Deck 3: Federalism

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a confederal system?​ 

A) Vatican City​ 
B) The People's Republic of China 
C) Estonia 
D) Great Britain 
E) The European Union

Answer 1

E

Question 2

The U.S.government's acquisition of _____ is an example of the inherent power of the government and was needed to gain the support of states such as Maryland during ratification of the Constitution.​ 

A) the colonies on the Atlantic seaboard​ 
B) the Northwest Territory 
C) the Pacific Islands 
D) the Caribbean islands 
E) the southern states

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In the United States,the individual states perform their intrastate functions as _____.​ 

A) military systems​ 
B) confederal system 
C) unitary systems 
D) monarchies 
E) dictatorships

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The word federalism appears _____ in the U.S.Constitution.​ 

A) nowhere​ 
B) in Article I 
C) in Article IV 
D) in Article VII 
E) in the Bill of Rights

Question 5

Which of the following is an advantage of federalism in the United States?​ 

A) State governments can print their own money.​ 
B) State governments can overturn federal laws with which they disagree. 
C) State governments can act as "laboratories" for public-policy experimentation. 
D) State governments can deny federally guaranteed civil rights and liberties. 
E) State governments can choose to resist military intervention even during times of emergency.

Question 6

In which of the following countries did the concept of federalism originate?​ 

A) France​ 
B) The UK 
C) Germany 
D) The U.S. 
E) Japan

Question 7

The constitutional basis for the implied powers of the national government is found in Article I,Section 8,Clause 18 of the U.S.Constitution and is often called the _____.​ 

A) enclave clause​ 
B) supremacy clause 
C) necessary and proper clause 
D) commerce clause 
E) full faith and credit clause

Question 8

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of a confederal system? 

A) It is a system in which the states are "creatures" of the national government.​ 
B) It is joined together by a central government that has unlimited powers over it. 
C) It is not bound together by a central government and the states have independent authorities. 
D) It has a system of shared sovereignty where the powers are divided between a central and regional government. 
E) It consists of a league of independent sovereign states joined by a central government with limited power.

Question 9

Which of the following groups is vested with powers that are not delegated to the national government by the Constitution nor prohibited to the states?​ 

A) Supreme Court and the federal courts​ 
B) Corporate houses 
C) The States or the people 
D) The U.S. Armed Forces 
E) Local self-governments

Question 10

Based on their observations of the U.S.Civil War,Canada's government framers:​ 

A) required that English be the official language throughout Canada.​ 
B) gave their central government more power than did the U.S. Constitution. 
C) allowed their provinces an unprecedented degree of sovereignty. 
D) chose not to clearly define the division of central and provincial powers. 
E) permanently debarred the Blacks from participation in the political process.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the drawbacks of federalism?​ 

A) A divergence of state or local interests from those of the national government​ 
B) The lack of coordination due to simultaneous regulation of business by all levels of government 
C) The lack of expression of varying regional cultures due to a majority rule 
D) The lack of uniformity of state laws which can complicate cross-border business 
E) A threat of expansion of the national power at the expense of the sates

Question 12

The term _____ is sometimes used to commonly refer to the central government of the United States.​ 

A) confederal system​ 
B) caretaker government 
C) federal government 
D) subnational system 
E) apex government

Question 13

Which of the following is true of a federal system of government?​ 

A) It ensures that national powers are not expanded at the expense of the states.​ 
B) It makes it easy to coordinate government policies at the national, state, and local levels. 
C) It prohibits the political and cultural interests of regional groups to be reflected in the laws governing those groups. 
D) It requires that state laws be uniform, thus making it easy to engage in business transactions that cross state borders. 
E) It hinders business because of red tape created by regulations at all governmental levels.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the powers prohibited to the national government by the U.S.Constitution?​ 

A) It prohibits the national government from admitting new states.​ 
B) It prohibits the national government from establishing post offices. 
C) It prohibits the national government from coining money. 
D) It prohibits the national government from regulating interstate commerce. 
E) It prohibits the national government from passing laws that restrain freedom of speech.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the inherent powers exercised by the national government?​ 

A) The ability to regulate immigration​ 
B) The ability to wage war 
C) The power to print paper currency 
D) The power to sign treaties 
E) The power to acquire new territories

Question 16

All of the following are true of the differences between federalism in Canada and federalism in the United States EXCEPT that:​ 

A) Canada's provincial powers are confined to a list, whereas the U.S. state powers are not.​ 
B) the U.S. lower governments are called states, whereas Canada's are called provinces. 
C) in Canada, residual powers rest with the central government, whereas in the United States, they rest with the states or the people. 
D) the United States has adopted English as its national language, whereas Canada has not adopted a national language. 
E) a Canadian province is never sovereign and is set up for the convenience of the central government, whereas the U.S. states are sovereign.

