Chapter 3 Government Exam
Which of the following actions by the federal government best illustrates the concept of unfunded mandates?
A federal requirement that background checks for gun owners be paid for by state and municipal governments
Which of the following statements best explains why the NRA lobbies the state governments as well as the federal government?
Federalism allows for multiple access points to policy making.
Which of the following best describes cooperative federalism?
Intergovernmental relations in which the national government supports state governments' efforts to address the domestic matters reserved to them.
The framers created a system of dual sovereignty. Which of the following is an accurate description of the State and Federal powers under the Constitution?
State powers Conduct local, state, and national elections. Federal powers Establish standard weights and measures
The framers created a system of dual sovereignty. Which of the following is an accurate description of the State and Federal powers under the Constitution?
State powers Conduct local, state, and national elections. Federal powers Provide, organize, and maintain armed forces.
The passage of a proposition legalizing marijuana in a state reflects which of the following?
The growing decentralization of policymaking in areas that sometimes contradicts national law
Which of the following describes an example of devolution?
The national government enacting an unfunded mandate requiring states to make buildings accessible
Which of the following scenarios would most likely be the implementation of a funded mandate?
The state of Texas receives funding from the Federal government to implement end of year testing in schools for grades 3, 6, 8, and each year in high school
The Supreme Court's interpretation of the implied powers of Article I in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), is an example of the Supreme Court
expanding the power of the national government
Which of the following fortifies federal government powers?
fourteenth amendment
Which of the following policies is most likely to be protected under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
A federal law requiring that all government buildings are accessible to people living with disabilities
Based on previous rulings, the Supreme Court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following as a supremacy clause case?
A state taxing a federally recognized Native American tribe that resides within a state's boundary.
Which of the following scenarios would be considered an unconstitutional use of state power?
A state taxing goods from another state to help businesses in their state.
The framers created a system of dual sovereignty. Which of the following is an accurate description of the Exclusive and Concurrent powers under the Constitution?
Exclusive powers Coin and regulate money. Concurrent powers The power to establish courts.
Based on previous rulings, the Supreme Court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following as an overextension of the federal government's use of the commerce clause?
Federal government allowing victims of sexual assault to sue their attackers in federal court even if criminal charges are not filed.
Which of the following would Robert Yates, the author of Brutus 1 be most concerned with?
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Use the quote to answer the question. "The judicial power of the United States is to be vested in a supreme court, and insuch inferior courts as Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.The powers of these courts are very extensive; their jurisdiction comprehendsall civil causes, except such as arise between citizens of the same state; andit extends to all cases in law and equity arising under the constitution. Oneinferior court must be established, I presume, in each state, at least, withthe necessary executive officers appendant thereto. It is easy to see, that inthe common course of things, these courts will eclipse the dignity, and takeaway from the respectability, of the state courts. These courts will be, inthemselves, totally independent of the states, deriving their authority fromthe United States, and receiving from them fixed salaries; and in the course ofhuman events it is to be expected, that they will swallow up all the powers ofthe courts in the respective states." - Brutus I Supporters of Yate's view would be most concerned about which of the following cases?
Marbury v. Madison (1819)
Which of the following reasons is why Colorado's marijuana policy is different from that of other states?
National policy making is quite challenging under federalism.
Which of the following correctly pairs an enumerated power of the national government with a reserved power of the states? National Government - State Government I. Make policy - borrow money II. declare war - make treaties III. regulate interstate commerce - administer family law IV. establish courts - regular land use
Option III
Use the quote to answer the question. "The State government will have the advantage of the Federal government, whether we compare them in respect to the immediate dependence of the one on the other; to the weight of personal influence which each side will possess; to the powers respectively vested in them; to the predilection and probable support of the people; to the disposition and faculty of resisting and frustrating the measures of each other. The State governments may be regarded as constituent and essential parts of the federal government; whilst the latter is nowise essential to the operation or organization of the former. Without the intervention of the State legislatures, the President of the United States cannot be elected at all. They must in all cases have a great share in his appointment, and will, perhaps, in most cases, of themselves determine it. The Senate will be elected absolutely and exclusively by the State legislatures. Even the House of Representatives, though drawn immediately from the people, will be chosen very much under the influence of that class of men, whose influence over the people obtains for themselves an election into the State legislatures. Thus, each of the principal branches of the federal government will owe its existence more or less to the favor of the State governments, and must consequently feel a dependence, which is much more likely to beget a disposition too obsequious than too overbearing towards them." -James Madison, Federalist 45 Which of the following events weakens the author's argument?
Passage of the 17th Amendment.
Which of the following scenarios would be considered an unconstitutional use of federal power?
The federal government ending New Jersey's requirement to get a license before anyone can be hired to shovel snow from someone's driveway.
The framers created a system of dual sovereignty. Which of the following is an accurate description of the State and Federal powers under the Constitution?
State powers Regulate Intrastate commerce. Federal powers Organize, arm, and discipline state militias when called to suppress insurrections and invasions
The framers created a system of dual sovereignty. Which of the following is an accurate description of the State and Federal powers under the Constitution?
