Question 1

Chart the changes in federalism throughout American history. What was dual federalism? How was governmental power distributed under this system? How did the Great Depression lead to the decline in dual federalism?

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Federalism in the United States has unde...

Question 2

The full faith and credit clause demands that the U.S. government run a balanced budget.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

McCulloch v. Maryland gave Congress potentially expansive powers for regulating commercial activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes the discussion of local government found in the Constitution?

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A)   Local government has no status in the Constitution.
B)   Local governments are constitutionally required to turn over all of the local taxes collected from residents to state governments.
C)   Local governments are given the authority to ignore federal laws that their citizens do not agree with.
D)   Local governments have the power to establish local banks.
E)   Local governments have the power to raise and maintain militias.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

What is the purpose of the Tenth Amendment?

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A)   to offer each state constitution the same level of protection provided by the federal constitution
B)   to limit the powers of the central government by establishing reserved powers for states and individuals
C)   to grant citizens of each state access to the federal court system
D)   to protect freedom of speech
E)   to establish the electoral collegeF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution addresses

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A)   civil rights.
B)   reserved powers.
C)   implied powers.
D)   concurrent powers.
E)   home rule.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E) B

Question 7

Which level of government writes the majority of criminal laws?

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A)   the national government
B)   the state governments
C)   the local governments
D)   the special districts
E)   the county boards of supervisorsF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Economic policies that attempt to benefit the poor by taxing and spending are referred to as

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A)   redistributive programs.
B)   unfunded mandates.
C)   general revenue sharing.
D)   categorical grants.
E)   formula grants.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

A federal grant for states to afford increasing health care facilities would be an example of a(n)

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A)   categorical grant.
B)   formula grant.
C)   block grant.
D)   unfunded mandate.
E)   general revenue grant.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Federal laws concerning crime mostly deal with

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A)   terrorism.
B)   the District of Columbia and other federal territories.
C)   drug trafficking and organized crime.
D)   international crime.
E)   crimes against children.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

When both state and national governments possess a certain level of authority, it is called a(n)

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A)   implied power.
B)   reserved power.
C)   expressed power.
D)   concurrent power.
E)   police power.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D) D

Question 12

Which of the following is the best example of a unitary system of government?

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A)   The federal government sets education policies for all schools.
B)   The federal government establishes general guidelines for schools but leaves most specific policy decisions up to local school boards.
C)   The federal government makes funding for schools dependent on test scores but allows local school boards the freedom to determine how to best prepare students for the tests.
D)   The federal government provides parents with vouchers for private schools, and local governments have no role to play in education policy.
E)   The federal government provides no funding for schools and leaves education policy entirely up to local school boards.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The Antifederalists feared an overly strong central government under the new Constitution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the authority to dictate its distribution, this money is identified as

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A)   a grant-in-aid.
B)   an unfunded mandate.
C)   interstate commerce.
D)   a devolution.
E)   revenue sharing.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Why do many political scientists and economists believe that states and localities should not be in charge of redistributive programs?

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A)   States and local governments have to compete with each other and do not have, therefore, an incentive to spend their money on the needy people in their area.
B)   Elected officials at the state and local level are typically less generous and more discriminatory than elected officials at the national level.
C)   State and local governments are wasteful and are too often plagued by corruption and bribery.
D)   The Constitution clearly states that redistributive programs should be handled by the national government rather than by state and local governments.
E)   State and local governments have fewer powers under the Constitution to impose taxes and spend money than the federal government.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 16

In the 1990s, welfare policy was centralized by the national government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)  was important because

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A)   it fully developed the concept of judicial review.
B)   it fully developed the concept of dual citizenship.
C)   it established the supremacy of the national government in all matters affecting interstate commerce.
D)   it determined that the forced relocation of the Five Civilized Tribes to Oklahoma was unconstitutional.
E)   it determined that the Bill of Rights applied to state governments as well as to the federal government.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

According to the text, when was the era of dual federalism?

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A)   from the ratification of the Constitution until the end of the Civil War
B)   from the ratification of the Constitution until the New Deal
C)   from the Civil War until World War II
D)   from the New Deal until the 1960s
E)   from the 1970s until 1992F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Why did local governments become administratively important in the early years of the Republic?

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A)   They became important because the Constitution instructed them to implement all federal laws.
B)   They became important because the Constitution instructed them to implement all state laws.
C)   They became important because states lacked the administrative capability to implement laws and relied, therefore, on local governments.
D)   They became important because Congress passed many laws that emphasized the role of local government in implementing federal laws.
E)   They became important because the Supreme Court ruled that only local governments had the authority to implement laws under the Constitution.F) None of the above
G) C) and D) C

Question 20

When the national government funds a project that is actually implemented by the states, it is an example of

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A)   dual federalism.
B)   national supremacy.
C)   cooperative federalism.
D)   home rule.
E)   states' rights.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Chart the changes in federalism throughout American history. What was dual federalism? How was governmental power distributed under this system? How did the Great Depression lead to the decline in dual federalism?

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The full faith and credit clause demands that the U.S. government run a balanced budget.

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McCulloch v. Maryland gave Congress potentially expansive powers for regulating commercial activity.

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Which of the following statements best describes the discussion of local government found in the Constitution?

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What is the purpose of the Tenth Amendment?

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Which level of government writes the majority of criminal laws?

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Economic policies that attempt to benefit the poor by taxing and spending are referred to as

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A federal grant for states to afford increasing health care facilities would be an example of a(n)

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Federal laws concerning crime mostly deal with

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When both state and national governments possess a certain level of authority, it is called a(n)

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The Antifederalists feared an overly strong central government under the new Constitution.

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When the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the authority to dictate its distribution, this money is identified as

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Why do many political scientists and economists believe that states and localities should not be in charge of redistributive programs?

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In the 1990s, welfare policy was centralized by the national government.

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