AP Gov - Test Questions: Chapter 4

In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks​, Congress placed the _________ in charge of protecting the nation's ports.

Coast Guard

This gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states

Commcerce Clause

A power not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but necessary if another specific grant of power is to be carried out is called

Implied power

The Federal government's support for Common Core was a problem because.

it created an appearance that the standards threatened state authority

This metaphor best describes dual federalism

layer cake

Best metaphor for cooperative federalism

marble cake

Supreme Court, in recent years, has decided the power to execute individual who are

mentally disabled and/or 17 years old

This group led the development of the Common Core education standards

National Governors' Association

A proponent of states' rights and enumerated powers would be more likely to quote the _________ Amendment to the Constitution.

Tenth

This is not an essential premise of dual federalism

The Constitution is the creation of the people of the United States

This requires foreigners who are not citizens living in the United States to register with the government and carry their registration papers.

US Law

The controversial Brad Bill created

a national system to check the background of gun buyers

political liberals fear stronger states' rights because it​

allowed inequality and supported racism

. Real ID, a federally mandated program that imposes security standards for states to issue driver's licenses, is an example of

an unfunded mandate

The constitutional expressly gives the Federal government the power to _______ within the states

create postal systems

Congress funds elementary education by giving states a grant and the state may then designate the specific educational programs to receive the funds This is an example of a what type of grant?

Block Grant

States' rights supporters believe that Congress should restrict its ​activities to

enumerated powers

The Constitution did not give Congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service. Congress did so, however, to implement its power to "lay and collect taxes." This is an example of the use of an ______ power

implied power

Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the early Supreme Court generally

increased national power

The lines that define congressional districts are usually drawn by

state legislatures

Since 1995, the Supreme Court has frequently favored

states' rights

An incorrect description of Cooperative Federalism

the functions and responsibilities of the national and state governments are clearly defined

The Constitution explicitly recognizes which type(s) of government in the US?

the national government and state governments

According to the the McCulloch v Maryland decision, the elastic clause might be interpreted to mean that Congress can take a particular action not specified in the Constitution if that action is

plainly adapted to achieving a legitimate constitutional end.

The complexity of the American federal system encourages

pluralism

Federal government decision-making tends to be dominated by​

political and policy goals

In Dred Scott, the Supreme Court decided that Congress had no power to

prohibit slavery

The Printz v. the United States decision was held to violate the constitutional principle of ___________ by transferring the president's executive authority to local sheriffs.

separation of powers

A government unit created to perform particular functions, such as fire protection and water purification and distribution is known as a(n)

special district

Federal grant-in-aid great at an astonishing pace during the

1960s

The basic premise of Federalism

2 or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people

Central question in the McCulloch case was wheter or not Congress had the power to

Establish a national bank

Congressional redistricting occurs once every ____ years.

Ten

Problems with establishing democracy in Iraq are chiefly a function of the fact that​

"there is no meaningful Iraqi idenitity"

the United States is home to as many as __________ local governments of different sorts. (based on 2012 data)

90,000

In 2012, the Supreme Court cited ____________ in upholding the "individual mandate" provision of the Affordable Care Act.

Congress's taxing power

he use of highway construction funds has been an effective means to promote

Cooperative Federalism

The "necessary and proper" clause of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution is an example of

Elastic clause

The vast majority of recent preemptions have focused on

Environmental protection and homeland secruity

Is this statement regarding the New Deal era true or false? Congress Temporarily claimed extra temporarily claimed extra-constitutional powers to meet the national

False

A notable trend in the backgrounds of recent presidents is experience as a

Governor

The right of municipal governments to enact their own legislation in certain administrative areas is

Home Rule

The term research use to charctersize the overall collection of national state, and local governments in the US

Intergovernmental system

How likely are voters to participate in state and local elections compared with national elections?

Less likely

"Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate" is part of the broad Supreme Court interpretation of the elastic clause in the case of

McCulloch v Maryland

A citizen, interest group member, or public official who champions a particular policy idea is called a​

Policy Entrepreneur

The process of submitting redistricting plans to the Justice Department for approval is known as

Preclearance

The power of Congress to enact laws by which the national government assumes complete or partial responsibility for a state government function is known as

Preemption

The process of redrawing boundaries for electoral jurisdictions is known as

Redistricting

​The national government has come to rely increasingly on its _______ power to shape state policies.

Regulatory

The __________ pressed for legislation requiring cost estimates and analysis of the impact of agency regulations.

Republicans

The general conclusion of the Supreme Court in United States v. Lopez was that

There is limitations to the national government ability to regulate behavior based on the commerce clause

this is how dual federalism describes the relationship between the nation and the state

a rigid wall seperates the nations and the states

Formula grants and project grants are both types of ______ grants

categorical

In McCulloch v. Maryland, ​Chief Justice Marshall employed the principle of

cooperative federalism

people who believe that the elastic clause of the Constitution should be narrowly interpreted are most likely to endorse the concept of _______ federalism

dual

The Great Depression represented a shift away from __________ and toward __________.

dual federalism; cooperative federalism

From the 1930s to the mid-1990s, the Supreme Court tended to support

expansion of national authority

By 2013, __________ grants consumed more than 50 percent of national government grants to the states.

health

The power to coin money belongs to _______ and the power to grant divorces belings to __________

the federal government , the states