Question 1

Federal officials seeking to give state government more authority are most likely to support

Accepted Answer

A)   unfunded mandates.
B)   preemption.
C)   block grants.
D)   categorical grants.
E)   project grants.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Why were attempts by Congress to regulate child labor and factory conditions in local workplaces struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   Regulating local workplaces was seen to be inconsistent with the full faith and privileges clause of the Constitution.
B)   Regulating local workplaces was seen to violate the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution.
C)   Regulating local workplaces was seen to violate the comity clause of the Constitution.
D)   Regulating local workplaces was beyond the scope of the understanding of interstate commerce at the time and was, therefore, seen to be an unconstitutional exercise of police power by the federal government.
E)   Regulating local workplaces was seen to violate the strongly held value of regulated federalism.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

What was the "Southern Manifesto"?

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A)   the declaration of secession by the Confederate states in 1860
B)   the protest against the enforced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868
C)   the statement issued by southern congressmen in 1956 that said states were not bound to obey Supreme Court decisions outlawing racial segregation
D)   the statement preceding the migration of white southerners to the Republican Party in 1968
E)   the act of Congress that officially ended the Civil War in 1865F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

What is the main purpose behind the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV?

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A)   It prevents states from discriminating against nonresidents.
B)   It compels each state to recognize the laws of other states.
C)   It requires all states to provide a uniform standard of benefits and entitlement.
D)   It states that the Bill of Rights applies to the actions of state governments as well as the national government.
E)   It prevents states from coining their own money.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 5

The New Deal led to the weakening of the national government's powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In ______, the Supreme Court reinterpreted the commerce clause, changing it from a check on national power to a source of national power.

Accepted Answer

A)   1865
B)   1915
C)   1937
D)   1973
E)   1981F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

During the era of dual federalism, what was the primary goal of the federal government's domestic policies?

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A)   to promote competition between the states
B)   to assist the development of commercial activity within and between the states
C)   to protect citizens from the abuses of state governments
D)   to keep the states from going to war with each other
E)   to provide educational opportunities to all citizensF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Which president presided over the New Deal?

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A)   Herbert Hoover
B)   Franklin Roosevelt
C)   Dwight Eisenhower
D)   Woodrow Wilson
E)   Lyndon JohnsonF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Which president was the first to promote New Federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Abraham Lincoln
B)   Franklin Roosevelt
C)   Dwight Eisenhower
D)   Lyndon Johnson
E)   Richard NixonF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

Describe the American federal system. How does a federal system differ from a unitary system of government? Give an example. What kinds of political cultures tend to adopt federalism?

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Question 11

______ describes the strategy of delegating a policy program to a lower level of government.

Accepted Answer

A)   Home rule
B)   Redistribution
C)   Devolution
D)   Preemption
E)   IncorporationF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Dual federalism describes the relationship between the national government and the states throughout the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What constitutional clause affirms that national laws and treaties, made under the authority of the Constitution, are the supreme law of the land?

Accepted Answer

A)   the full faith and credit clause
B)   the necessary and proper clause
C)   the republican government clause
D)   the supremacy clause
E)   the establishment clauseF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

What have many political scientists called laboratories of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)   the executive agencies of the federal government
B)   the states
C)   local governments
D)   special districts
E)   congressional committeesF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

The full faith and credit clause of the Constitution

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A)   requires the national government to accept a state's outstanding debt at the time of ratification.
B)   requires the national government to accept the outstanding federal debt accumulated under the Articles of Confederation.
C)   requires states to normally honor each other's public acts and legal decisions.
D)   requires states, but not the federal government, to run a balanced budget.
E)   requires the federal government, but not states, to run a balanced budget.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

In a federal system, governmental responsibilities are

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A)   the sole responsibility of the federal government.
B)   under the complete authority of state governments.
C)   shared by both state and federal authorities.
D)   provided by local government agencies.
E)   carried out by private corporations and religious organizations.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

If the federal government compels state governments to obey costly regulations but does not reimburse those costs, it is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   grant-in-aid.
B)   preemption.
C)   unfunded mandate.
D)   block grant.
E)   general revenue sharing.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following economic policies was the national government allowed to implement during the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   establishing a series of national banks
B)   regulating the health and safety of the workplace
C)   regulating the use of child labor
D)   preventing the production of impure goods
E)   prohibiting fraudF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

Those seeking to restrain the powers of the national government look to what part of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)   the commerce clause
B)   the states' rights clause
C)   the First Amendment
D)   the Tenth Amendment
E)   the due process clauseF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Chartering a bank is a ______ power, because both federal and state governments have the authority to do it.

Accepted Answer

A)   necessary
B)   police
C)   concurrent
D)   reserve
E)   sovereignF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Exam 3: Federalism

What is the main purpose behind the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV?

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Dual federalism describes the relationship between the national government and the states throughout the nineteenth century.

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______ describes the strategy of delegating a policy program to a lower level of government.

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What constitutional clause affirms that national laws and treaties, made under the authority of the Constitution, are the supreme law of the land?

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Which of the following economic policies was the national government allowed to implement during the nineteenth century?

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Chartering a bank is a ______ power, because both federal and state governments have the authority to do it.

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What was the "Southern Manifesto"?

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Describe the American federal system. How does a federal system differ from a unitary system of government? Give an example. What kinds of political cultures tend to adopt federalism?

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Which president presided over the New Deal?

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What have many political scientists called laboratories of democracy?

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Those seeking to restrain the powers of the national government look to what part of the Constitution?

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During the era of dual federalism, what was the primary goal of the federal government's domestic policies?

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The New Deal led to the weakening of the national government's powers.

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If the federal government compels state governments to obey costly regulations but does not reimburse those costs, it is called a(n)

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