Chapter 4 Multiple Choice
Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the early Supreme Court generally
increased national power.
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 a ______ power.
Implied
A 2010 Arizona immigration law did all but which of the following?
It required the state of Arizona to deport any illegal immigrants it apprehended.
According to John Marshall's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), 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 Tenth Amendment gives what level(s) of government additional unwritten powers?
State.
Which of the following is not an essential premise of dual federalism?
The Constitution is the creation of the people of the United States
The basic premise of Federalism is that
Two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people
______ requires foreigners who are not citizens living in the United States to register with the government and carry their registration papers.
U.S. Law
Which of the following statements regarding President Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package is incorrect?
Ultimately only two governors rejected the stimulus aid.
Federalism is a combination of which two ideas?
Unitary government and a confederation
During 2002, a series of sniper attacks in the Washington D.C. area demonstrated
how turf battles emerge among multiple jurisdictions seeking the public's approval.
The 2000 Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore upheld the principle of
a nationalist interpretation of federalism
Real ID, a federally mandated program that imposes security standards for states to issue driver's licenses, is an example of
an unfunded mandate
Suppose Congress funds elementary education by giving states a grant that the states then designate the specific educational programs to receive these funds. This is an example of a ______ grant.
block
The controversial 1993 Brady bill
created a national system to check the background of gun buyers.
The "necessary and proper" clause of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution is an example of a(n) "________ clause"
elastic
A central question in the McCulloch case was whether or not Congress had the power to
establish a national bank.
A notable trend in the backgrounds of recent presidents is experience as a
governor
The lines that define congressional districts are usually drawn by
state legislatures
From the 1930s to the mid-1990s,
the Supreme Court tended to support expansion of national authority.
Home rule is
the right of municipal governments to enact their own legislation in certain administrative areas.
The constitutional provision that made cooperative federalism possible is
the supremacy clause.
The general conclusion of the Supreme Court in United States vs. Lopez was that
there are limits to the national governments' ability to regulate behavior based on the commerce clause.
The complexity of the American federal system encourages
pluralism
A government unit created to perform particular functions, such as fire protection and water purification and distribution is known as a(n)
special district
Which metaphor best describes dual federalism?
A layer cake
Which metaphor best describes cooperative federalism?
A marble cake
A proponent of states rights and enumerated powers would be more likely to quote the ______ to the Constitution.
10th Amendment
Based on 2007 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the United States is home to as many as ________ local governments of different sorts.
89,000
Which of the following statements regarding the New Deal era is incorrect?
Congress temporarily claimed extra constitutional power to meet the national emergency.
Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, several states are required to submit redistricting plans to the
Department of Justice
Federalism is able to unify diverse group people because it
Does not require citizens to be ruled by majority from different regions have different interests
Which of the following statements regarding dual federalism is incorrect?
It grants states in the Federal Government powers not specifically found in the Constitution
"Great Society" is a term associated with the ______ administration.
Johnson
How likely are voters to participate in state and local elections compared with national elections?
Less likely
________ are created by state governments, either in their constitutions or through legislation.
Local governments
"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
Which statement regarding cooperative federalism is incorrect?
None of the above is true
The Constitution explicitly recognizes
Options A and B are true.
In recent years, the Supreme Court has denied states the power to execute individuals who are
Options A and D are true.
The vast majority of recent preemptions have focused on
Options A and D are true.
The _________ pressed for legislation requiring cost estimates and analysis of the impact of agency regulations.
Republicans
President Obama was able to convince Congress in February of 2009 to approve a $787 billion economic stimulus package titled
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil led to all but which of the following expansions of national power.
The Immigration Security Act
The power to coin money belongs to ___________ in the power to Grant divorces belongs to ______.
The federal government; the states
Which of the following is an incorrect description of the cooperative federalism model?
The functions and responsibilities of the national and state governments are clearly defined.
Since the 1960s, states have become more active policymakers for all but which of the following reasons?
The shrinking ability of states to raise revenues has forced states to innovate.
Formula grants and project grants are both types of _______ grants.
categorical
Someone who believes that the elastic clause of the Constitution should be narrowly interpreted is most likely to endorse the concept of ______ federalism.
dual
In the Printz v. United States decision, Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the five member conservative majority, argued that federally mandated background checks by local sheriffs on gun purchases in their states violated the principle of
dual federalism
The use of highway construction funds has been an effective means to promote
dual federalism
The Great Depression represented a shift away from _______ and toward ______>
dual federalism; cooperative federalism
While always a part of the federal arsenal, federal grants-in-aid grew at an astonishing pace.
during the 1960s.
According to the Freedom-Order-Equality class model, conservatives and liberals respectively
favor the national government or states' rights depending on the purposes of government under discussion.
Money paid by one level of government to another level of government to be spent for a given purpose is called a
grant-in-aid
In 1995, the Supreme Court concluded that Congress had overreached the legitimate bounds of the commerce power when Congress tried to regulate the possession of _______ in or near a school.
guns
By 2012, __________ grants consumed nearly 50 percent of national government grants to the states
health
A power not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but necessary if another specific grant of power is to be carried out is called a ____ power.
implied
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
Congressional redistricting occurs every _____ years.
ten