Question 17

Which of the following is implied when it is said that city and county governmental units are "creatures of state government?"​ 

A) It means that the local governments are given all-pervading powers by the U.S. Constitution.​ 
B) ​It means that state governments can both give powers to and take powers from local governments. 
C) It means that the state government is part of a confederal system. 
D) ​It means that the local governments are created by a special statute of the national government. 
E) It means that the local governments are part of a confederal system.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of federalism?​ 

A) The country has subnational government units which are sovereign in nature. 
B) The country has a written constitution which defines the powers of the government levels.​ 
C) The people are ruled by a single government authority at the national level. 
D) The powers of both the levels of government are specified and limited. 
E) The two levels of government occupy the same geographical area.

Question 19

Which of the following is true about a unitary system of government? 

A) It is well suited for a country that is geographically large in size.​ 
B) The sovereign states are joined together by a central government that has only limited powers over them. 
C) It involves a system of shared sovereignty between two levels of government. 
D) It has state governments that work as separate units under the national government. 
E) The local governments exercise only those powers given to them by the central government.

Question 20

Most of the powers prohibited to the national government are listed in _____ to the U.S.Constitution.​ 

A) Article I, Section 8 and in the last four amendments​ 
B) Article I, Section 9 and in the first eight amendments 
C) the Ninth Amendment 
D) the Preamble and the First Amendment 
E) the Tenth Amendment

Question 21

Under which of the following circumstances is the Tenth Amendment resurrected?​ 

A) In the event of the failure of the Ninth Amendment to decide the extent of the states' rights​ 
B) In the event of widespread support for increased regulation by the national government 
C) In the event of increased support for states' rights and sovereignty 
D) In the event of failure of the Supreme Court in granting greater rights to the national government 
E) In the event of the failure of the Second Amendment

Question 22

Which of the following is true of dual federalism?​ 

A) It holds that the states have no sovereign powers over matters.​ 
B) It assumes that the national government is superior to the state government. 
C) It assumes that each level of government has separate and distinct functions and responsibilities. 
D) It emphasizes overlapping functions of the state and national governments. 
E) It involves sovereign national governments and dependent state governments.

Question 23

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of concurrent powers?​ 

A) They include powers held by the U.S. federal government which may be shared with the states at the former's discretion.​ 
B) They apply only within the geographic area of a state and can be overridden by national policies. 
C) They include functions that the Constitution delegates exclusively to the national government. 
D) They allow states to levy taxes on goods being imported from other states and countries. 
E) They allow the U.S national government to impose taxes on exported goods.

Question 24

Otlavis and Ferdland are two southern states in the country of Blendland that share a common border.They share water from Lake Clarly,and therefore,sign an agreement pledging the protection of the lake and its premises in order to sustainably use its water.Which of the following types of agreements is signed by the two states mentioned in the scenario?​ 

A) Mayflower compact​ 
B) Interstate compact 
C) Federal mandate 
D) Block contract 
E) Unfunded mandate

Question 25

Which of the following is true of the full faith and credit clause of the U.S.Constitution?​ 

A) It is currently a problem in the area of gay marriage.​ 
B) It prohibits interstate compacts which may alter the power structure between the federal government and the states. 
C) It requires each state to honor every other state's judicial proceedings. 
D) It asserts that all interstate interactions must be approved by the federal government. 
E) It allows states to disapprove of same-sex marriages in states that legalize them.

