Question 1

The Constitution empowers each branch of government to participate in and influence the activities of the other branches. This strategy is known as

Accepted Answer

A) cooperative governance. 
B) federalism. 
C) interstate relations. 
D) checks and balances.

Question 2

Grant programs in which state and local governments submit proposals to federal agencies and for which funding is provided on a competitive basis are known as __________ grants.

Accepted Answer

A) contest 
B) formula 
C) project 
D) tax remuneration

Question 3

The U.S. Constitution recognizes local governments as a third level of federalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How has the Constitution balanced the need for government to take effective action with the need to prevent abuse arising from an excessive concentration of power?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The first Supreme Court case that clearly defined interstate commerce was

Accepted Answer

A) Hicklin v. Orbeck. 
B) Gibbons v. Ogden. 
C) Printz v. United States. 
D) Marbury v. Madison.

Question 6

In the United States, each of the three branches of government exercises some power over the other two.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Funds that are given by Congress to states and localities and that are earmarked by law for specific categories are known as

Accepted Answer

A) categorical grants-in-aid. 
B) entitlement programs. 
C) devolutionary grants. 
D) reverse remunerations.

Question 8

Federalism is a system of government in which the Constitution divides power between a central government and regional governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In addition to the expressed powers granted to the federal government, which powers are derived from the expansive interpretation of delegated powers?

Accepted Answer

A) implied powers 
B) essential powers 
C) appropriate powers 
D) liberal powers

Question 10

From the 1820s to the 1930s, the Supreme Court narrowly interpreted which provision of the Constitution in favor of states' rights?

Accepted Answer

A) ban on ex post facto laws 
B) interstate commerce clause 
C) militia regulation 
D) national supremacy clause

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The system of government in which a constitution divides power between a central government and regional governments is known as

Accepted Answer

A) bicameralism. 
B) federalism. 
C) separation of powers. 
D) split government.

Question 13

In the late nineteenth century, why was the Supreme Court willing to allow federal regulation of railroads and waterway transportation but less willing to allow regulation of factory and workplace safety?

Accepted Answer

A) The workplace is inherently local because the goods produced there have not yet passed into commerce and crossed state lines. 
B) The Supreme Court ruled in McCulloch v. Maryland that the federal government had no power to regulate workplace safety, a precedent that was strictly followed until the New Deal. 
C) During this period, the Supreme Court was staffed by Democratic appointees who sought to block federal workplace regulations. 
D) During this period, most Supreme Court justices promised to support congressional regulation of transportation in their Senate confirmation hearings.

Question 14

The power of eminent domain refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the right of the federal government to take any property it deems desirable without compensation. 
B) the right of state governments to take private property for public use with compensation for the loss. 
C) the right of state governments to take private property for private use by elected officials. 
D) the right of state governments to take private property for public use without compensation for the loss.

Question 15

All of the following are presidential checks on Congress EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) presidents can circumvent Congress by calling a constitutional convention. 
B) presidents can call a special session of Congress. 
C) the vice president presides over and casts tie-breaking votes in the Senate. 
D) presidents have great discretion over how laws are interpreted and carried out.

Question 16

What is the rationale behind the strategy of building checks and balances into the Constitution? Give examples of some of the most important checks.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Federal funds given to state governments to pay for goods, services, or programs with relatively few restrictions on how the funds may be spent are known as __________ grants.

Accepted Answer

A) categorical 
B) devolutionary 
C) open 
D) block

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) full faith and credit 
B) advise and consent 
C) necessary and proper 
D) reserved powers

Question 19

The first and most important Supreme Court case favoring national power over the economy was

Accepted Answer

A) Barron v. Baltimore. 
B) United States v. Lopez. 
C) Dred Scott v. Sandford. 
D) McCulloch v. Maryland.

Question 20

Historically, the Supreme Court has frequently used its authority to strike down acts of the president and laws passed by Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Federalism and the Separation of Powers

The Constitution empowers each branch of government to participate in and influence the activities of the other branches. This strategy is known as

Grant programs in which state and local governments submit proposals to federal agencies and for which funding is provided on a competitive basis are known as __________ grants.

The U.S. Constitution recognizes local governments as a third level of federalism.

How has the Constitution balanced the need for government to take effective action with the need to prevent abuse arising from an excessive concentration of power?

The first Supreme Court case that clearly defined interstate commerce was

In the United States, each of the three branches of government exercises some power over the other two.

Funds that are given by Congress to states and localities and that are earmarked by law for specific categories are known as

Federalism is a system of government in which the Constitution divides power between a central government and regional governments.

In addition to the expressed powers granted to the federal government, which powers are derived from the expansive interpretation of delegated powers?

From the 1820s to the 1930s, the Supreme Court narrowly interpreted which provision of the Constitution in favor of states' rights?

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

The system of government in which a constitution divides power between a central government and regional governments is known as

In the late nineteenth century, why was the Supreme Court willing to allow federal regulation of railroads and waterway transportation but less willing to allow regulation of factory and workplace safety?

The power of eminent domain refers to

All of the following are presidential checks on Congress EXCEPT

What is the rationale behind the strategy of building checks and balances into the Constitution? Give examples of some of the most important checks.

Federal funds given to state governments to pay for goods, services, or programs with relatively few restrictions on how the funds may be spent are known as __________ grants.

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

The first and most important Supreme Court case favoring national power over the economy was

Historically, the Supreme Court has frequently used its authority to strike down acts of the president and laws passed by Congress.