true?


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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What is the purpose of block grants or federal aid given to state or local governments?


A) It is to be divided into discrete "blocks" of grants, each limited to $100 million.
B) It is to be spent on a specific policy area decided on by the federal, state, and local governments.
C) It is to be spent in the way the state or local government decides to spend it.
D) It is to be tied to federal mandates that state or local governments must then implement or they will be taxed on the money.
E) It is to be contingent on state/local endorsement of so-called "social" federal legislation.

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Which of the following systems of government allows the central government to make laws that are directly applicable to member states, and those states can choose not to support the laws?


A) Unitary
B) Federal
C) Authoritarian
D) Totalitarian
E) Confederal

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Which of the following best describes police power?


A) It is the authority to tax citizens.
B) It is reserved for the federal government to fight terrorism.
C) It is the states' rights to make laws that are prohibited by the U.S. Constitution in order to regulate commerce within their borders.
D) It is the power of local police to stop drivers suspected of being illegal immigrants.
E) It is the authority to legislate for the protection of the health, welfare, safety, and morals of the people that is delegated to the states.

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What was the central question in the McCulloch v. Maryland case?


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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Which of the following metaphors best describes dual federalism?


A) Sponge cake
B) Layer cake
C) Fruit cake
D) Marble cake
E) Pineapple upside down cake

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Which of the following systems of government usually has a written constitution and divided authority between the central government and states?


A) Monarchy
B) Unitary system
C) Confederal system
D) Federalism
E) Oligarchy

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While many point to slavery as the reason the Civil War was fought, many others believe it was really a battle over which of the following?


A) Property rights and excessive taxation
B) National government supremacy versus the rights of the states
C) Whether to align with England or France
D) Instilling term limits at all levels of government
E) Expanding U.S. borders and the resulting immigration

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Why was the ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland significant?


A) It established the Court's power of judicial review.
B) It permitted the Court to nationalize banking.
C) It established the doctrine of implied powers.
D) It expanded the power of Congress to use the commerce clause.
E) It increased the powers reserved to the states and the people.

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