Chapter 3&4 GOV
Which metaphor best describes dual federalism?
A layer cake
A confederation can best be described as..
A loose association of independent states
Which metaphor best describes cooperative federalism?
A marble cake
Thomas Jeffersons statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which theorists belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?
John Locke
The "unalienable rights" identified by the Declaration of Independence are...
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Congress exercises a potential check on the judicial branch through its constitutional power to ...
Create or eliminate lower federal courts
A central question in the McCulloch case was whether or not Congress had the power to....
Establish a national bank
The effect of the SC ruling in the S. Dakota v. Dole in 1987 is that congress can "encourage" states to comply with federal standards by using the threat of reduced funds. The ruling resulted in the following:
Every state approved legislation setting the drinking age at 21
Shays rebellion consisted of ...
Farmers trying to prevent foreclosure on their property for debts and taxes owed.
In 2010, the following accounts for nearly 50% of national government grants to the states :
Health care funding
The single most important factor leading to the constitutional convention was...
Inability of the national or state governments to maintain order under the articles.
The effect of national emergencies and judicial interpretations of federalism has been to ...
Increase the power of the national government
The Supreme Court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn government acts that conflict with the constitution in ...
Marbury v. Madison
Which of the following best identified the basis for state representation in the electoral college?
Population
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
Republicanism is a form of government in which power...
Resides in the people and is exercised by their elected representatives.
A republic is a government...
Resting on the consent of the governed.
The constitutions purpose was to...
Revise the articles of confederation
The Supreme Courts interpretation of the commerce clause has historically....
Served to increase national power.
The tenth amendment gives what levels of government additional unwritten powers?
State
The lines that define congressional districts are usually drawn by...
State legislatures
The articles jealousy guarded...
State sovereignty
If a states drinking laws allowed 18 year olds to drink alcoholic beverages in violation of the federal governments age requirement of 21, the federal governments age restriction would supersede the states law based upon the ...
Supremacy clause
The constitution requires ________ to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" under ______ power?
The president; enumerated
According to the New Jersey plan, how was representation to be structured in congress?
There would be one house, and all states would have equal representation in it
The basic premise of federalism is that ...
Two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people.
By the 1990s, a particular problem emerged regarding the number of ______ mandates.
Unfunded
Federalism is a combination of which two ideas?
Unitary government and a confederation
The primary goal of federalist 10 was to demonstrate that the new government ...
Would not fall under the dominance of any one faction.
The text of the constitution deals with slavery by ...
Not mentioning it directly.
Congressional redistricting occurs once every _______ years.
10
The assignment in the constitution of lawmaking, law enforcing; and law interpreting functions to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches respectively is known as..
A separation of powers
A government unit created to perform particular functions , such as fire protection and water purification and distribution is known as...
A special district
A key component of the Virginia plan was..
A strong national legislature
The great compromise provided for
A two chamber legislature with equal representation for all states in one chamber and population based representation in the other.
The federalist paper were written by
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
Dual federalism is the practice of...
Allowing the states and the federal government to exercise power separately in areas of legitimate concern to them.
Money awarded for broad , general purposes is called ____ grant.
Block
What kind of grant in aid allows the recipient of the grant the least discretion in determining how to spend the money?
Block grant
The constitutional provision that allows Congress to override the presidents veto is an example of...
Checks and balances
The method for choosing the president was designed to address which of the following concerns?
Distrust of the judgement of the people and the small states' fear that the large states would dominate the selection process
Someone who believes that the elastic clause of the constitution should be narrowly interpreted is most likely endorse the concept of _____ federalism.
Dual.
A constitutional clause that allows for a broad interpretation of implied powers is known as an _____ clause?
Elastic
The "necessary and proper" clause of article I, section 8 of the constitution is an example of an _______ clause.
Elastic
Supporters of the constitution named themselves...
Federalists
A notable trend in the background of recent presidents is experience as a ...
Governor
The constitution did not give congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service. Congress did so, however, to implement its power to "law and collect taxes." This is an example of an ______ power.
Implied
The constitutional provision found in article 1, section 8, which gives congress the means to execute its power, is an example of what power?
Implied
A power not specifically mentioned in the constitution but necessary if another specific grant of power is to be carried out is called _______ power.
Implied.
In keeping with the supremacy clause, article VI requires that all national and state officials, elected or appointed..
Take an oath to support the constitution.
John Locke's social contract theory was embodied in
The Declaration of Independence
The shift away from dual federalism and toward cooperative federalism was a response to the problems associated with...
The Great Depression
A group of delegates to the constitutional convention proposed a powerful national government to replace the weak confederation of states. This was known as the ...
The Virginia plan
Larger dates benefited most under what plan?
The Virginia plan
The constitutional provision that made cooperative federalism possible is ...
The elastic clause
The great compromise resolved what issue?
The power of large versus small states
Antifederalists attacked the proposed constitution on the grounds that ...
The national government it created was too strong
A proponent of states' rights would argue that ...
The national governments powers should be interpreted narrowly.
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
