Deck 10: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Question 1

Approximately how many units of government exist in the United States?

A) 87,000
B) 51
C) Over 100,000
D) 15,000

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In the U.S. context, federalism describes the relationship between

A) national and state governments.
B) state and local governments.
C) national, state, and/or local governments.
D) national governments.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Based on the textbook, which of the following is an argument in favor of federalism?

A) Increases choices
B) Encourages innovation
C) Increases competition
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

A) Locke would have likely preferred cooperative federalism to dual federalism.
B) Dual federalism was a product of Civil War sectionalism.
C) Cooperative federalism seeks to expedite change.
D) Dual federalism offered national government more power over policy.

Question 5

Nation-centered federalism is often associated with

A) top-down policy making.
B) collaborative policy making.
C) bottom-up policy making.
D) none of the above.

Question 6

The term "devolution" refers to

A) the termination of public policy goals.
B) top-down policy making.
C) a decline in government efficiency.
D) a shift in policy responsibility.

Question 7

The phrase "laboratories of democracy" most likely refers to

A) President Bush's efforts to spread democracy around the world.
B) top-down policy making.
C) state and local policy innovations.
D) We the People programs in U.S. high schools.

Question 8

Implementers in older bureaus tend to be

A) advocates.
B) ineffective.
C) conservers.
D) efficient.

Question 9

Professionalism plays a role in successful policy implementation.

Question 10

In this course, intergovernmentalism likely refers to

A) the policy relationships that exist between different units of government.
B) the policy relationships that exist within units of government.
C) the policy relationships that exist within a federal system.
D) Both a and c