AP Gov Chapter 3 Round 2!

In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that a.) states could form banks and tax them b.) the national government could charter banks and that the state could not tax those banks c.) the national government's power was dependent on the states d.) Congress erred when it created a national banking system e.) states could not charter banks

B

In United States v. Morrison, the Supreme Court ruled that violence against women a.) was not an appropriate focus of punitive damages b.) did not substantially affect interstate commerce c.) could not be made the responsibility of distant relatives d.) was nonjusticiable e.) could not be regulated by law

B

In a confederation, the national government derives its power from a.) the people b.) the states c.) Congress d.) the courts e.) None of these choices is true

B

Of the following, which is NOT an example of the intergovernmental lobby? a.) local police chiefs b.) local gas station owners c.) county highway commissioners d.) superintendents of schools e.) mayors

B

The interstate commerce that the federal government can regulate is now interpreted to include a.) almost any kind of economic activity b.) only the movement of goods between states c.) almost any commerce in goods, but no labor transaction d.) commerce between states and a handful of transactions within states e.) shipping and handling, but not production

B

______________ is a political system in which the national government shares power with local governments. a.) A unitary government b.) Federalism c.) A confederation d.) A parliamentarian government e.) A republic

B

The Civil War settled one part of the issue of national supremacy versus states' rights, namely, that a.) state governments are supreme over the national government b.) the national government derives its sovereignty from the states c.) the national government derives its sovereignty from the people d.) the national government derives its sovereignty from both people and the states e. state governments derive their power from each other

C

Which of the following allows national government the right to alter or even abolish local government? a.) A consitutional government b.) Federalism c.) A unitary system d.) Socialism e.) A confederation

C

Which statement BEST summarizes Madison's view of federalism? a.) He was a consistent supporter of the notion of a supreme national government b.) He was a consistent supporter of the notion of the supremacy of the state government c.) He was first an ardent supporter of national supremacy, then of states' rights d.) He was first an ardent supporter of states' rights, then of national supremacy e.) He assumed the national government would be supreme except in times of war

C

US V Morrison

Congress DOES NOT have the authority to enact the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 under either the Commerce Clause or Fourteenth Amendment

Alden V Maine

Congress can't use its Article I powers to abolish the state's sovereign immunity - probation officers had sued saying that the state had violated overtime provisions. States' CAN'T be sued by private parties in their own court.

Marbury V Madison

Court forms basis of judicial review

US V Printz

Court overruled part of the Brady Bill (a gun control bill) and stated that the federal government does not have the power to force local chief law enforcement officers to fulfill federal tasks. Even temporarily

In Gibbons v. Ogden a.) the Constitution's "necessary and proper" clause permits Congress to take actions when it is essential to a power that Congress has b.) the Consitution's commerce clause gives the national government exclusive power to regulate interstates commerce c.) Congress may not regulate interstate commerce d.) the states may not regulate interstate commerce e.) the national government's authority to require state officials to administer or enforce a federal regulation is limited

D

US V Lopez

Lopez brought a concealed weapon to his high school, and was charged under federal statute, instead of a state charge. The court questioned whether the 1990 Gun Free School Zone Act is unconstitutional because it exceeds the power of Congress.

McCulloch V Maryland

Maryland taxed banknotes produced by the Bank of the United States, claiming that the Bank was unconstitutional Marshall countered that the Bank was constitutional and ruled that Maryland was forbidden from taxing the Bank.

Just what sort of commerce Congress could regulate between the states was not spelled out in the U.S. Consitution because a.) delegates held competing views of commerce and federalism b.) of an oversight c.) commerce was an new phenomenon d.) slavery was involved e. New York delegates refused to allow discussion of the matter

A

The doctrine of dual federalism grew out of a protracted debate on the subject of a.) commerce b.) banking c.) manufacturing d.) welfar e.) licensing of commerical fishermen

A

The text says that it would be a mistake to conclude that the doctrine of dual federalism is a.) entirely dead b.) alive and well c.) much changed d.) no longer a threat e.) an empirical reality

A

gibbons v ogden

1824 Supreme Court broadly interpreted Constitution giving Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity

According to Table 3.1 in the textbook, this program represented the largest federal grant to state and local government for fiscal year 2014 a.) Medicaid b.) Income security c.) Education and training d.) Transportation e.) Community development

A

According to the text, the Supreme Court's division of intra- and interstate commerce ended because a.) they could not find a clear principle that distinguished them b.) business interests wanted the distinction ended c.) politicians wanted the distinction ended d.) the Necessary and Proper clause granted Congress the power to regulate intrastates commerce, too e.) None of these answers is true

A

According to the text, the grant-in-aid system grew rapidly because it helped state and local officials resolve what dilemma? a.) How to get federal money into state hands without violating the U.S. Constitution b.) How to limit federal taxation power without reducing aid to states c.) How to increase federal taxation power without violating the U.S. Constitution d.) How to shift financial control of state programs to the federal government without violating states' rights e.) How to ring critical state functions gradually under federal control

A

For the Founders, federalism was a device to a.) protect personal liberty b.) provide efficient local administration c.) encourage citizen participation d.) guarantee equality e.) protect against foreign invasion

A

In 1996, the voters of _________ passed Proposition 215, a ballot measure permitting the "compassionate use" of marijuana for medicinal purposes. a.) California b.) Colorado c.) Washington d.) Oregon e.) Texas

A

In McCullcuch v. Maryland a.) the Constitution's "necessary and proper" clause permits Congress to take actions when it is essential to a power that Congress has b.) the Constitution's commerce clause gives the national government exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce c.) Congress may not act to subject nonconsenting states to lawsuit in state courts d.) the states may not regulate interstate commerce e.) the national government's authority to require state officials to administer or enforce a federal regulation is limited

A

In this 1999 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that state employees could not sue to force state compliance with federal fair-labor laws. a.) McCulloch v. Maryland b.) Printz v. United States c.) Alden v. Maine d.) United States v. Lopez e.) United States v. Morrison

C

Under their police powers, states can enact and enforce all of the following EXCEPT a.) criminal codes b.) laws requiring children to attend school c.) restrictions on the availability of pornographic materials d.) standards for DUI convictions e.) the regulation of interstate commerce

E