CH3

Which of the following is a requirement in federal legislation that forces state and local governments to comply with certain rules? Question 1 options: A waiver An earmark A federal mandate A national agenda A leverage package

A federal mandate

Which type of grant is offered for a specific purpose defined by federal law, such as building an airport or a college dormitory? Question 18 options: In-kind Categorical Distributive Incentive Formulative

Categorical

Which of the following gives Congress the power to regulate trade among the states? Question 13 options: 10th Amendment Commerce clause Supremacy clause Necessary and proper clause Due process clause

Commerce clause

Which of the following systems consists of a league of independent states, each having essentially sovereign powers, and a central government with limited powers? Question 4 options: Unitary Confederal Federal Central Bicameral

Confederal

Which of the following systems of government allows the central government to make laws that are directly applicable to member states, and those states can choose not to support the laws? Question 4 options: Unitary Federal Authoritarian Totalitarian Confederal

Confederal

A government program that is funded by the national government but run and managed by state governments is emblematic of which of the following? Question 14 options: Dual federalism Cooperative federalism Enumerated powers Reserved powers Mandates

Cooperative federalism

Which of the following forms of federalism involves state governments and the national government working together to solve the nation's problems? Question 25 options: Collaborative federalism Cooperative federalism Distinctive federalism Dual federalism Categorical federalism

Cooperative federalism

Which of the following is the power to coin money, create naturalization laws, admit new states, and declare war? Question 1 options: Implied Inferred Inherent Reserved Enumerated

Enumerated

An interest group with a strong following in only one region of the country would have the best chance of achieving its goals under which type of system? Question 11 options: Democratic Republican Federal Unitary Provincial

Federal

What is the system or form of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the national and state governments? Question 23 options: Authoritarianism Direct Democracy Unitary system Federalism Confederal system

Federalism

Which of the following countries does not employ a federal system of government? Question 7 options: Great Britain United States India Switzerland Germany

Great Britain

What was the central question in the McCulloch v. Maryland case? Question 9 options: If the executive branch had the power to institute a peacetime draft If Congress had the power to establish a national bank If Congress had the power to regulate commerce along major waterways If the Supreme Court had the power to investigate the executive branch If it should remove one of its own members from the Supreme Court

If Congress had the power to establish a national bank

In about half of the states, voters can use what procedure to place legislative measures directly on the ballot by getting enough signatures? Question 9 options: Initiative Referendum Recall Log-rolling Rollback

Initiative

In a federal political system, how is authority distributed? Question 6 options: It is always vested in a bicameral legislature. It is divided between the central government and regional or subdivisional governments. It is given to the central government, with no power being granted to the regional governments. It is concentrated in a unicameral legislature within a strong central government. It is exercised by the national government only insofar as these powers are granted by the states.

It is divided between the central government and regional or subdivisional governments.

Which of the following best describes police power? Question 15 options: It is the authority to regulate commerce. It is reserved for the federal government to fight terrorism. It is the states' rights to make laws that are prohibited by the U.S. Constitution in order to regulate markets within their borders. It is the power of local police to stop drivers who are speeding. It is the states' authority to legislate for the protection of the health, welfare, safety, and morals of the people.

It is the states' authority to legislate for the protection of the health, welfare, safety, and morals of the people.

During the time of the Constitutional Convention, why was federalism an appealing compromise? Question 19 options: It prevented cities and states from being dominated by a single group or faction. It maintained state traditions while creating a strong national government to handle common problems. It allowed politicians to avoid the issues of slavery and women's suffrage. It permitted states to nullify actions of the national government. It made the national government the focal point of dissatisfaction.

It maintained state traditions while creating a strong national government to handle common problems.

What are terms set by the national government that states must meet whether they accept federal grants or not? Question 17 options: De facto orders Formulation Mandates Distributive De jure orders

Mandates

California's Governor Gray Davis was replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003 by what method? Question 8 options: Recall Referendum Initiative Impeachment Writ of mandamus.

