Civics Unit 2: Our Federal System Test Review

In a federal system of government, political power is primarily

• vested in local governments
• vested in the regional governments
• vested in the central government
• divided between the central government and regional governments

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court established which of the following principles?

• States cannot interfere with or tax the legitimate activities of the federal government

• The federal Bill of Rights places no limitations on the states

• The federal government has the power to regulate commerce

• It is within the judiciary's authority to interpret the Constitution

The reserved powers of the state governments can best be described as those powers 

• implied in the Fifth Amendment
• not specifically granted to the national government or denied to the states
• exercised by both national and state governments
• granted to states as part of the implied powers doctrine

The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to 

• prevent states from taxing agencies of the federal government
• reserve powers to the states
• restrict the application of judicial review
• limit the use of the legislative veto

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

• The commerce clause of the Constitution
• The bill of attainder clause of the Constitution
• The First Amendment
• The Fifth Amendment

Which of the following constitutional principles most directly addresses the relationship between the national and state governments?

• Checks and balances
• Separation of powers 
• Federalism
• Representation

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

• limits on the powers of the state governments
• The division of powers between the levels of government 
• The fundamental basis of law
• Legal authority of the courts to hear cases

Which of the following is a correct statement about the federal government's role in interstate commerce?

• The federal government has no role in regulating interstate commerce
• The federal government's role is limited to regulating commerce transported on interstate waterways such as the Mississippi River
• The federal government's role is limited to the transport of agricultural goods
• The federal government' role has been greatly expanded through the interpretation of the interstate commerce clause

The United States Constitution says that Congress has the power to coin money.  This is an example of 

• an enumerated power
• an implied power
• a reserved power
• a concurrent power

The supremacy clause in the Constitution states that 

• federal law takes precedence over state law when laws conflict
• only Congress can declare war
• the Senate should have a greater role in foreign affairs than does the House of Representatives
• the Supreme Court has the power to overturn decisions of lower courts