quiz- 3

Since 1937, the Supreme Court has expanded the power of the federal government by enhancing its interpretation of the commerce clause.

True

Which statement is best supported by the information in the graphic?

Since 2009, federal grants-in-aid have been higher than in previous years and consistently above $500 billion per year.

Which statement best describes how welfare and aid to the poor were handled by government prior to the Great Depression?

State and local governments took responsibility for assisting the poor, usually by channeling aid through private charities.

If the federal government passed a law that did not provide money to state and local governments but required them to construct wheelchair lifts at all train stations, it would be an example of a(n)

unfunded mandate

________ delegates authority to a lower level of government.

Devolution

The power of Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with Native American tribes is found in ________ of the U.S. Constitution.

Article I

In the first several decades after the Founding of the United States, the Supreme Court substantially reduced the power of the national government through the commerce clause.

False

States can give special privileges to their own residents that are not extended to the residents of other states.

False

The Supreme Court used which constitutional amendment as the basis for striking down the 1875 Civil Rights Act?

Fourteenth Amendment

What impact did the creation of the federal Medicaid program have on federal grants-in-aid?

Medicaid has a significant effect; federal grants-in-aid more than doubled in the decade following its enactment and were five times higher by 2005.

How much larger are federal grants-in-aid in 2019 than they were in 1960?

More than ten times larger

Which of the following statements best describes the deportation policies of President Obama and President Trump?

President Obama considered only those convicted of felonies or multiple misdemeanors as deportation priorities while President Trump also prioritized the deportation of those convicted of minor crimes.

Home rule gives local governments absolute power over their own residents, superseding state and federal governments.

True

Which country was first to adopt federalism as its governing framework?

United States

Countries that have diverse ethnic, language, or regional groupings are more likely to have which type of government system?

federal system

A major reason that the slogan "states' rights" became tarnished was that it had been used by

opponents of the civil rights movement to support laws favoring racial inequality.

Which of the following is the best definition of an expressed power?

powers given to Congress as spelled out in Article I of the Constitution

The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) was significant because it

required that all states offer marriage licenses to two people of the same sex.

If you advocated limiting the powers of the national government, which part of the Constitution would justify your position?

the Tenth Amendment

Devolution describes a process through which _____.

the federal government is downsized by delegating the implementation of programs to state and local governments