Question 26

Which of the following is most likely a reason for the slavery issue to take the form of a dispute over states' rights versus national supremacy?​ 

A) The Great Depression prevailing at that time​ 
B) The radically different beliefs of people in different parts of the country 
C) The federal nature of the U.S. government 
D) The lack of importance given to the slavery issue by the Supreme Court 
E) The changing cultural conditions

Question 27

Which of the following illustrates concurrent powers,as granted by the U.S.Constitution,exercised by a state?​ 

A) The state of Uknia signing a peace treaty with its hostile neighboring state​ 
B) The state of Hutsen regulating trade and commerce with other states in the country 
C) The state of Ryeland printing currency notes to be used concurrently with the national currency 
D) The state of Gillibert levying income tax on all its employed citizens 
E) The state of Yolka establishing post offices in its municipalities

Question 28

Which of the following is true of the powers denied by the Constitution to the states?​ 

A) It denies states the power to regulate intrastate commerce.​ 
B) It denies states the power to conduct elections. 
C) It denies states the power to establish local governments. 
D) It denies states the power to enter into treaties. 
E) It denies states the power to ratify amendments made to the Constitution.

Question 29

Which of the following is true of the supremacy clause that appears in Article VI,Clause 2,of the U.S.Constitution?​ 

A) It establishes Congress as the supreme branch of the national government.​ 
B) It ensures that the states retain ultimate governmental power. 
C) It gives sovereign powers to local governments who function at their own discretion. 
D) It outlines the powers of the Supreme Court as the ultimate arbitrator of the Constitution. 
E) It makes the Constitution and federal laws superior to all conflicting state and local laws.

Question 30

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)provided a challenge to the Constitution's _____ clause.​ 

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

Question 31

Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court case of Gibbons v.Ogden (1824)?​ 

A) It involved the issue of whether the national government had the exclusive power to regulate commerce involving more than one state.​ 
B) It was adjudged in favor of Aaron Ogden whose right to operate a ferry from New York to New Jersey was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. 
C) It involved the full faith and credit clause by which the U.S. government was required to honor the judicial proceedings of the state of New York. 
D)  It involved the validity of the license of Aaron Ogden to operate steamboats in the New York waters. 
E) It involved the issue of whether local governments could function independent of state or national governments.

Question 32

Which of the following is true of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal legislation?​ 

A) It grew out of the desire to solve the issues created by apartheid in the U.S.​ 
B) It involved many government spending and public-assistance programs. 
C) It ushered in a new era of competitive federalism where the states competed for businesses and citizens. 
D) It gave states more discretion and let them function as separate units from the national units. 
E) It marked the beginning of an era of state supremacy in which the states decided the powers of the federal government.

Question 33

Which of the following is true of picket-fence federalism?​ 

A) It involves only the state government in decision making and implementation of policies.​ 
B) The horizontal support board is the judicial system in the country. 
C) The vertical picket on the fence is the policy area. 
D) It involves only the national government policy implementation. 
E) It involves powerful states that are given increased power to decide how they should spend government revenues.

Question 34

Which of the following is one of the characteristics of dual federalism?​ 

A) It assumes that state and national governments are more or less equals.​ 
B) It emphasizes overlap of functions between the state and national governments. 
C) It states that only the national government holds sovereigns and directs the state governments. 
D) It grew out of the desire to fight the pressing national problems caused by the Great Depression. 
E) It assumes that all branches of the government are complementary to each other.

Question 35

The Defense of Marriage Act (1996):​ 

A) allowed state governments to ignore same-sex marriages performed in other states.​ 
B) stated that America's federal government should allow same-sex couples to get married. 
C) allowed state governments to provide medical and social benefits to couples in same-sex marriages. 
D) stated that the national government is required to accept state-authorized same-sex marriages. 
E) stated that every state is required to treat a relationship between persons of the same sex as a marriage.

Question 36

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of picket-fence federalism?​ 

A) Federal and state governments maintain diverse and sovereign powers.​ 
B) Specific policies and programs are administered by all levels of government. 
C) Powerful states are given increased power to decide how they should spend government revenues. 
D) State and local governments compete for businesses and citizens. 
E) Levels of government act as the vertical picket on the fence.

Question 37

Which of the following became an implication of the commerce clause which was upheld by the Supreme Court headed by John Marshall in Gibbons v.Ogden (1824)?​ 

A) The national government has repeatedly justified its regulation of almost all areas of economic activity.​ 
B) Both the national and state governments have equal powers that cannot be curtailed by the other. 
C) The commerce and trade between a state and its immediate neighbors has been left to the former's discretion. 
D) Both the national and state governments work as separate units. 
E) The state governments determines the power of the national government.