Recall

What procedure, which is permitted in over 20 states, permits voters to remove an elected official from office? Question 10 options: Initiative Referendum Recall Log-rolling Rollback

Recall

Which of these is a procedure that enables voters to reject a measure adopted by the legislature? Question 22 options: Initiative Referendum Recall Log-rolling Rollback

Referendum

In the United States, what are programs such as the interstate highway system and services to the unemployed most accurately considered? Question 2 options: State functions that operate without any involvement on the part of the federal government Federal functions, although state governments pay some of the costs State functions that are designated under the Tenth Amendment Federal functions that operate without any involvement on the part of state governments State functions, although the federal government seeks to regulate them

State functions, although the federal government seeks to regulate them

The advantages of a federal system of government include which of the following? Question 8 options: All Americans gain the benefit of uniform social services policies in every state. The federal government becomes the focal point of political dissatisfaction for most citizens. It is more practical to locate most power in one place. State governments are frequently testing grounds for new governmental initiatives. Smaller political units, such as states and cities, are less likely to be dominated by a single political group.

State governments are frequently testing grounds for new governmental initiatives.

What does the phrase laboratories of democracy mean? Question 16 options: Toxic waste sites, which have been of growing concern over the last four decades Taxing Big Pharmacy more because of the universally held belief that they are gouging consumers States can try out different policies, which may be adopted by the state or federal government. Increasing the number of state schools that teach political science, making a more educated electorate A federal initiative to expand the number of clinical laboratories in each state to test for COVID-19.

States can try out different policies, which may be adopted by the state or federal government.

The Framers did not include an explicit statement of state powers in the U.S. Constitution. In which amendment was it later added? Question 24 options: Second Amendment Seventh Amendment Tenth Amendment Fourteenth Amendment Nineteenth Amendment

Tenth Amendment

When establishing the Constitution, why were the reserved powers of the states not clearly defined? Question 5 options: The Framers assumed that the states would exercise authority over that which the federal government could not. The national government was developing a detailed list but preferred to first establish a basic foundation. The majority of power was to be retained by the people with individual rights taking priority over those of the state governments. The issue of slavery prevented a list of specific powers from being drafted by the founders. The Framers intended the Supreme Court to evaluate the needs of the states on an ongoing basis.

The Framers assumed that the states would exercise authority over that which the federal government could not.

What does the doctrine of nullification refer to? Question 10 options: The power of Congress to veto state laws that violate the U.S. Constitution The claimed authority of the states to declare a federal law void for violating the U.S. Constitution The power of the president to veto state laws for violating the U.S. Constitution The authority of the president to dissolve Congress and to call for new elections The power of the federal government to invalidate state laws on matters of commerce

The claimed authority of the states to declare a federal law void for violating the U.S. Constitution

The necessary and proper clause of Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution is also known as which one of the following? Question 12 options: The supremacy clause The confederal system The commerce clause The unitary system The elastic clause

The elastic clause

In a unitary system of government, the ultimate government authority is located on which of the following levels? Question 7 options: The state or provincial level The local or municipal level The regional level The national or central level The state or provincial level and the local or municipal level

The national or central level

What is the doctrine of dual federalism? Question 2 options: The function of the government is determined by the people. The federal government has more functions than the state governments. The state governments have more functions than the federal government. The state and federal governments have identical functions. The state and federal governments have separate functions.

The state and federal governments have separate functions.

What is the most accurate definition of sovereignty? Question 20 options: The supreme or ultimate authority A relationship between the federal and state governments The Supreme Court's ability to legislate An antiquated notion of the powers of a monarch A term coined by Jefferson to describe the relationship of church and state

The supreme or ultimate authority

What are federal mandates? Question 5 options: They are rules for operation in the Supreme Court. They are requirements attached to state laws to dispense state grants. They are requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with federal rules. They are regulations enacted by the federal government to regulate grants. They are laws that govern unconstitutional acts carried out by the states.

They are requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with federal rules.

Why did the Antifederalists oppose the Constitution originally? Question 3 options: They felt it empowered state governments. They felt it created a bicameral Congress. They felt it gave states the power to coin money. They didn't support the navy that it created. They thought it gave too much power to the national government.

They thought it gave too much power to the national government.

Which of the following entities settles conflicts related to power sharing between the states and the national government? Question 3 options: U.S. President Association of state governors U.S. Senate U.S. Supreme Court U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Supreme Court

Which term describes a decision by an administrative agency granting another party permission to violate a law or administrative rule that would otherwise apply to it? Question 6 options: Due Process Waiver Letter of intent Mandate Administrative law

Waiver

During the 1960s, federal grants to states were increasingly based on what? Question 21 options: The demands of the individual states What state officials perceived to be important state needs The power of organized interest groups What federal officials perceived to be national needs The demands of coalitions of states

What federal officials perceived to be national needs