Question 1

Powers, such as imposing taxes and borrowing money, which are exercised both by the national government and state governments, are generally referred to as

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A)  concurrent powers. 
B)  reserved powers. 
C)  delegated powers. 
D)  mandated powers. 
E)  cooperative powers. 
A)  concurrent powers. 
B)  reserved powers. 
C)  delegated powers. 
D)  mandated powers. 
E)  cooperative powers. A

Question 2

President Lyndon Johnson's social programs aimed to create a(n)

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A)  New America. 
B)  Egalitarian America. 
C)  Great Society. 
D)  Re-born America. 
E)  City on the Hill. 
A)  New America. 
B)  Egalitarian America. 
C)  Great Society. 
D)  Re-born America. 
E)  City on the Hill. C

Question 3

The power to declare war is an example of a delegated power under American federalism.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The McCulloch v. Maryland case centered on the distribution of powers under federalism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court decisions is unlike the others?

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A)  Cohens v. Virginia 
B)  Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States 
C)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
D)  Hammer v. Dagenhart 
E)  Katzenbach v. McClung 
A)  Cohens v. Virginia 
B)  Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States 
C)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
D)  Hammer v. Dagenhart 
E)  Katzenbach v. McClung

Question 6

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, cases brought to the Supreme Court through the judicial pathway of action dealing with the regulation of business practices had the primary effect of

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A)  preventing the federal government from expanding its authority. 
B)  expanding the authority of state governments. 
C)  limiting individual liberty. 
D)  expanding the power of the federal legislature at the expense of the executive branch. 
E)  incorporating the Bill of Rights to the states. 
A)  preventing the federal government from expanding its authority. 
B)  expanding the authority of state governments. 
C)  limiting individual liberty. 
D)  expanding the power of the federal legislature at the expense of the executive branch. 
E)  incorporating the Bill of Rights to the states.

Question 7

How have changes to the structure and composition of federal grant programs since the early 1990s affected state and local governments?

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The changes to the structure and composi

Question 8

The Tenth Amendment states that powers not specifically granted to the federal government, nor that are prohibited by the states, automatically are powers of the national government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The process of devolution is often supported by the

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A)  perceived instability of the national government. 
B)  belief that the federal government is less effective in delivering services than local governments. 
C)  idea that the Constitution mandates the supremacy of state governments. 
D)  larger cash reserves of state treasuries compared with the federal treasury. 
E)  belief that it will strengthen security for the nation. 
A)  perceived instability of the national government. 
B)  belief that the federal government is less effective in delivering services than local governments. 
C)  idea that the Constitution mandates the supremacy of state governments. 
D)  larger cash reserves of state treasuries compared with the federal treasury. 
E)  belief that it will strengthen security for the nation.

Question 10

One of the main purposes of grants-in-aid is to

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A)  reduce noticeable inequality among states. 
B)  increase the power and autonomy of local governments. 
C)  increase the overall tax base of the country. 
D)  provide incentives for corporate reinvestment. 
E)  address environmental problems. 
A)  reduce noticeable inequality among states. 
B)  increase the power and autonomy of local governments. 
C)  increase the overall tax base of the country. 
D)  provide incentives for corporate reinvestment. 
E)  address environmental problems.

Question 11

In the United States during the swine flu (H1N1) epidemic in 2009, the federal government took the lead but allowed flexibility to localities as they treated outbreaks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The power to draw electoral districts and conduct elections is an example of a concurrent power under American federalism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What will be the most important trend in American federalism in the next two decades? Why do you think that?

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The most important trend in American fed

Question 14

Define devolution and explain its consequences.

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Devolution is the process of transferrin

Question 15

What is "cooperative federalism"? In what ways is it a departure from earlier approaches to thinking about the division of political authority?

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Cooperative federalism is a concept in p

Question 16

Compare and contrast federal and unitary systems.

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Federal and unitary systems are two diff

Question 17

Unlike a unitary system, a federal system specifies the balance of power between the national and sub-national governments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

John Marshall's understanding of federalism can best be characterized as

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A)  strongly supportive of states' rights. 
B)  weakly supportive of states rights. 
C)  ambivalent about states' rights. 
D)  slightly hostile to states' rights. 
E)  decidedly hostile to states' rights. 
A)  strongly supportive of states' rights. 
B)  weakly supportive of states rights. 
C)  ambivalent about states' rights. 
D)  slightly hostile to states' rights. 
E)  decidedly hostile to states' rights.

Question 19

The constitutional provision that Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce has been interpreted by the courts as granting Congress nearly unlimited authority in this area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Compare and contrast the competing models of federalism (dual federalism, cooperative federalism).

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Dual federalism and cooperative federali

Exam 3: Federalism

Powers, such as imposing taxes and borrowing money, which are exercised both by the national government and state governments, are generally referred to as

President Lyndon Johnson's social programs aimed to create a(n)

The power to declare war is an example of a delegated power under American federalism.

The McCulloch v. Maryland case centered on the distribution of powers under federalism.

Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court decisions is unlike the others?

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, cases brought to the Supreme Court through the judicial pathway of action dealing with the regulation of business practices had the primary effect of

How have changes to the structure and composition of federal grant programs since the early 1990s affected state and local governments?

The Tenth Amendment states that powers not specifically granted to the federal government, nor that are prohibited by the states, automatically are powers of the national government.

The process of devolution is often supported by the

One of the main purposes of grants-in-aid is to

In the United States during the swine flu (H1N1) epidemic in 2009, the federal government took the lead but allowed flexibility to localities as they treated outbreaks.

The power to draw electoral districts and conduct elections is an example of a concurrent power under American federalism.

What will be the most important trend in American federalism in the next two decades? Why do you think that?

Define devolution and explain its consequences.

What is "cooperative federalism"? In what ways is it a departure from earlier approaches to thinking about the division of political authority?

Compare and contrast federal and unitary systems.

Unlike a unitary system, a federal system specifies the balance of power between the national and sub-national governments.

John Marshall's understanding of federalism can best be characterized as

The constitutional provision that Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce has been interpreted by the courts as granting Congress nearly unlimited authority in this area.

Compare and contrast the competing models of federalism (dual federalism, cooperative federalism).

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