Chapter 3 (Federalism) AP Gov. classroom

The decision in United States v. Lopez (1995) reflected new ideas about federalism at the time that can be best characterized by which of the following?

A delegation of power from the federal government to state governments, increasing state and local sovereignty

Which of the following statements about the federal government between 1948 and 1978 is supported by the chart?

A relatively stable number of employees administered larger federal budgets and enforced more regulations.

Which of the following forms of financial aid from the national government gives the states the broadest discretion in the spending of money?

Block Grants

South Carolina passed a law to increase the state tax on gasoline to help fund repairs on highways and bridges. The state tax is in addition to the federal tax on every gallon of gasoline that is sold. Which of the following constitutional provisions does this scenario illustrate?

Concurrent Powers

Cooperative federalism can best be described by which of the following statements?

Different levels of government are involved in common policy areas.

Which of the following policies involves more state spending than federal spending?

Education

Of the following, which has been used most to expand the power of the national government?

The commerce clause of the Constitution

Which of the following best defines the constitutional interpretation of federalism?

The federal government and the states have separate but overlapping powers; where these powers conflict the federal government prevails.

Which of the following clauses in the Constitution justifies the "implied powers doctrine" ?

The necessary and proper clause

Which of the following constitutional provisions broadened the power of Congress?

The necessary and proper clause

Concurrent powers have which of the following effects on the United States political system?

They make it possible for the states and the national government to simultaneously exercise influence in the same areas of public policy.

Many scholars argue that categorical grants-in-aid do which of the following?

Weaken the power of state governors and legislators

The Americans with Disabilities Act, which provides protections for the disabled, is an example of

a federal mandate

All of the following are consequences of the federal system in the United States EXCEPT

a strict division of power among levels of government

The following questions refer to the following clause from the Constitution: "The Congress shall have power...to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof." The practical effect of this clause has been to

allow the national government to extend its powers beyond those enumerated in the Constitution

Giving state governments greater discretion in deciding how to achieve the specific goals of welfare reform is an example of

devolution

In a federal system of government, political power is primarily

divided between the central government and regional governments

The terms "fiscal federalism" and "cooperative federalism" refer to situations in which

federal, state, and local governments work together to complete a project, with the federal government providing much of the project funding

Diversity of public policy throughout the United States is primarily a consequence of

federalism

The congressional power that has been contested most frequently in the federal courts is the power to

regulate interstate commerce

In the United States political system, the term Federalism refers to

the division of powers between the levels of government