AP GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 2 TEST REVIEW
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on government
Believed a large republic ensured the best protection of individual freedoms. Believed only a small republic could best ensure protection of individual freedoms
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of constitutional provisions? (enhance federal power & enhance state power)
Commerce clause. Tenth Amendment.
What questions did McCulloch v. Maryland settle?
Could Congress charter a national bank? (yes, because "necessary and proper") Could states tax such a bank? (no, because national powers supreme)
The Supreme Court Case that defined commerce to allow for the national regulation of economic activities was
Gibbons v. Ogden
The era of dual federalism ended with the
Great Depression
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have had what impact on federal power?
federal power increased
Article I, section 8 gives Congress the power to pass all laws ʺnecessary and properʺ to carry out its enumerated powers. These powers are known as
implied powers
The national and state governments share the power to
impose and collect taxes and fees
________ views federalism as a mixed set of responsibilities in which all levels of government are engaged in a variety of issues and programs.
marble cake federalism
During the 1960s, federal grant programs were increasingly devised on the basis of _________ needs.
national
In order the help finance World War I, the Sixteenth Amendment was passed. It made the ________ possible
national income tax
The first major federalism decision by the Marshall Court was
McCulloch v. Maryland
Attempts to scale back national government
-devolution -block grants
Why were grants-in-aid attractive?
-huge budget surpluses in 1880s -federal income tax was created -federal management of money and the power to print more at will -"free" money for state officials
long standing tension between national and state governments
-slavery -regulation of business and social welfare programs -states rights -mandates
Which of the following scenarios would be considered an unconstitutional use of state power?
A state places a tax on furniture made overseas.
In McCulloch v. Maryland (1816), the Supreme Court ruled that
Congress had the power to charter a bank due to the necessary and proper clause
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases? (McCulloch v. Maryland & U.S. v Lopez)
Led to an increase in power for the national government. Established limits to Congress' power under the commerce clause.
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Members are elected by constituents in a local district based on population. Members are elected by constituents of an entire state
The president who was elected to office partly due to a promise to return power to the states was
Ronald Reagen
Which of the following is the best example of devolution?
The No Child Left Behind law, which provides states with monetary incentives for meeting national educational guidelines
When the federal government gives states money for a general purpose like "transportation" or "urban development" and has only a few strings attached it is called
a block grant
A system is not federal unless local units of government
exist independently and can make decisions independent of the national government.
Cooperative (fiscal) federalism is characterized by
a stronger, more influential national government
The text suggests that, by the 1940s, Supreme Court rulings concerning the commerce clause
abandoned hard distinctions between interstate and intrastate commerce.
Under the Constitution, national and state governments
can regulate interstate commerce
The requirement that a state or locality match federal money is most common with
categorical grant
Which of the following has (have) grown fastest in recent years?
categorical grants
After the Civil War the debate about the meaning of federalism focused on the ________ clause of the Constitution.
commerce
Today's effort to scale back the size and activities of the national government and shift responsibilities back to the states has become known as
devloution
Block grants and revenue sharing were efforts to
reverse trends by allowing states and localities freedom to spend money as they wished.
The Tenth Amendment provides for
states' reserve of police powers
The landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland determined that
the "necessary and proper clause" allowed for the creation of a bank.
Proponents of the ʺdevolution revolutionʺ argue that
the authority of the state governments should be expanded
The doctrine of nullification refers to
the claimed authority of the states to declare a federal law void for violating the U.S. Constitution
Alexander Hamilton's view of federalism held that
the federal government was superior to the state governments.
The Constitutional basis for the implied powers of Congress is
the necessary and proper cause
The case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1803) involved
the right of a state to tax a federal government
