Question 1

The Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (UMRA) represents a serious effort to strengthen the domination of the federal government over the states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of federalism?

Accepted Answer

.Pro: It limits the potential for tyrann

Question 3

The commerce clause of the Constitution gives the federal government power to

Accepted Answer

A) regulate all commerce in the United States and with foreign nations. 
B) sell surplus commodities to the states. 
C) regulate international commerce only. 
D) regulate interstate commerce and trade with foreign nations. 
E) regulate interstate commerce only. 
A) regulate all commerce in the United States and with foreign nations. 
B) sell surplus commodities to the states. 
C) regulate international commerce only. 
D) regulate interstate commerce and trade with foreign nations. 
E) regulate interstate commerce only.

Question 4

Within the system of separated powers,the framers provided for supremacy by the

Accepted Answer

A) judiciary. 
B) executive. 
C) Electoral College. 
D) legislature. 
E) bureaucracy. 
A) judiciary. 
B) executive. 
C) Electoral College. 
D) legislature. 
E) bureaucracy.

Question 5

The Supreme Court case that firmly defined interstate commerce was

Accepted Answer

A) Hicklin v.Orbeck. 
B) Gibbons v.Ogden. 
C) Marbury v.Madison. 
D) Printz v.United States. 
E) City of Boerne v.Flores. 
A) Hicklin v.Orbeck. 
B) Gibbons v.Ogden. 
C) Marbury v.Madison. 
D) Printz v.United States. 
E) City of Boerne v.Flores.

Question 6

A type of federalism existing since the New Deal era in which grants-in-aid have been used strategically to encourage states and localities (without commanding them) to pursue nationally defined goals is known as __________ federalism.

Accepted Answer

A) dual 
B) welfare 
C) subsidy 
D) cooperative 
E) commercial 
A) dual 
B) welfare 
C) subsidy 
D) cooperative 
E) commercial

Question 7

When the Supreme Court ruled that a state could not tax the Bank of the United States in McCulloch v.Maryland,it said that when a state law conflicts with a federal law,the state law should be deemed invalid.This exemplifies the application of the

Accepted Answer

A) principle of stare decisis. 
B) establishment clause. 
C) supremacy clause. 
D) full faith and credit clause. 
E) privileges and immunities clause. 
A) principle of stare decisis. 
B) establishment clause. 
C) supremacy clause. 
D) full faith and credit clause. 
E) privileges and immunities clause.

Question 8

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act compelled every state to expand Medicaid eligibility to 138 percent of the poverty level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Would Americans want each state to set its own air and water pollution control policies? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

.Pro: Each state can choose the level of

Question 10

The power to charter banks is an example of a(n) __________ power.

Accepted Answer

A) police 
B) reserved 
C) exclusive 
D) concurrent 
E) full faith and credit 
A) police 
B) reserved 
C) exclusive 
D) concurrent 
E) full faith and credit

Question 11

The U.S.Senate can override a presidential pardon by a two-thirds vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Though the Constitution does not explicitly grant the federal government power to establish and prosecute crimes occurring within the states,over time Congress has created a large body of federal criminal law to prosecute crimes that occur in more than one state,such as the Federal Kidnapping Act.The power of Congress to enact such statutes comes from the implied powers granted by which clause in the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

In the early years of the Republic,states turned to compacts primarily to settle border disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Each state is normally expected to honor "the public Acts,Records,and judicial Proceedings" that take place in any other state because of Article IV,Section 1,of the Constitution,which is referred to as the __________ clause.

Accepted Answer

A) comity 
B) civility 
C) due and proper 
D) necessary and proper 
E) full faith and credit 
A) comity 
B) civility 
C) due and proper 
D) necessary and proper 
E) full faith and credit

Question 15

There were no Supreme Court reviews of congressional acts in the 50-plus years between Marbury v.Madison (1803) and Dred Scott (1857).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which term describes the division of powers and functions between national and state governments?

Accepted Answer

A) apportionment 
B) divided government 
C) checks and balances 
D) separation of powers 
E) federalism 
A) apportionment 
B) divided government 
C) checks and balances 
D) separation of powers 
E) federalism

Question 17

Article IV,Section 2,of the Constitution prohibits a state from discriminating against someone from another state or giving special advantages to its own residents.That section is referred to as the __________ clause.

Accepted Answer

A) establishment 
B) general welfare 
C) habeas corpus 
D) interstate relations 
E) privileges and immunities 
A) establishment 
B) general welfare 
C) habeas corpus 
D) interstate relations 
E) privileges and immunities

Question 18

Congress uses grants-in-aid because it does not have the political or constitutional power to command local governments to do its bidding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The doctrine that allowed the national government to expand considerably the scope of its authority through the Supreme Court's expansive interpretation of delegated powers was based on the __________ clause.