State powers Regulate banks and credit. Federal powers Punish the counterfeiting of money.
Which of the following scenarios would most likely be the implementation of a revenue sharing grant?
The state of Oregon receives money from the Federal government and Oregon is able to do whatever it wants with the money.
Use the quote to answer the question. "The State government will have the advantage of the Federal government, whether we compare them inrespect to the immediate dependence of the one on the other; to the weight of personal influence which each side will possess; to the powers respectively vested in them; to the predilection and probable support of the people; to the disposition and faculty of resisting and frustrating the measures of each other. The State governments may be regarded as constituent and essential parts of the federal government; whilst the latter is nowise essential to the operation or organization of the former. Without the intervention of the State legislatures, the President of the United States cannot be elected at all. They must in all cases have a great share in his appointment, and will, perhaps, in most cases, of themselves determine it. The Senate will be elected absolutely and exclusively by the State legislatures. Even the House of Representatives, though drawn immediately from the people, will be chosen very much under the influence of that class of men, whose influence over the people obtains for themselves an election into the State legislatures. Thus, each of the principal branches of the federal government will owe its existence more or less to the favor of the State governments, and must consequently feel a dependence, which is much more likely to beget a disposition too obsequious than too overbearing towards them." -James Madison, Federalist 45 Which of the following statements best summarizes the author's arguments?
The state governments retain many significant powers and the federal government will rely on the states to function.
Which of the following scenarios would most likely be the implementation of a block grant?
The state of Georgia receives money from the Federal government for Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) and must decide how to spend this money to assist needy families.
Which of the following scenarios would most likely exemplify the implementation of a categorical formula grant?
The state of Maryland receives matching funds from the Federal government to implement Medicaid.
Which of the following scenarios would most likely be the implementation of a categorical project grant?
The state of Massachusetts wrote a proposal to the federal government to receive funding to implement a new teacher evaluation system to improve student achievement.
Which of the following scenarios would most likely be the implementation of an unfunded mandate?
The state of New York is required by the federal government to upgrade the security of its public transportation system costing New York $200 Million.
Use the quote to answer the question. "The State government will have the advantage of the Federal government, whether we compare them in respect to the immediate dependence of the one on the other; to the weight of personal influence which each side will possess; to the powers respectively vested in them; to the predilection and probable support of the people; to the disposition and faculty of resisting and frustrating the measures of each other. The State governments may be regarded as constituent and essential parts of the federal government; whilst the latter is nowise essential to the operation or organization of the former. Without the intervention of the State legislatures, the President of the United States cannot be elected at all. They must in all cases have a great share in his appointment, and will, perhaps, in most cases, of themselves determine it. The Senate will be elected absolutely and exclusively by the State legislatures. Even the House of Representatives, though drawn immediately from the people, will be chosen very much under the influence of that class of men, whose influence over the people obtains for themselves an election into the State legislatures. Thus, each of the principal branches of the federal government will owe its existence more or less to the favor of the State governments, and must consequently feel a dependence, which is much more likely to beget a disposition too obsequious than too overbearing towards them." -James Madison, Federalist 45 Which of the following events strengthens the author's argument?
U.S. v Lopez
"But it is not possible to give each department an equal power of self-defence. In a republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates. The remedy for this inconveniency is to divide the legislature ... and the executive should fortified." In this passage from Federalist No. 51, James Madison is making an argument for
a government to have a bicameral legislature and a unitary executive.
The National Drinking Age Act and the Interstate Highway System are best classified as examples of
cooperative federalism
Use the quote to answer the question. "The State government will have the advantage of the Federal government, whether we compare them in respect to the immediate dependence of the one on the other; to the weight of personal influence which each side will possess; to the powers respectively vested in them; to the predilection and probable support of the people; to the disposition and faculty of resisting and frustrating the measures of each other. The State governments may be regarded as constituent and essential parts of the federal government; whilst the latter is nowise essential to the operation or organization of the former. Without the intervention of the State legislatures, the President of the United States cannot be elected at all. They must in all cases have a great share in his appointment, and will, perhaps, in most cases, of themselves determine it. The Senate will be elected absolutely and exclusively by the State legislatures. Even the House of Representatives, though drawn immediately from the people, will be chosen very much under the influence of that class of men, whose influence over the people obtains for themselves an election into the State legislatures. Thus, each of the principal branches of the federal government will owe its existence more or less to the favor of the State governments, and must consequently feel a dependence, which is much more likely to beget a disposition too obsequious than too overbearing towards them." -James Madison, Federalist 45 Opponents of the author's argument would be most upset by which of the following amendments to the Constitution?
nineth amendment
Which of the following describes the concept of concurrent powers?
powers shared by the national and state governments
Which of the following is protected by the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution?
states must recognize out-of-state drivers' licenses
Which of the following fortifies state government powers?
tenth amendment
In United States v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court ruled
that Congress could not use the commerce clause to control school district policy on guns
The term dual federalism refers to
the fact that the national government implements its enumerated powers and the states have their own reserved powers.
