chapter 2 & 3 Quiz ( American Government )

(Q019) A power that is held by both the states and the national government (for example the power of taxation) best fits which of the following concepts?

concurrent power

The core component of the Virginia Plan was that

it provided for a system of representation in the national legislature based on the population of each state or the proportion of each state's revenue contribution to the national government, or both.

The New England-based merchants and southern planters

organized together in opposition to taxes imposed by the Stamp and Sugar Acts

(Q024) What type of situation in American federalism has often resulted in the act of preemption?

A state action is found to be inconsistent with a federal requirement.

The Federalist Papers were written by

Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison

(Q016) Which type of grant provides the most control to state and local governments in the distribution of federal grants-in-aid?

Block

(Q003) Of the powers contained within the U.S. Constitution, which are most clearly articulated?

Expressed Powers

(Q001) Some states have legalized certain drugs even though those same drugs are illegal according to national law. This contrast occurs because the United States has which type of government?

Federal

If you supported ratification of the Constitution and preferred a stronger national government than the Articles of Confederation provided, you would most likely belong to which group

Federalist

In the debate between Federalists and Antifederalists over limited government

Federalists favored a national government with broad powers

(Q008) If your city or town's government had certain powers delegated to it by your state government in order for it to manage some of its own affairs, your local government would have been granted

Home Rule

(Q015) Which of the following issues has been the most controversial between states and the federal government during the Trump administration?

Immigration

(Q007) The necessary and proper clause (Article I, Section 8) of the U.S. Constitution is the source of which of the following powers?

Implied

Citizens and the media today often frown on congressional deliberations and government's slow pace. What might the Founders argue about the slow pace of government

It may be a benefit because it compels government to take many interests and viewpoints into account when making policies

(Q005) In what way does the comity clause promote national unity?

It prevents states from discriminating against someone from another state or giving special privileges to their own residents.

Which of the following statements about the Declaration of Independence is accurate

It specifically identified and focused on grievances, aspirations, and principles that might unify the various colonial group

The focus of the Declaration of Independence on "life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was most inspired by which political philosopher

John Locke

(Q010) The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of the national government to create a national bank and reaffirmed the notion of national supremacy in which landmark case?

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

(Q013) If a state refused to recognize the marriage of a same-sex couple, and a case went to court about the nonrecognition, which case would be the precedent mandating the state to recognize the marriage?

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

States are granted the right to powers not given to the national government by the Constitution through which of the following

Tenth Amendment

(Q017) Why is post-New Deal federalism sometimes referred to as "marble cake" or cooperative federalism?

Post-New Deal federalism created a system in which national grants encouraged states to implement national policies, somewhat blurring the lines between national and state governments.

Which of the following most demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, leading to the Constitutional Convention

Shays's Rebellion

(Q012) What is the defining characteristic of dual federalism?

State governments have more powers granted to them than the local or federal governments.

Which of the following structural aspects was established for the legislature by the Constitution

The Senate was given the power to approve presidential appointments

(Q025) Which of the following would best exemplify a characteristic of a unitary system of government?

The national government selects the textbooks and curriculum for all schools.

Which of the following actions did the delegates of the first Continental Congress take

They called for a total boycott of British goods

Which of the following statements is true about the Three-Fifths Compromise

Under this compromise, five slaves would count as three free persons in apportioning seats in the House of Representatives

(Q011) What is an unfunded mandate?

a federal law that requires the states to do certain things but does not provide state governments with the funding to implement these policies

(Q020) Cooperative federalism is best defined as

a type of federalism existing since the New Deal era in which grants-in-aid have been used strategically to encourage states and localities to pursue nationally defined goals.

The Bill of Rights mollified concerns about

an overly powerful central government.

(Q021) In a federal system, power is distributed

between the state and national governments.

A president who enacts a veto over legislation proposed by Congress is using which of the following constitutional principles

checks and balances

The executive leader or presiding officer specified by the Articles of Confederation

did not exist; the Articles specified no executive leader

Congress's ability to pass laws necessary to carry out its expressed powers is known as the __________ clause

elastic

If Congress wants to create a law based on constitutional principles that are not expressly mentioned in the text, what power does it use to do so

elastic clause

(Q002) A unitary system is a

government in which the national government holds most authority.

(Q014) Which of the following has been a key characteristic of federalism in the United States since the year 2000?

greater state initiative in the realm of immigration law and policy due to federal inaction

Marbury v. Madison (1803) established which power that was not expressly written in the Constitution

judicial review

The Articles of Confederation

maintained state independence, freedom, and sovereignty.

(Q006) The full faith and credit clause

requires that each state's public actions and judicial proceedings be honored by the other states.

(Q022) Most of the rules and regulations Americans face in their daily lives, especially domestic concerns such as enforcing criminal codes, administering health and safety rules, and regulating the family via marriage and divorce laws, are set by

state and local governments.

Generally speaking, if a state or local law contradicts federal law, it is more likely to be ruled unconstitutional if challenged in courts because of the __________ clause

supremacy

If you were living in colonial America, what issue more than any other would most likely motivate you to rebel against Great Britain

taxes

Which two entities have responsibility for overseeing the appointment and approval of federal judges

the Senate and the president

(Q023) If members of a state legislature want to establish new powers that are not expressed in the U.S. Constitution, what allows them to so do?

the Tenth Amendment

Which of the following did the Antifederalists most vigorously disapprove of

the elastic clause

(Q009) The Tenth Amendment states that

the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

(Q018) Block grants consist of federal aid to state or local governments that is

to be spent within a specified policy area, though without the narrow regulations of categorical grants.

(Q004) General revenue-sharing grants are a central component of the process of devolution, which is a policy

to remove a program from one level of government by delegating it or passing it down to a lower form of government.

Under the Great Compromise, the Senate

was an arena wherein large and small states would compete on equal footing