Question 38

Which of the following illustrates picket-fence federalism?​ 

A) The central government of Sisliboa vesting the entire duty of charting, implementing, and executing welfare policies to its local governments 
B) The central government of Funjiba creating, implementing, and executing its national education policy all by itself 
C) The national government of Girinal outsourcing its policy implementation duties to qualified expatriates living in the country 
D) The national government of Hunsland budgeting and charting a welfare policy and its state and local governments executing them 
E) The central government of Ikiba outsourcing its policy implementation activities to policy institutes outside the country

Question 39

In the context of the struggle for supremacy,which of the following is true of the U.S.Civil War?​ 

A) It has contributed to the decrease in power of the national government.​ 
B) It did not grant black men the right to vote and own and operate businesses. 
C) It led to the Great Compromise between the northern and the southern states which led to a peaceful resolution of the prolonged and violent conflict. 
D) It was the conflict between the supremacy of the national government and the sovereignty. 
E) It was largely provoked by the issue of nuclear deals.

Question 40

Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v.Maryland (1819)?​ 

A) It involved the full faith and credit clause on the issue of the legitimacy of gay marriage in the state of Maryland.​ 
B) It involved the question of taxes imposed by the federal government on the bank of Maryland. 
C) It dealt with the constitutionality of a state action that conflicted with a national government action. 
D) It was ruled that states could use its taxing power to tax an arm of the national government. 
E) It was ruled that the federal government was not authorized to establish a bank as such a power was not enumerated in the Constitution.

Question 41

In the 2013 Shelby County v.Holder case,the Supreme Court held that:​ 

A) the methods used to determine whether a state or local government should be subject to preclearance were obsolete.​ 
B) it was unconstitutional for any state to alter the voting procedures or district boundaries under any circumstance. 
C) the national government is not allowed to sue state and local governments after new procedures or district boundaries are put in place. 
D) when taxes are collected by one level of government, they must always be spent by another level. 
E) whenever Congress passes a law that preempts a certain area, the states are obligated to comply with the requirements of that law.

Question 42

Which of the following is true of the model of the new federalism?​ 

A) Specific policies and programs are administered by all levels of government-national, state, and local.​ 
B) The federal and the state governments cooperate as complimentary parts of a single government mechanism to solve various problems facing the nation. 
C) It involved a shift toward state-centered federalism in which certain powers that had been exercised by the national government since the 1930s were returned to the states. 
D) The state governments compete with each other for businesses and citizens by balancing the imposed taxes with the offered services. 
E) The powers exercised by state governments can be used to counter national policies which do not serve the best interests of the state government.

Question 43

The nation of Bloknia experiences problems from separatists in its three border states.Bloknia forces the states to keep an effective tab on the separatists by threatening to withhold federal funds otherwise.This type of federal grant from Bloknia to the three states tries to bridge the _____ the U.S.Constitution.

A) Tenth Amendment to​ 
B) Fifteenth Amendment to 
C) supremacy clause of 
D) necessary and proper clause of  
E) full faith and credit clause of

Question 44

Briefly discuss the history of federal grants in the United States.How can federal grants be used to control the states?

Question 45

The state of Junis wants to revamp its infrastructural facilities of bridges and underwater tunnels.Consequently,it invites highly competent international infrastructure development companies to pitch in with their bids.In order to attract them,Junis lowers its tax rates below the national taxation levels imposed on foreign investors.Which of the following types of federalism is exhibited by Junis?​ 

A) Cooperative federalism 
B) Fiscal federalism 
C) The new federalism 
D) Competitive federalism 
E) Picket-fence federalism

Question 46

Which of the following is an example of the new federalism,or the devolution of power back to the states?​ 

A) The welfare reform legislation of 1996​ 
B) The Gun-Free School Zones Act (1990) 
C) Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1993) 
D) The Affordable Care Act (2010) 
E) Johnson's Great Society Legislation of 1963

Question 47

When Americans talk of the federal government they are referring to the federal system of government,which is made up of both the national government and the state governments.