Accepted Answer

A) ex post facto 
B) advice and consent 
C) full faith and credit 
D) necessary and proper 
E) reserved powers 
A) ex post facto 
B) advice and consent 
C) full faith and credit 
D) necessary and proper 
E) reserved powers

Question 20

The claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president is known as

Accepted Answer

A) executive privilege. 
B) plausible deniability. 
C) dual federalism. 
D) presidential prerogative. 
E) command confidentiality. 
A) executive privilege. 
B) plausible deniability. 
C) dual federalism. 
D) presidential prerogative. 
E) command confidentiality.

The Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (UMRA) represents a serious effort to strengthen the domination of the federal government over the states.

What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of federalism?

The commerce clause of the Constitution gives the federal government power to

Within the system of separated powers,the framers provided for supremacy by the

The Supreme Court case that firmly defined interstate commerce was

A type of federalism existing since the New Deal era in which grants-in-aid have been used strategically to encourage states and localities (without commanding them) to pursue nationally defined goals is known as __________ federalism.

When the Supreme Court ruled that a state could not tax the Bank of the United States in McCulloch v.Maryland,it said that when a state law conflicts with a federal law,the state law should be deemed invalid.This exemplifies the application of the

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act compelled every state to expand Medicaid eligibility to 138 percent of the poverty level.

Would Americans want each state to set its own air and water pollution control policies? Why or why not?

The power to charter banks is an example of a(n) __________ power.

The U.S.Senate can override a presidential pardon by a two-thirds vote.

In the early years of the Republic,states turned to compacts primarily to settle border disputes.

Each state is normally expected to honor "the public Acts,Records,and judicial Proceedings" that take place in any other state because of Article IV,Section 1,of the Constitution,which is referred to as the __________ clause.

There were no Supreme Court reviews of congressional acts in the 50-plus years between Marbury v.Madison (1803) and Dred Scott (1857).

Which term describes the division of powers and functions between national and state governments?

Article IV,Section 2,of the Constitution prohibits a state from discriminating against someone from another state or giving special advantages to its own residents.That section is referred to as the __________ clause.

Congress uses grants-in-aid because it does not have the political or constitutional power to command local governments to do its bidding.

The doctrine that allowed the national government to expand considerably the scope of its authority through the Supreme Court's expansive interpretation of delegated powers was based on the __________ clause.

The claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president is known as

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Exam 3: Federalism and the Separation of Powers

The Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (UMRA) represents a serious effort to strengthen the domination of the federal government over the states.

What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of federalism?

The commerce clause of the Constitution gives the federal government power to

Within the system of separated powers,the framers provided for supremacy by the

The Supreme Court case that firmly defined interstate commerce was

A type of federalism existing since the New Deal era in which grants-in-aid have been used strategically to encourage states and localities (without commanding them) to pursue nationally defined goals is known as __________ federalism.

When the Supreme Court ruled that a state could not tax the Bank of the United States in McCulloch v.Maryland,it said that when a state law conflicts with a federal law,the state law should be deemed invalid.This exemplifies the application of the

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act compelled every state to expand Medicaid eligibility to 138 percent of the poverty level.

Would Americans want each state to set its own air and water pollution control policies? Why or why not?

The power to charter banks is an example of a(n) __________ power.

The U.S.Senate can override a presidential pardon by a two-thirds vote.

In the early years of the Republic,states turned to compacts primarily to settle border disputes.

Each state is normally expected to honor "the public Acts,Records,and judicial Proceedings" that take place in any other state because of Article IV,Section 1,of the Constitution,which is referred to as the __________ clause.

There were no Supreme Court reviews of congressional acts in the 50-plus years between Marbury v.Madison (1803) and Dred Scott (1857).

Which term describes the division of powers and functions between national and state governments?

Article IV,Section 2,of the Constitution prohibits a state from discriminating against someone from another state or giving special advantages to its own residents.That section is referred to as the __________ clause.

Congress uses grants-in-aid because it does not have the political or constitutional power to command local governments to do its bidding.

The doctrine that allowed the national government to expand considerably the scope of its authority through the Supreme Court's expansive interpretation of delegated powers was based on the __________ clause.

The claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president is known as

Five Principles of Politics

The Founding and the Constitution

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Congress: the First Branch

The Presidency

The Executive Branch

The Federal Courts

Public Opinion and the Media

Elections

Political Parties

Groups and Interests

Introduction to Public Policy

Foreign Policy

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