Question 48

In 2012,while ruling on the Arizona immigration law,the Supreme Court did not allow Arizona to check the immigration status of individuals arrested for reasons other than immigration status.

Question 49

Explain the concept of competitive federalism and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of competition among the states.

Question 50

The new federalism is the revitalized form of dual federalism.

Question 51

The existence of national and subnational governmental units by itself makes a system federal.

Question 52

Discuss how the issue of gay marriage has made the constitutional mandate of the full faith and credit clause difficult to follow.What actions has the federal government taken in this regard?

Question 53

Discuss some early Supreme Court decisions that involved the necessary and proper clause and the supremacy clause of the Constitution.

Question 54

The national government of Tarpiland requires that in order for its states to welcome foreign investment in setting up automobile factories they must comply with acceptable emission levels for greenhouse gases.Which of the following refers to this condition put forward by Tarpiland toward its states?​ 

A) Federal preemption​ 
B) A federal mandate 
C) Continuing resolution 
D) An interstate compact 
E) Veto power

Question 55

Explain the impact of major government programs,such as the New Deal and Great Society,on American federalism.

Question 56

The government of Aurelia has been exercising the power to conduct elections for almost a century now.The new government in power,however,decides to hand over the rights to conduct elections to the state governments in the country in order to ensure better representation and participation.Which of the following types of federalism does Aurelia exemplify?​ 

A) The new federalism​ 
B) Cooperative federalism 
C) Competitive federalism 
D) Horizontal federalism 
E) Picket-fence federalism

Question 57

Which of the following examples illustrates devolution?​ 

A) The federal government of Nosterdim handing over the right to appoint governors to its state governments​ 
B) The nation of Debster withdrawing from the economic union of which it has been a member for more than five decades 
C) The government of Pokolistan stepping in and denying the right to vote for certain special case citizens in its state of Jumsta 
D) The states of Kinlo and Vovlin signing a joint agreement to protect water resources shared jointly by them 
E) The national government of Grentia getting dissolved as a result of a constitutional amendment

Question 58

The power to maintain militias has been given to the states by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

Question 59

Which of the following examples illustrates preemption as mentioned in the U.S.Constitution?​ 

A) The central government of Podjun vesting the entire duty of charting, implementing, and executing welfare policies to its local governments​ 
B) The central government in Frosbern giving its state governments more power and discretion over welfare programs 
C) The states of Girublia and Bokwost signing an interstate agreement to protect forest reserves that fall in shared boundary 
D) The state of Hulton withdrawing itself from the federal union of Jengren foreseeing potential conflicts with the federal government 
E) The central legislative body of Korolumbia deciding to make collection of taxes the exclusive right of the national government

Question 60

Which of the following examples illustrates fiscal federalism?​ 

A) The national government of Nilkoma buying company shares and investing them in nation-building projects​ 
B) The national government of Paplis borrowing funds from neighboring countries to finance its national policies​ 
C) The national government of Yokojima delegating its states to carry out population control policies and allocating a portion of taxes collected to them 
D) The national government of Gegvant creating a pooled-resources fund in order to raise money to carry out its day-to-day government functioning activities 
E) The nation of Gargantua withdrawing from the economic union of which it has been a member for more than five decades

Question 61

_________ is most likely to take place when state or local governments engage in competitive federalism.?A.Provision of lower services to the people?B.Imposing higher taxes on the people?C.Restriction of influx of foreign investment?D.Offering tax advantages to businesses

Question 62

The principle of _________,an important part of the checks and balances in the American system of government,was clearly articulated by Chief Justice John Marshall (1801-1835)in Marbury v.Madison.?A.picket-fence federalism?B.division of powers?C.police powers of the states?D.judicial review

Question 63

_________ are given to a state for a broad area,such as criminal justice or mental-health programs.?A.Relief funds?B.Categorical grants?C.Bailout packages?D.Block grants

Question 64

The great issue that provoked the Civil War (1861-1865)was the future of _________.?A.slavery?B.education?C.religion?D.same-sex marriages

Question 65

In a _________ the subnational bodies exercise only those powers which are delegated to them by a strong central government.A.plutocratic systemB.unitary systemC.confederal systemD.federal system